In this webinar, participants will be looking at an inquiry cycle based on the phases of guided inquiry from the Ontario Library Association’s Together for Learning. Using a Knowledge Building Centre (KBC) template created using Google Sites as an online framework, we can model an inquiry cycle where students develop questions, investigate information, synthesize understanding and express their new-found knowledge in an engaging, collaborative online space.
KBCs will be featured that explore First Nations, social justice and responsible citizenship with an environmental focus. Apps such as Linoit, Scoop It, Padlet and Symbaloo (to name just a few) will be explored as additional tools to support the inquiry process.
Audience: Grades 4-12
Resources:
- Elaine’s SlideDeck
- Email Elaine at [email protected]
- Follow Elaine on Twitter at @emackenzie
- The School Library Learning Commons
- The School Library Learning Commons Knowledge Building Centre (KBC)
- Carol Koechlin and Anita Brooks Kirkland KBC Presentation Website
- By the Brooks (Anita’s Blog)
- Together for Learning
- Inquiry Posters – English and French
- Titanic Inquiry KBC
- Further Information about KBCs
- Social Justice and Canada’s First Nations KBC
- The Legacy of Residential Schools in Canada KBC
- The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship
- EdPuzzle
- Symbaloo
- Symbaloo Tutorial
- Scoop.It
- Scoop.It Tutorial
- Linoit
- Linoit Tutorial
- Padlet
- Padlet Tutorial
- Teaching Kids News
- The Kids Should See This
- Together for Learning, KBC Inquiry Template
- Inquiry OSLA
- T4L Inquiry
- T4L WebQuest Master
- Q Tasks
- Essential Questions
- IQ: A Practical Guide to Inquiry-Based Learning
- Info Tasks