EDU221WebQuestPreparation


 * Find (or make) the graphics that you want for your WebQuest and bring them to class in an electronic format, all in one folder on your pen drive. Do not copy and paste them all into a Word document and do not select Microsoft clipart. (There is a proprietary problem with Microsoft that doesn't allow it to easily be put into an html page.) Each graphic (photo, animated gif, cartoon, etc.) should be its own file ending in .jpg, .tif, .gif, etc.
 * 1) There is a [|video of how to use Google Images] to find an image. The video is made by an Australian teacher, so he speaks with an accent and occasionally makes references to things Australian (A4 is a common paper size in Europe and Australia that's similar to our letter size). However, the information is still accurate and helpful.
 * 2) [|Here's another video on the same topic.]
 * Be sure to know the source of each image (what is the URL you got it from if you found it on the web, did you take the photograph yourself, . . . ). Get permission of the graphics creator or website owner to use the image. If you do not hear back from the website owner before you start making your WebQuest, you can go ahead and use it temporarily with a note in the credits section that permission is currently being sought. Go ahead and be searching for a backup graphic in case permission never comes.
 * Search for, evaluate, and select all the websites that your students will use for resources in your WebQuest. Bring the URLs to class in an electronic format (in an email, in a Word document on your pen drive . . .). You just need the actual URL (http:/ /) and not a printout of the page or electronic version of the website.
 * Make any modifications to your GRASPS model (Stage 2) that you need to in order to be ready to start building the WebQuest.

Are you wanting buttons on your page that you click to make things happen? I used this website: [| http://www.coolarchive.com/buttonmaker.php] to make this button:

Do you want fun fonts or to make a logo with the name of your WebQuest at the top. I used this website: http://flamingtext.com/ to make this graphic: (I used the flaming text but they have all kinds of fun fonts.) Get these types of graphics ready ahead of time as well. Save them to your pen drive and put them in the same folder as your other graphics.