53302_Perkins_lesson6_WebQuest --
Perkins, Ann
4/6/2011
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I looked at several Web Quest for elementary education. I substitute now and have never used one in the classroom. I viewed many from different websites and had trouble with opening up a few of the links. The one I decided to share with our class is at the site http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/forest/forest.htm. This is about Deciduous Forest. North Carolina is in the biome known temperate deciduous zone. Students will be learning about natural elements of their environment. I think this Web Quest is great for 3 to 5 grade. As far as location, you could easily use this as a guide and change it to your location. This would be Kentucky for me. I might even want to specify a particular location. Example, The Daniel Boone National Forest in Eastern Kentucky. I felt the Web Quest was well organized and easy to follow. I think this is important for students to understand what is expected of them and that way they can spend more time working on the task instead of trying to determine what is being requested.
Web Quest are very interesting to say the least. I completed my first web quest last fall in a tech class at Asbury University. If you are following my blogs, I blogged on the 6th about my tech history, you will know that I am not tech savvy. This last nine months have been a learning experience and very positive.
I used a different site for the web quest at Asbury and tried to look for it again, but could not find it. The site Asbury had us to us was not as user friendly as Questgarden. I found Questgarden to be difficult at first, but that was because I was not familiar with the site. Once I got moving around I was more comfortable. I loved how the links where already there and where able to move. The site sets this up and you don't have to spend the extra time. That was great for me, because I knew it would work!!!
I thought about a subject and one that might seem simple to you is file management. Reading my blog in my history, you will discover that I had never save ANYTHING!! Actually, I had never sent an attachment until I went to Asbury in the fall of 2010. You might be thinking, "where on earth has this girl been?". Well, I have been in my own little world that only included very little email and a lot of Facebook. When I sub, I used to get someone to help me with tech issues. Now, I am sorta kinda a pro. lol I think file management is very important and I believe that my students need to know how to save their documents, videos, and pictures for a future use. Also, a jump drive is a valuable tool and it is important that students know how to save onto a jump drive and how to transfer information to another computer.
I felt my subject was an easy one for me, because it hit so close to home with me. I had my students research Christopher Columbus. The web quest starts when they are ready to type their finished research. My students are to type it in a word document and name and save it. Once they do they will learn how to retrieve it to a jump drive and save. Then the students will learn how to take the jump drive and transfer to another computer. I also will have the students to tell me the process. I provided some video sites and material to read so that they can learn file management.
I thought the only difficult thing was the timing. It just took more time, because I was not familiar with making a web quest. However, if I made another one today, it would be much easier for me. I can see where a web quest will be something that teachers would use and use frequently.
Here is the URL for my web quest and I hope you enjoy and learn!
http://questgarden.com/123/59/1/110409171614/
Web Quest are very interesting to say the least. I completed my first web quest last fall in a tech class at Asbury University. If you are following my blogs, I blogged on the 6th about my tech history, you will know that I am not tech savvy. This last nine months have been a learning experience and very positive.
I used a different site for the web quest at Asbury and tried to look for it again, but could not find it. The site Asbury had us to us was not as user friendly as Questgarden. I found Questgarden to be difficult at first, but that was because I was not familiar with the site. Once I got moving around I was more comfortable. I loved how the links where already there and where able to move. The site sets this up and you don't have to spend the extra time. That was great for me, because I knew it would work!!!
I thought about a subject and one that might seem simple to you is file management. Reading my blog in my history, you will discover that I had never save ANYTHING!! Actually, I had never sent an attachment until I went to Asbury in the fall of 2010. You might be thinking, "where on earth has this girl been?". Well, I have been in my own little world that only included very little email and a lot of Facebook. When I sub, I used to get someone to help me with tech issues. Now, I am sorta kinda a pro. lol I think file management is very important and I believe that my students need to know how to save their documents, videos, and pictures for a future use. Also, a jump drive is a valuable tool and it is important that students know how to save onto a jump drive and how to transfer information to another computer.
I felt my subject was an easy one for me, because it hit so close to home with me. I had my students research Christopher Columbus. The web quest starts when they are ready to type their finished research. My students are to type it in a word document and name and save it. Once they do they will learn how to retrieve it to a jump drive and save. Then the students will learn how to take the jump drive and transfer to another computer. I also will have the students to tell me the process. I provided some video sites and material to read so that they can learn file management.
I thought the only difficult thing was the timing. It just took more time, because I was not familiar with making a web quest. However, if I made another one today, it would be much easier for me. I can see where a web quest will be something that teachers would use and use frequently.
Here is the URL for my web quest and I hope you enjoy and learn!
http://questgarden.com/123/59/1/110409171614/
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