Introduction
Created by ©2013 becky lippitt| design by fct
Modified by LaShawn Winston-Mayo, Richmond Technical Center
Washing your hands is good for your health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hand-washing is the “single most important means of preventing the spread of infection.” By frequently washing your hands, you wash away germs that you have picked up from other people, surfaces or from animals and their waste. Viruses can live on your hands for hours and washing your hands regularly is a proven way to decrease your chances of getting sick.
Think about all of the things that you touched today — from the toilet to your keyboard. No matter what you touched, you came in contact with germs. It’s important to clean your hands before, during and after you prepare food and before you eat. You should especially do so after using the bathroom, touching animals or handling their waste, and when you’re around somebody who’s sick. Did you wash your hands after you went to the bathroom today? (Really?) A study found that 91 percent of adults say they always wash their hands after using a public bathroom, but only 83 percent were observed doing so. Teenagers aren’t any better than adults: In a survey, only 58 percent of teen girls and 48 percent of teen boys washed up after using the restroom. Additionally, only 32 percent of people say they wash their hands after coughing or sneezing. So there is definitely room for improvement.
Consider the following questions and implications as you begin your WebQuest:
When do you wash your hands?
How do you wash your hands?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, when should you wash your hands?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, how should you wash your hands?
Are restaurant employees the only ones who should wash their hands before handling food?
Are children who wash their hands are more healthy?
When is it ok to use hand sanitizer?
How does proper hand washing save lives?
Task
Hand washing: the task
As a hand washing advocate, your task is to teach proper hand washing techniques by creating a vide
There are three steps in this task:
1. Conduct background research about handwashing.
2. Create a video presentation about handwashing and link it to the class blog.
3. Self-evaluate your work using the rubric to self-score your document.
Each of the three steps are explained in detail in the process section of the WebQuest.
Process
The Process
To finish the assignment you must complete the process in the order listed below.
1. Background Research
Conduct research about handwashing. Gathering information is crucial to make an informed and educational video presentation. I have listed several web sites below to help you in your research. You may choose to do your own research.
YouTube Videos
YouTube Video: How Many Germs Actually Live on Your Hands?
YouTube Video: Handwashing and Risk of Cross-Contamination
YouTube Video: Put Your Hands Together
Articles
American Public Health Association: Handwashing Facts
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives
World Health Organization: How to Handwash
World Health Organization: How to Handrub
CDC: Handwashing: A Family Activity
CDC: Handwashing: A Corporate Activity
MayoClinic: Handwashing Do's and Don'ts
KidsHealth: Why is Handwashing So Important?
Use the internet search engine such as Google
Evaluation
This is the self-evaluation rubric to be used in your WebQuest. Please check to make sure you have completed all the components for each task. The instructor will use the same rubric to assess your work.
|
Excellent 90-100% |
Satisfactory 70-89% |
Unsatisfactory 0-69% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Effectiveness 40 points |
Video has clearly stated facts with supporting statements and examples. |
Video has facts but are not clearly supporting statements and examples. |
Video has no facts or examples supporting it. |
|
Organizational Content 40 points |
Video is clearly presented in a logical seuence and is well organized. |
Video is ambiguous in areas and lacks clarity to organization, in more than half the presentation. |
No organization, no logical sequence to facts and statements. Facts and statements tend to ramble. |
|
Presentation 70 points |
Presentation supports recommended handwashing techniques and is linked properly. Free of any verbal errors. |
Presentation somewhat addresses recommended handwashing techniques and is linked properly. Has 1-2 verbal errors. |
Presentation does not support recommended handwashing techniques. It is not linked properly and has more than 2 verbal errors. |
Conclusion
In this WebQuest you have explored the concept of handwashing. You were asked to do background research and create a video presentation. The issues with handwashing and the lack of understanding of this easy task continues to place people in danger.
Even with all the emphasis on handwashing, an estimated 80% still do not wash after they use the restroom. The World Health Organization continues to work on making hand hygiene a priority. Together we can make the world a better a place, one pair of hands at a time.
Teacher Page
This page contains the lesson plan for handwashing. This page was designed for teachers that would like to advocate for proper handwashing.
Purpose
The purpose of the WebQuest is to gain greater personal, environmental, and global understanding of the issues surrounding poor hand hygiene. By writing creating a video presentation, the learner can explain and support proper handwashing.
Rationale
It is important that students be aware of proper hand hygiene. Students that wash their hands are less sick therefore these students miss less school days due to illness. Proper handwashing makes the community a cleaner place for everyone. We teachers must be role models and leaders in order for our students to demonstrate proper hygiene.
Learner Description
This WebQuest is intended for middle school age level learners or above because of the complex nature of the subject. It may be modified for younger age learners.
Prerequisites
Using this WebQuest assumes the learner can use and navigate the internet. Researching skills are necessary. The learner must also have basic knowledge of making a video.
Instructional Objectives:
After completing this WebQuest the learner will be able to: Investigate issues surrounding handwashing Explain procedures for handwashing Create an original presentation using technology software. Collaborate with peers.
Standards Addressed:
The set of standards for this WebQuest can be found at the AECT site: http://www.ncate.org/public/programStandards.asp?ch=4#AECT
3.3 Implementation and Institutionalization:
“Implementation is using instructional materials or strategies in real (not simulated) settings. Institutionalization is the continuing, routine use of the instructional innovation in the structure and culture of an organization” (Seels and Richey, 1994, p. 47). The purpose of implementation is to facilitate appropriate use of the innovation by individuals in the organization. The goal of institutionalization is to integrate the innovation within the structure and behavior of the organization.
Subject Matter Description:
This WebQuest follows the model developed by Bernie Dodge and Tom March.
Introduction:
This section provides you with an overview and background information of the topic in the WebQuest.
Task:
This section introduces a list of tasks to be completed in the WebQuest. The learner will create an original video presentation.
Process: This is the list of steps to complete the task. First, the learner will do background research. Then, the learner will create a video. Following that, the learner will post video to class blog and receive peer review. To show what the learner has learned he/she will create an original video presentation making adjustments as necessary from peer review. Finally, the learner will self-evaluate the work.
Evaluation: A rubric has been provided to have the learners self-evaluate. This same rubric will be used by the instructor to evaluate the completed work.
Conclusion: This is the ending to the WebQuest. It allows the learner to process what they learned during this WebQuest and possibly answer other thought provoking questions.
Assessment: The learner will create a video presentation supporting handwashing. The presentation will be assessed using the rubric located in the evaluation page.