Dr. Michael J. Passow will provide a brief overview (PowerPoint and HTML) at some of the key questions to be considered in today's program. He will also lead participants through American Meteorological Society's teacher-training activities about this topic:

"Up, Down, and All Around:  Wind-driven and Density-driven Currents"

American Meteorological Society "Maury Project" teacher-training modules.

Dr. Donna Witter: "Circulation and Winds: Exploring the Ocean with Satellites"

Presentation by Dr. Donna Witter  (HTML version)

Building your own WebQuest - How to Work with Word (PowerPoint)

Today you will build your own WebQuest while you start practicing some desktop publishing skills. You don't have to get complicated to build a WebQuest. You can do it in Word (see sample below - third link), put it on the Web (there are several online tools that help you do this which we will see in future workshops), or even do it in PowerPoint! 

Today we will use Word to practice. If you feel you already know these skills, go ahead and try PowerPoint!

• How to copy, paste and activate a hyperlink in a local file (Word, PowerPoint, Inspiration, whatever...)
• How to toggle back and forth from the Web Browser window to the local document window.
• How to copy an image from the web to a local document.
• Saving the document as a template that all students can start the activity from and then save as their own.

Using the materials presented today, think of an activity related to the classroom curriculum you are teaching. Following the Format Sheet (first link below and handouts), you will quickly plan a WebQuest activity using the links provided in the resources section (you can use one, two, or all of them!). You then will start developing a document to present the WebQuest to your students. 

• What are Webquests?
• WebQuest Format Sheet (Word downloadable* and printable version)
• Sample WebQuest using Word (.doc)

Resources