Webquests in the beginning were about to be the death of me. They are something totally new for me and I had no clue what they were. The more and more I read about them and the more webquests I looked at, I started to fall in love with them. They are lessons ready to use, and fully use, from beginning to end for the student. They are so unique and each webquest I looked at could be totally different, on the layout and what task it had for you to complete.
I found creating my own webquest a very challenging and intimidating task. I was unsure about how to word things and second guessed myself about a million times it felt. In the end it was okay and the message of the lesson was there. I have seen many webquest that not only have an excellent lesson for you, but are some visually appealing it is crazy. I learned that the layout of the webquest can be very beneficial to the student and to what level they focus on the task before them. You also what to make your webquest fun, inviting, and interactive without losing the focus of what the kids are being taught.
The challenges I faced this week while making my webquest were what exactly I needed to put in each area. I was confused as to what information went where. I do not understand the full logistics of how everything works as well to make it beautiful, but that will come. Mostly, I was just confused with the title of the areas and what information I wanted to include in each area without being ridiculous.
My webquest is called Olympics Add Up. It is tying in the Summer Olympics of 2012 with the math that can be gained through taking a deeper look. Not only are you hitting math standards, but social studies, science, and using a ton of technology. The high level thinking skills for this is going crazy.
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