WebQuest… a tool that was completely new to me! Prior to week
six I had never heard of a WebQuest but I am so excited that I have learned
about this resource! I cannot wait to
utilize this tool in my future classroom.
I also am going to share with the teacher I am an assistant to and maybe
she will find it as wonderful as I did.
I am not currently teaching so the WebQuest I created will not actually
be used in a current class. The topic I
chose to create my WebQuest about was the Solar System. The students are getting the opportunity to
travel to space and they get to choose the planet they want to stop at. This leads into the paper, poster and
presentation that are to be done about the planet of their choice. This WebQuest allows the student to feel as
though they are needed to find the information and the project is laid out
clearly. It is helpful as the teacher
because the template provides you with the steps you need to create a fun and
easy WebQuest page for the students. The
website leads you from section to section and provides advice and alerts to the
user.
Below you can find the link to my
first Webquest:
This was my first time making a WebQuest so I felt that I ran
into several bumps along the way. In
general I just had to take it slow and preview what I had already done a lot
along the way. I also found that once I chose the original appearance I had
trouble trying to change the look of the page.
I am not incredibly happy with the color but I could not figure out how
to change it once it had been decided at the beginning. This was a good learning experience for me
though because now I know that I need to look into changing the appearance and
selecting more carefully at the beginning when you have the option. Overall, I really loved this resource. I am going to utilize it often and enjoyed
exploring how to use the tool!
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