Topic > My WebQuest: Developing Computer Literacy Skills

It is no more relevant than today to recognize that students live in a technology-driven world where information and communications technologies are integrated into everyday situations (QSA, 2007) . Prensky, 2001 suggests that it is now clear that, as a result of the abundant technological environment and the substantial level of student interaction with it, today's students think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors. With this in mind, it is vital that, as a future educator, you bring new and innovative ways of teaching and learning into the classroom in order to motivate and interest these “digital natives” (Halat, 2008). Blummer (2006) proposes that WebQuests in collaboration with teachers can facilitate the development of information literacy skills among students. This is due to the interactive nature with which information is presented to students through a WebQuest, which appeals to students' learning style (Blummer 2006). The WebQuest – Tjukurpa – The Dreaming provides an authentic and relevant learning opportunity for students to develop their information literacy skills across the key learning area of ​​SOSE and also incorporates cross-curricular ICT priorities up to the end of third year. The learning provided by the WebQuest is intended to provide students with the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of the unique connection that indigenous peoples have with the land. Dreamtime stories provide a source of information for students to engage with and analyze this unique connection, which is the design concept behind this WebQuest. The Association of College and Research Libraries, (2000) defines Information Literacy as an understanding and set of skills that enable individuals to 'recognise... half of the document... viewed September 5, 2011 from http:/ /bestwebquests.com/what_webquests_are.aspQueensland Government, 2007. Technology Essential Learnings. Retrieved September 9, 2011, from http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au.Summerville, J. (2000). WebQuest: An aspect of technology integration for in-service teacher education. TechTrends, 44(2), 31-34. doi:10.1007/BF02822950 Susan Brooks-Young, Pete MacKay, and Gwen Solomon. (2003). Building and using WebQuest. Technology and Learning, 23(6), 32.WebQuests Direct (2011). San Diego City Schools: Building blocks for WebQuest. Retrieved September 5, 2011, from: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htmBarnes, K., R. Marateo, and S. Ferris. 2007. Teaching and learning with network generation. Innovate 3 (4). http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=382 (accessed April 1, 2007).