Sunday, January 16, 2011

Trying to learn about Web Quests

This technology is completely new to me. It's amazing how I think I know so much about technology since I've started my masters in this program just to find that there's more for me to learn about. As I was reading through the article "WebQuests: Can They Be Used to Improve Critical Thinking Skills in Students?" I was getting excited. As a second grade teacher I'm always looking for more engaging ways to get my students to enhance their critical thinking skills and I feel this is going to be a great way! I feel that it will require a lot of work at first on my part, but once you have it in place it will be smooth sailing from there. I think it will also let me relax a little and not be so nervous when it comes to letting my students search for their own websites. Through the WQ process I will have the opportunity to have already screened many of the websites and know that the website they are visiting does have information that they will need. I see many pros to this type of technology. But I also see many obstacles for myself when creating it. Hopefully throughout more reading and several emails to the professor, I'll be able to figure out everything in order to create my very own WB!

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  1. I've never done a Web Quest. I actually need to figure out what it is first. :) I agree with you in that sometimes I think I've got a handle on technology but there's so much cool stuff out there I don't know about yet!

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