Learning+Activities+for+Online+Classes

=Learning Activities for Online Classes=

[|Online Activity Index] An index of links to about 40 different types of activities. "A complete description of each activity is given, along with examples. Common educational uses of each activity are discussed as well as common educational objectives. Furthermore, teaching strategies for the given activity are provided." An excellent resource.

[|Quia] A site where you can use fill-in-the-blank template to create online games, activities, quizzes, surveys, even simple web pages. Very user-friendly. Costs $50 a year, but well worth the cost. There is also a large bank of free activities that teachers have made and posted to share.


 * Webquests**

[|Filamentality] "Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Internet, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into online learning activities."
 * **Hotlist**: A reasonable first step is to simply compile a list of web-based resources - i.e. a good [|Hotlist] of sites you know are appropriate for your users. These pages might not be standards-based or geared toward a specific learning outcome, but it will be like wheeling a bunch of good books from the library into the classroom.
 * **Treasure Hunt**: If learners are emotionally connected to the topic, then ask the question, "Are they learning enough background information on the subject?" If the answer is no or if the best information on the subject is "hot off the press," then try a [|Treasure Hunt].
 * **Subject Sampler**: If learners have factual knowledge about a subject, then ask yourself, "Do they come out of the unit affectively engaged?" If they don't seem to care about the subject as you think they should, try creating a [|Subject Sampler].
 * **Multimedia Scrapbook**: If you want students to explore a variety of sites that you've selected and create their own reports, newsletters, presentation stacks, or posters using "pieces" from those sites, you might try making a [|Multimedia Scrapbook].
 * **WebQuest**: If they learn facts, but don't pursue higher-level thinking; why not make a [|WebQuest]? A webquest uses the sites you select as the starting point for a complex activity that involves multiple perspectives, possible group collaboration, and a final project of your choosing.