I helped out during a WebQuest training last week. I am totally psyched about WebQuests again. I remember what I used to love about them. Not only are they structured just enough to keep the kids on task, but they are open-ended enough to give the kids some flexibility and choice. Kids are more motivated to learn when given some choice. WebQuests allow a teacher to build in differentiation and higher-order thinking into the tasks and products as well.
My mind rapidly started spinning about how to incorporate Web2.0 technologies into WebQuests. I think that they could be used to acquire the information, through social technologies, wikis, etc. They are also a great means of disseminating information at the end of the project. I'm going to keep brainstorming as I work this summer on designing a couple of WebQuests for my district website.
Specifically, I'd like to have one for my Mutant Frog unit and create some sort of Measurement one for math.
Friday, June 26, 2009
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