Web+Quests

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Chiquita Richmond- web quest [|http://webquest.org] This web page is one of the best web quest pages to use. The ability to view other web quest and creating your own is possible. The page also gives the latest news and words from the community about other helpful resources students can use. The organizational skills of the page layout make it very easy t indicate where the information is or where to go to find out more information. There are educational blogs located on the side to teach others the benefits of using the website. Along with goggle search, the website has links to connect with university teachers that give answers to many educational questions.

Lauren Crossett- Art is like ice-cream, most people who try it, like it! [] I really like this web quest done by a 6th grade art teacher, she uses a very imaginative approach to help her students learn about different artists styles and time periods. It is very easy to understand what she wants and how she wants to be done. I like how she used ice-cream to explain different styles of art. I think it gets the kids more excited about the project then just basically stating the rules and assignment. I also like how she gives them hints on the assignment and never leaves anything about it for the students to guess on. I looked at this and wanted to try it myself.

Bobby Gasca- Education World [] I found this website to be the best for learning how to make web quests. This site doesn’t have and web quests on it, but it does teach a person like me that doesn’t know what one is, how to use them to our advantage. It provides many quotes from different teacher that use web quests on how great they are. Education World teaches you how to make and use a web quest. It tells you step by step how to begin and design a web quest. Education world has different links to other sites with web quests on any subject matter.

Christiana M. Strebe – Yorkville Web quests [] I like this site because it’s very clear cut and easy to use. It has a wide verity of web quests that can be used for kindergarten all the way through high school. The website is set up so you can pick which grade you teach then a list of available web quests for that grade come up. The site will also tell you how many curricular areas a particular web quest will incorporate and what the students will be doing. One of my favorite web quests on the site would have to be the Lizzie Borden mock trial where the students review the evidence, annualize the findings, and set up a trial to determine Lizzie’s guilt or innocence.

Katie LaBorence- Best WebQuests [] This website gives a list of webquests that can be used in the classrooms. There are a variety of different webquests to use for each subject. The webquests that are available range from the level of elementary education to adult education, therefore, this is a website that any age student can use. Although the webquests range from these levels, there are some subjects that do not have webquests for one or more levels of education. For example, the technology webquests are only available for secondary and adult education, while the Arts & Music webquests are not offered for adult education. I like this particular website because the information is very organized, and everything on it is easy to find.

Leah Close- Oakdale Elementary School [|www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us] I like this schools collection of Web Quests because of the all the different types of quests you can do. There are quests on music, speech, media, physical education, and art as well as the usual subjects. There are also quests on guidance dealing with safety issues and things like peer pressure. The quests are aimed at grades K-5 but the various other quests I mentioned are not under a particular grade. Not all of the quests have the best quality work so you do need to pick through them to find the good ones. They also include a template of how to do your own Web Quest.

Sarah Tipton- Educational Cyber-Playground [] Webquests are quite simple, it is the creation of a website in which is educational and includes educational pictures, quizzes, questions, facts, etc. As the cyber playground website states that webquests are designed to focus on using information rather then searching for it. Webquests can be created for all types of subjects such as math, which would include fractions, solving problems, numbers and graphs. Science which would include charts, chemicals, mass, test tubes, and possibly the scientific table. Another may be history which may include the previous presidents, past wars, founders, and much more. Webquests are designed to understand the interenet and use it to your advantage by connecting all the information collected into one quest..a webquest.

Jennifer Hess- techtrekers [|Techtrekers] This site is great for Web Quest, because it has from English to P.E. It really varies a lot; also it has games, quizzes, stories and more. The one cool thing about this site, it has career Web Quest, so it really is for kids and adults as well. As more I look into this site the more I find the features. It has a research tab, where students can go and get help on research part. They even also have virtual field trips on the same site. It would be very beneficial for the teachers and students as well. I think this is awesome, and I would def use it when I become a teacher.

Ashlee Preston - Math WebQuest [] This website I looked at was more to help students with their math skills. This website give students to go into links that will help the students to fine simple answer to what the teacher(s) are looking for. Plus the website gives more information to use the math web quest. I believe that the students will have a ball finding the answers to the questions. This website will help the students with problem solving, reasoning, and etc… I was enjoying myself when I was looking through the website of all the math projects that were listed on the page.

Connie Bernert- WebQuest.Org

[] I like this site because it is very user friendly, it explains what web quests are and has options for you to find, create and or share web quests. They also provided a list of Minds we like, basically people who have impressive sites and information for other teachers. One of the sites under Minds We Like; labeled Elliot Aronson lead to a site for a cooperative learning technique that reduces racial conflict. The information contained on and within the site is designed for both new and experienced teachers.

Aaron Porzelius Education World.com [] “My Five Senses” This website was seemed to me like it would be very useful. It gives clear directions on what to do for both teacher and student. The objective of this web quest is to put students into group and assign each group one of the five senses. The website tells just what is expected from the student, going over what they must do and how they can do it, while clearly letting the teacher know how to set up the project and what to look for in it when students are done. It also helps students get a start by giving examples of websites they can use to find information on their sense.

Katia Petsas- Web Quests [] I like this website for web quests because it looks easy to use. It can be used for ages as early as toddlers. It is very organized and self-explanatory. It has all of the subjects individualized with many topics to choose from. This gives teaching tips for teachers as well as lesson plans for teachers to use. I think that this site will be very useful for teachers to use especially because it offers free things that teachers can print off of their computer such as worksheets, games, and lesson plans. It also has resources from other teachers to give some advice on certain themes/subjects to other teachers.

Joshua Faretta- To Ban or Not to Ban? [] The web quests are a super cool idea. This website was made to decide if smoking should be banned in restaurants. The teacher then splits the class into groups (Smokers, Non- Smokers, and Others) and gives them the sources to provide their arguments. It’s then the student’s job to look up their sources with their group and provide an argument. I think the best part would be at the end to see all the different arguments. Why it should be banned or why it shouldn’t be banned. I like this idea a lot, the idea of everyone interacting and having a job.

Chelsea Gill- Solve it With Logic [] This is a really interesting web quest. It is designed to be a mystery that needs to be solved. It involves using logic and reasoning to gather evidence to solve the crime presented .As part of the web quest the student has to create a case file to “assist the prosecutor with the case.” The case file must include witness information, factual evidence, motive and the method that the crime was committed. The students would have to find and record pieces of information and properly present their information. This would be a really fun way for a student to learn.

Casey Sandoval-Best Web Quests [] I agree and disagree with webquest as a student I would of loved to have all of the websites I needed available, but at the same time going through and finding the websites that you want to use and don’t want to use in turn helps you become more informed on the topic. I think it is important for the student to have to go and find the information for him or her self. I don’t feel that you want to make it easier for the student because the real world is not easy or fair.

Veronica Vargas- High School Webquests __ [] __

High School Webquests is a website created by Bob Stevenson which enables high school students to complete various activities regarding a subject of their choice. Subjects included are Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Business and Economics, Language Arts, Foreign Language, Art and Music, etc. Students can use this webquest to research about different topics and learn how to do things from creating a website to learning about immigration. I feel this site is quite essential for students.

Jake Kelley-Web Quest Technology [] This site could prove to be very useful to many teachers. This web site is a great way to allow students to guided learning opportunities that eliminate time typically on research. It has a main page that has a bunch of different subjects to click on. From here the viewer will be led to a much more detailed list of pre-designed web quest for that particular subject. It also has a section for teachers to design their own web quest for their specific needs. There is also a tutorial section on how to produce the most productive web quest for a specific grade level. This site provides a great educational opportunity for teachers to use and further benefit their students.