What have you learned about online communication tools?
Online communication tools are a great way to engage students in learning. The tasks involved have to be creative. The teacher has to be creative to make the project interesting and connect it to the students. One webquest that I looked at this week was very interesting, creative, and was linked to real-life situations. When this happens I believe students want to become more involved. The webquest was created by Mr. Urich. The webquest was called “Look Like a Rock Star”. He related the webquest to music stars who are on MTV. Some of the key components he wanted the student to explore were:
3. Finally, discuss any challenges you faced when putting together the WebQuest on your blog for this week.
Online communication tools are a great way to engage students in learning. The tasks involved have to be creative. The teacher has to be creative to make the project interesting and connect it to the students. One webquest that I looked at this week was very interesting, creative, and was linked to real-life situations. When this happens I believe students want to become more involved. The webquest was created by Mr. Urich. The webquest was called “Look Like a Rock Star”. He related the webquest to music stars who are on MTV. Some of the key components he wanted the student to explore were:
v What is health fitness?
v What are the components of physical fitness?
v Why are each of these components of a workout important to become and stay physically fit?
v How often do I need to workout?
v How long should I workout?
v What exercises should I perform?
v How hard should I workout?
I liked this webquest because students will become more involved when it is something that interests them.
Webquest breaks down a project into different sections and allows the students to become involved over a period of time. The teacher uses the webquest to guide the students through the project. Students can work on these webquests as an individual or it can be group work. Webquests are a versatile tool that all teachers should utilize. The webquest is online so it is easy for both students and parents to view assignments. I think it would make instruction easier and more fun for both teachers and students
1. Begin this week by visiting the QuestGarden Web site and signing up for a free 30-day account. Then create a WebQuest for the students in your classroom. Any educational WebQuest site is acceptable. 3. Finally, discuss any challenges you faced when putting together the WebQuest on your blog for this week.
There were a few challenges that I faced when putting together this webquest. One of the challenges was that I had some technical difficulty with the website. I started putting in information and left the computer for just a minute and a message popped up that it had timed out. I lost all of that information and had to start again. What I started doing at this point was putting my information in Microsoft Word and saving it there. This made my problem easy because I could copy and paste.
The next challenge was that I wanted to make the webquest look appealing to students. I believe that with the creativity involved in the making of a webquest teachers will work harder with the tools that are available. The more appealing and the more it relates to the students lives, the better the engagement and creativity from both teacher and students.
The webquest takes a little longer to set up for an assignment but the assignment can be setup to last for a long period of time. This can also be used year after year.
I enjoyed using these online communication tools. I hope in the future I can speak with my principal and see if I can incorporate these into my classroom. The challenge that I will face here is the availability of computers. Maybe I can work out a schedule with the computer teachers and try to get into the lab on a consistent basis.
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