Bud's Buddies

Quick Reference Page for Webquest Resources


Title Page

Renton Community Service - See how one community works to help the homeless and hungry in their area.
http://www.rentoncommunitysupper.com/

Introduction Page

The circumstances around the subjects of Margaret Bourke-White's Photo – At the Time of the Louisville Flood (1937) are referenced in Christopher Paul Curtis' novel, "Bud, Not Buddy."
http://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/childlit/1930s/bourke-white_louis.html

Task Page

Internet Safety Jog the Web - All students are required to view and complete the Internet Safety Jog before starting the Webquest.
http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/h3k3MGbp3kxG/Internet-Safety

Listen to a sampling of music from The Great Depression.
Ziggy Zelman's Orchestra playing Old Klezmer Tune: Bublitschki - 1938
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUwrx0ZU4Gc

View Random House's "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis web page. Find out about some of the real life facts that inspired Christopher Paul Curtis to write "Bud, Not Buddy."
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/christopherpaulcurtis/budnotbuddy.htm

Process Page

Homelessness Pathfinder - Use the Pathfinder to find resources to assist in becoming more knowledgeable about homelessness and what can be done to help.
http://homelesspathfinder.pbworks.com/w/page/32421776/FrontPage

Bud’s Buddies Wallwisher - Brainstorming tool to assist students with their project.
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/budsbuddies

Venn Diagram Tool
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/venn-diagram-circles-30006.html

Web 2.0 Presentation Tools for Group Projects
Choose the one that best suits your group's needs.

Glogster Edu
http://edu.glogster.com/login/

Prezi
http://prezi.com/login/

Weebly.com
http://www.weebly.com/

Google Presentations
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/presentations/



Vote for Your Favorite Group Project
Once all the projects have been presented, your teacher will use one of these tools to create a survey so students can select the project that they think will be the most beneficial to those in need.

Survey Monkey – Voting Tool
https://www.surveymonkey.com/MyAccount_Login.aspx

Google Surveys
https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=1209600&continue=http://docs.google.com/&followup=http://docs.google.com/&ltmpl=homepage