WebQuest Topic Update

1. WebQuest Idea

Students will learn to distinguish good historical websites from poor ones; they will learn to recognize balanced commentary, careful documentation, as well as bias and lack of supporting evidence.

2. Standards

California History-Social Science Skills Standard:

Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View (HR 1, 2, 3)

1. Students distinguish valid arguments from fallacious arguments in historical interpretations.

2. Students identify bias and prejudice in historical interpretations.

3. Students evaluate major debates among historians concerning alternative interpretations of the past, including an analysis of authors' use of evidence and the distinctions between sound generalizations and misleading oversimplifications.

ISTE: National Educational Technology Standards:

1. Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:

a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.

3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:

a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.

b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

d. process data and report results.

3. Final Product

Students will demonstrate these skills with a PowerPoint presentation that examines a historical question using a variety of internet resources.