The webquest site I chose to look at can be found here: https://www.msu.edu/~kommkris/webquest-index.html
There are a few problems with this website. A lot of the sites that the webquest links to are not working any longer, as well as the author chose Wikipedia as a source. This arises to problems since the students no longer have as many choices and it does not look as professional when the site isn't working correctly.
However, if I could fashion my own site for my students, I would base it off of this site. There are four different parts to this webquest. The webqest is informative about osmosis. It starts off with having the students choose three websites to get introduced to osmosis. Students are to write down notes for further use of the information later. The second step is to watch three videos on osmosis. After the videos, students are to answer a few questions. The third step has the students work on three activities, which they are required to complete and turn into the teacher. Lastly, the students are to work with a group of three and create a cartoon about osmosis.
I like this activity for many reasons. I like that there are different ways to teach students about osmosis. Not only does it help visual learning students, it helps those who are auditory learners as well. After learning about osmosis, students then get to do activities to ensure they understand the material. This step allows for students to practice what they have learned. Lastly, I like the final project. This allows students to not only have fun, but to also be creative. Creativity is a great skill for students to have, so by doing a creative project students are gaining more than one skill.
I ran into a similar problem with links not working the way that they should and this is one of the issues with webquests. If a link goes down you have to find a replacement link or change the assignment to work without it. It's something to keep in mind with webquests during class because technology can always go wrong. The server can go down, internet can go out, etc. and so you have to be prepared for things like that.
ReplyDeleteI like that there is an evaluation rubric at the end outlining the points so the students know exactly how they are being graded. That was lacking in my webquest.
I thought this webquest was very engaging. It made a topic that could be dull to some interesting. It allows students to be creative with showing their understanding rather than the usual quiz or report. Also the evaluation tool at the end allows students to see exactly what they need to be putting into their projects.
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