K+STUDENT+WEBQUEST

STUDENT WEBQUEST

APPLICATION: WebQuest, as implied by the name, is an inquiry-based, on-line learning activity. During this activity students work in groups, dividing assignments among each other, so that everyone participates in a group-assigned role. ... [|en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebQuest]

REFLECTION: Learning about webquests and their purpose was truly a learning experience for me. My experience in using the computer to do research, write papers or do projects has always been on an indivual bases or a group working on one subject matter. The WebQuest allows all students in the class an opportunity to work on the same project at the same time. Using this tool allows you to design your webquest short term or long term, giving you the flexibility to create assigments that may take one to three class periods or one to four weeks to complete. This allows you differentiate your lessons base on your student's abilities.

This year in Language Arts, we read the novel, The Outsiders and the students enjoyed the story and the supporting activities. While researching and understanding the webquest lesson plan, I came across a webquest lesson on the novel The Outsiders. I plan to use next year. This webquest lesson will allow students to explore the important themes and social issues in The Outsiders through web-based instruction and research. Most of the activities in this lesson will ask students to focus on important issues in the novel and then relate those issues to the real world.

I have shared this information with my co workers and they are excited to use this tool in the future. I also shared the following website with them to gain a better understanding of the webquest lesson and how to create one. [|WebQuest in Our Future] Artifact:[|Student WebQuest]

In addition to the above student webquest I found on line, I attempted to create the following webquest for my math class. I know that students in middle school enjoy going to amusement parks and working on the computer. This activity will give students an opportuntiy to work in cooperative groups, experience real life use of math and answer real practical questions.