Webquests
Firstly, THE ONE I'M SHARING:
The following is a webquest about bones and joints that is
for a high school anatomy course.
I am not able to load any other details about the creator of
this webquest, because the directories aren't indexed, and there is a
"400: File not found" error if I try to load the link any other way
than it is.
I chose this one because it was about anatomy, and I would like to teach anatomy one day.
I chose this one because it was about anatomy, and I would like to teach anatomy one day.
There is a lot of detail and questions to answer in this assignment.
Pros:
There is a considerable amount of working with web models of bones and joints.
Cons:
The middle section, "Jovial Synovial" (items 8-13), is broken. The java applets will not load due to security settings. This part would have to be redone before using it with a class.
Verdict:
When choosing materials for a class, it's nothing out of the ordinary to add, subtract and adapt others' work to fit your students and this one is a good start.
Verdict:
When choosing materials for a class, it's nothing out of the ordinary to add, subtract and adapt others' work to fit your students and this one is a good start.
Secondly, THE ONE I MADE:
Here is the link to my WebQuest about Characteristics of Living Things:
and here is a printable answer sheet:
The challenges I faced in developing a webquest this week were:
- Picking a webquest site that wasn't a free trial that expired (www.questgarden.com), or was limited to one webquest created per account (www.zunal.com). I used www.createwebquest.com which made the process very easy.
- Learning how to post a document and make it sharable from Google Drive. I am kind of baffled that I can't just upload files into the blog site and share them that way. I don't see a way to do that other than just making another blog post, or a blog page (not sure how they differ exactly, pages are more static I presume). Anyway, I got it working as far as I can tell.
- Deciding on a topic, and determining the level of detail to work with. I went with adapting some other online activities I had used before, but converting it to a webquest format. The potential topics for a webquest are endless, but making them worthwhile for students and specific content that should be addressed is a more challenging task.
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