Teaching
Problem Solving (TIPS) through
Educational Technology Interdisciplinary
By:
Philip M. Romero
Web-Quest
Introduction:
1.
Reading
c.
Read
and comprehend informational materials.
2.
Writing
a.
Produce
a report of information.
3.
Speaking,
Listening, and Viewing
b.
Participate
in group meetings.
4.
Conventions,
Grammar, and Usage of the English Language
a.
Independently
and habitually demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English
language in written and oral work.
b.
Analyze
and subsequently revise work to improve its clarity and effectiveness.
5.
Public
Documents
a. Critique
public documents with an eye to strategies common in public discourse.
Task:
Your task will be to work as a group and research the development of religious freedom in America. We have seen, in the literature relating to early America, how prevalent religious intolerance was in the times before the American Revolution. How and why did the United States overcome this form of bigotry? – that is the question you are to answer. You will work in a group. As a group, you will explore relevant websites, obtain answers, write those answers down in a report, and present your answers to the class. You will also be expected to answer any questions put to you by your classmates.
Learning Advice
Be sure to consider the following questions
as you engage in your internet research:
1.
Who
were the most important people in establishing the principle of religious
freedom in the United States?
2.
What
were the obstacles to religious freedom in the United States?
3.
When
did the tide turn against religious intolerance in American Government?
4.
Where
did the idea of religious freedom as a principle of government come from?
5.
Why
is religious freedom such an important aspect of American Government?
Literary Resources:
1.
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
2.
The
Crucible,
by Arthur Miller.
Internet Resources:
The following websites will provide a good starting point for your research on this project. Please exhaust these resources before charging out into the net on your own. No search engine should be used without the express permission of your instructor.
Thomas
Jefferson on Politics and Government
The Founding Fathers on Religion
Quotations concerning
Separation of Church and State
An early American
Treaty with some Relevance
Roman History and
the Founding Fathers – The Roots of Religious Freedom
Process:
1.
Group
Process
a.
You
will be placed in groups of four to five (4-5) individuals.
b.
Individuals
in your group must assume all of the following roles:
i.
Team
leader – In overall charge of the group.
Coordinates work with teacher and group.
ii.
Secretary
– Responsible for maintaining all of the paperwork required for the group
project.
iii.
Facilitator
– Responsible for making sure the team will have adequate access to computers
and other materials required for group work.
iv.
Technical
leader – Each team will have at least one member who is computer literate.
v.
Alternate
Team Leader -- Substitutes for any of
the others in case of absence.
2.
Group
Responsibilities
a.
Using
the websites listed above, your group will conduct a search for the answer to
the task questions.
b.
Your
Team may research other web links that are a part of the websites you are doing
research in. You should NOT conduct
independent searches.
c.
Individual
team members should bookmark and share any websites that they discover that
have importance in completing the group tasks.
d.
All
Team members will take an active role in the Web Quest and all will receive a
Team Grade as well as an Individual Grade (See below).
3.
Individual
Responsibilities:
a.
Each
group member will be required to write a short memorandum answering one of the
questions set out in the Learning Advice section above.
b.
No
two members of a Group should answer the same question without express
permission from the instructor or teacher.
Evaluation:
Each student will be responsible for writing a 500 – 750 word report answering one of the questions set out for this Web Quest. The Due Date for this requirement is December 15, 2000.
Each Group will present their reports,
as individuals, to the entire class.
The class will then have an opportunity to ask questions of the
presenting group as a whole.
Your grade will be based on the following:
1. Group Participation 25%
2. Individual Report 40%
3. Group Presentation 25%
4.
Attendance 10%
100%