Day 28 - WebQuest 1

Completion of Inspiration/Kidspiration Project
Before the begining of today's class, you should've sent me the link to your Inspiration/Kidspiration to yichunhong@gmail.com with the subject as inspiration_yoursession_yourname. If you don't have time to finish it by today, please bring your late pass for additional 48 hours. Otherwise, I am not going to accept your late work.

Our next project - WebQuest is going to ROCK!!
What exactly is a WebQuest? What are the components of the WebQuest? What advantages and disadvantages do you see in teaching with WebQuests? What standards in your content area lend themselves to WebQuests?
Viewing exemplary WebQuests is a good way to get started on your own. Go to the main WebQuest page and click the words "Find WebQuests" on the left navigation bar. Using the Curriculum/Grade Level Matrix (in the middle of the page), spend a few minutes viewing 2 or 3 WebQuests in your content area. You can also see interviews with teachers who have used WebQuests here.
Begin to formulate an idea for a "hook" for your own WebQuest. It may be related to work you have already done in our class or work you are currently completing in other courses. It could even be something completely new in your content area. Before next class (March, 23), you'll need to identify your WebQuest topic. Use this website to help you in the selection process. Generally, a good WebQuest topic should have some inherent complexity, such as controversial issues, multiple perspectives, unknowns, etc. The topic needs to have your students take information in and transform it, using their own judgments and creative problem-solving techniques -- a LoTi level 4 or higher -- the learning should be authentic. Certain topics tend to lend themselves more to the WebQuest format than others.
WebQuest is DIFFERENT!!
In this project, you are not going to work individually. You need to find one partner (two people in a group) to work collaboratively for your project. So, before you leave class today, you will need to find a classmate and initially identify the content that you are going to engage your target learners in learning with your WebQuest.
Also, in order to reflect your thinking and learning journey, you also need to use Blogger to record your progress at least once after each class session.

By Friday, March 23
1. please respond the following questions related to your WebQuest, print out your response, and submit it to me in the beginning of class on Friday, March 23. Also, copy your responses to your blog as part of your journal.
(1) Who is your partner? How you two decided to work together for this project?
(2) Briefly describe your topic
(3) Why did you choose this topic?
(4) How will your WebQuest be tied to Georgia curriculum standards?
(5) How will web resources play an important role in your WebQuest?
(6) How will your WebQuest require students' deep understanding or higher-level thinking instead of mere comprehension?
2. Provide your blog URL link by sending email to yichunhong@gmail.com with subject as blogURL_yoursession_yourname