"We are all members of a tribe and we are under threat. You are all tribal leaders and I am the chief... "

• explain the role of chief (see "Introduction for teachers above)
• explain the role of tribal leaders and the teams

Try to create teams that allow for differing levels of skills, knowledge and ability. Some of the things you will want to consider include:

• Reading ability (are they fast and strong readers?)
• Knowledge of the martial arts (how interested will they be in the topic?)
• Presentation abilities (Are they confident writers, speakers, etc.? )
• Social skills (how well will they interact with the others in the group? Will there be conflicts or will they complement each other?)
• Computer and internet skills (are they comfortable with the internet, creating page layouts, using powerpint, etc.)

"As tribal leaders you have been chosen to save our tribe by selecting and learning about a martial art. In teams of three you must seek out knowledge of the martial art you choose, bring that knowledge back to the tribe and present it. We will choose one martial art based on all of the presentations. You must not fail to provide the best information possible..."

• explain the quest
• explain the concept of teams
• introduce concepts of evaluating web page content and images

The step by step process is clearly outlined in the student section. The steps for the students can be found here and a reflection of those same steps for your purposes is found below in red.

1. There are three team members. Each of the team members has their own specific page that will help them in the task.
   You can assign the individual roles if you want to, but this is often best left to the students themselves to determine. They will have a good sense of what they are interested and their own individual learning style... so you should let them decide. When discussing this with the students you should ask them to consider what they are interested in, how they like to learn, etc.
2. There are several distinct steps in the web quest. You should go through them carefully with the students.
   
   • The tribal council (your class) meets
     You play the role of tribal chief. You must present the crisis to the students and get them "into" the act!
     
   • The tribal chief (the teacher) puts each person into a team of three tribal masters
     Try to balance the teams (see task section above)
     
   • Each team chooses one martial art to learn about (the list is posted on the process page along with links to content sources)
     You should emphasise that these are just starting points and that there are many other sources of information.
     
   • The teams research the martial art they have chosen. As tribal masters you must be aware that just because information is found on the internet does not mean it is accurate or factual. Like all information we gather each of you must ask critical questions about the sources of all your information. The tribal chief has provided a list of wise suggestions to help you with this.
     The most important thing is to help your students in the evaluation of content. The webquest itself is a stepping stone to higher order education goals such as evalution and critical thinking.
     
     
3. There are several sources of information provided, but you should not limit it to that.
   Spend some time showing your students a variety of search engines and how to use them. Point out that the best results are not always found on the first page and that they can often get better results by refining or changing the search terms they use.

"The best route to success in your quest can be found in the wisdom of the process page. Follow the careful steps and you will find your way to success."

• explain each step in the process
• go over the individual guides for the 3 leaders Wisdom & Learning master, Teaching master, Weapons & Combat Master .
• go over the evaluation guides for both the tribal council and the chief and answer all questions

There are detailed evaluation guides for both the tribal council and the tribal chief which you can use to guide your lesson planning and evaluation. The key to success here is to go over the guides with your students carefully before hand. Answer all of their questions and provide examples of concepts that need clarification.

• The teams present their knowledge to the tribal council. The tribal council and tribal chief have very particular expectations about the presentation which you can see here in the tribal council judgement guide. You can also find lots of ideas to get you started there.
  The evaluation guide is self-explanatory. Your job is to go over the guide beforehand with your students and provide examples of what would be considered a "black belt" and so forth. You may want to brainstorm possible presentation techniques with the students just before they start their research.
  
• As the presentations are made the other teams evaluate them using the tribal council judgement guide.
  Each team will evaluate the others. This will raise the general accountability level for the students as they will be judged not only by you but by their peers. You need to guide the discussion in terms of "what is a good presentation and why".
  
• The tribal chief gives rewards (marks) to the teams and team members using the tribal chief judgement guide. The tribal chief is wise and fair and gives rewards (marks) based on the chief’s judgement guide.
  Once again your role is to explain and answer questions about the evaluation process and how students can achieve a black belt. Do this in a group discussion and answer all questions as they come. If need be, do some perception checking (eg. Can anyone provide an example of what you need to do to get a perfect score in terms of vocabulary?)

"You have all returned from your quests. Now it is time to be judged by the wisdom of the tribal council and the tribal chief. Each team of tribal leaders will present their martial art. They will be evaluated by myself, the chief, and the tribal council."

• Discuss what aspect of each of the martial arts the students thought was the best. Which martial art had, in the opinion of the whole tribe, the best or most interesting
  • cultural aspects and lifestyle (Wisdom & learning master)
  • positions and stances (Teaching master)
  • weapons and combat styles (Weapons & combat master)

"Those of you who have successfully completed the quest have now become tribal grand masters. How have you gained in wisdom and knowledge?"

• Discuss how to evaluate web pages
• How to evaluate images
• Discuss how the students found their information
• Discuss how the students organised their information