3. Blog #3: Webquest Strengths and Weaknesses. This should be completed on your blog (Ithink most of you use Blogger.com). (30 minutes)You are to go to the Questgarden Webquest Examples page (Curriculum x Grade Level Matrixsection -- enter your requested info and search) and view 1 example webquest.
Please try andsearch for a webquest that is from a subject you teach (or, at least a similar grade level), if youteach or want to teach; otherwise, you can select anything. When you've selected a WebQuest,use the questions below to evaluate the selected WebQuests.Identify 1 strength and 1 weakness in the each the following areas:
Provide the Webquest location (URL) : http://questgarden.com/132/09/5/110926192034/
A. Introduction.
Strength: It is written in a personable way, directly to the student. Weakness: By asking a couple more questions, the student would be more motivated to want to learn more.
B. A task that is doable and interesting.
Strength: The worksheet is great, many practical expenses that the student will have. Creating a Glogster pie chart is a great idea. Weakness: The students start off with an amount of money to budget - $1750/month – 21,000/year; however that is before taxes (are taken out) – taxes are not mentioned in the rest of the worksheet.
C. A process (do learners know what to do and when?).
Strength: Students have a step by step process with some guiding questions, for making decisions that would affect the budget. Weakness: Include Glogster URL, and possibly directions on how to create an account.
D. Evaluation. Strength: Really good rubric Weakness: One of the requirements mentioned in the rubric was a poster; however a poster was not mentioned in the “Process” or “Task”
E. A conclusion that brings closure to the quest, reminds the learners about what they've learned...Overall thoughts. Strength: It attempts to put the student at ease, and the students have created a project that they can refer to in the future. Weakness: There is a typo. Overall thoughts – answered in “G”.
F. And, lastly: Not sure what the strengths and weaknesses would be in this section J
G. Is this a webquest you think you could use without modification in your classroom (not for the project in this class -- that should be your own creation)? What might you have to change? Yes. Overall thoughts: I think this is a great webquest that I can use in my classroom – and I do intend on it…There is only one major thing that I would change and that would be to show them the difference in a pay check before and after taxes, and the students need to budget – with the after taxes amount.
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