Grade 3 students have started using a WebQuest from Zunal.com called Media IS Teaching You!
What exactly is a WebQuest…
A WebQuest has 6 essential parts: introduction, task, process, resources, evaluation, and conclusion. A WebQuest is distinguished from other Internet-based research by three characteristics. First, it is classroom-based. Second, it emphasizes higher-order thinking (such as analysis, creativity or criticism) rather than just acquiring information. And third, the teacher preselects the sources, emphasizing information use rather than information gathering. Finally, though solo WebQuests are not unknown, most WebQuests are group-work with the task frequently being split into roles. - from WikiPedia.com
Students have a short follow up activity to finish up.
1. Read through the four questions below.
2. Select one of the questions and choose one to answer.
3. Highlight the question of your choice and copy it.
4. Paste the question into the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.
5. Answer the question.
Question 1: What is the most important idea that you have learned from this WebQuest?
Question 2: What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Question 3: Why is it important to understand the gimmicks or tricks used by people that are trying to sell you something?
Question 4: Has your thinking changed since the beginning of this WebQuest? If so, how?
Question1: Advertising is not always true and it sometimes sells products that are not of a good quality.
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Look at the commercial on TV up close but don’t ever try to by it because the advertisers will just try to trick you into buying their stuff and they get money.
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Three things i learned are…
1. Don’t believe everything you see.
2. Does it work?
3. Will I need it?
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
are, do i need this, is it appropriate, is it edible.
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Three things that I should think about while watching commercials are this appropriate for me?
Will it come out how it is on L.v.
Is it going to waste my money?
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Three things that I should think about while watching commercials are is this appropriate for me? will it come out how it is on t.v? Is it going to waste my money?
Question 3: Why is it important to understand the gimmicks or tricks used by people that are trying to sell you something?
to make it look cooler and interesting so people want to by it.
Question 2: What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Do i need this and would it be good for me? is it over priced?
Has your thinking changed since the beginning of this WebQuest? If so, how?
Yes! How:My thinking has changed by the game,because when I use to watch t/v I used to think that the things that are showing is real.SO NOW I know that what ever are showing on t/vs are LIES!
Why is it important to understand the gimmicks or tricks used by people that are trying to sell you something?
It is important because if the product is a lot of money and then the product doesn’t work then that is a lot of money lost.
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
-Do you need it?
-Will it work?
-Is it healthy?
What is the most important idea that you have learned from this WebQuest?
The most important idea I have learned is that you should not always billie what you see because it may not be what you think.
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Three things I should think about while watching a commercial are: 1.Do I need this? 2.Are they lying? 3. Will it hurt me?
What is the most important idea that you have learned from this WebQuest?
I learned that if your watching commercials and you want the thing their showing you should think before you say
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Three thing that I should think when watching commercials are do i really need this?
is this true?
will it work?
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
The things I should be thinking about while watching is do I need it,is it important ,and is it even edible for humans.you should also think about if its even something good for you.
What are three things that you should think while watching commercials or looking at advertisements?
Three things that I should think about while watching commercials are 1.They make it look better than it really is. 2.Is this o.k for me?3. Do I need this?
Why is it important to understand the gimmicks or tricks used by people that are trying to sell you something?
I think that you should look out for tricks there doing.Because they might make it look good but it’s not.So it could be a waste of money.