~WebQuests~ Technology in the Classroom

WebQuests are great ways to integrate technology in your classroom. As a future teacher, creating a lesson which uses Web-based activities is cutting edge. Educators are developing new teaching methods in education which allow students to explore and research the Internet quickly & safely. I feel that WebQuests can also be a part of homework curriculum where parents and students can work together at home on projects outside the classroom. This experience can help families bond through meaningful conversation on educational topics. They can both be a part of the discovery process. Parents can help their children with critical and creative thinking skills which will enable them to arrive to a final conclusion. Here's an idea~~~ teachers could organize "Quest Night" or "Quest Meet" where parents and students can come together to share and merge the information they have gathered and documented from the WebQuest. Topics such as environmental or health prevention issues are topic which can spark interest in children not to mention awareness. These issues should be taught in and out of school. Since Health and Safety issues seem to get the short end of the stick at school. Perhaps we can delegate this area to parents using our professional skills by creating WebQuest homework assignments. For those of you who think that this won't work because students don't have computers at home or do not have Internet access. Here are a few facts: Almost two-thirds of all American households have at least one computer and more than half have Internet access. In 2006, 50 million US households are Broadband subscribers.

Check out the Status of Household Computer Ownership and Internet Connection.

http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/06

Here are some helpful WebQuesting Sites:

WebQuests for Elementary Teachers

http://www.mtlakes.org/ww/tech/webtools/webq.htm05/


Spartanburg County School District Three

http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html

YouTube Video Teacher's Idea, Why Use WebQuests?
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sarra1126

Kermits thoughts..."It's not easy being green"

Check out Jill Britton Mathematics Web Site.


Geometry


Tessellations


Topology

Flexagons

Number patterns

Escher in the Classroom

http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/home.htm

Listen to Kermit sing......"It's not easy........."
http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/green.htm