Thursday, September 17, 2009

Webquest Adaptation

Here is a link to the webquest I would like to change. This webquest was designed to help raise student awarness about Earth Day and why it is important. I love the idea behind the project, but feel there are many aspects to the webquest that could be changed.
First, I would like to change the visual appearance. I think there could be a few more graphics and perhaps some that are not cartoons. The text in the introduction is basically just directions, and lacks any inspiration or connection to why studying Earth Day is important to students. I would like to modify this as well as some of the mechanical aspects. Almost all of the links are broken and need to be replaced with more current sources of information.
I really like the idea of creating more earth conscious students, but this project lacked any sort of group activity or interaction. I think that the questions in the task could be adapted so that students could form groups, work individually within the group to research and answer one of the 5 questions, then work together to create a report or multimedia project based on what they have found. Each group could also be asked to then decide upon one way they can change the way they live and dedicate themselves to that responsibility. For example, one group may choose to start recylcing, another to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store or to turn the water off while they brush their teeth. The changes can be small, but overall must impact the environment in a positive way. Adding these changes to the webquest will enable me to also add a section explaining the process, making the webquest more complete.

1 comment:

  1. These are excellent suggestions for revisions! I look forward to seeing the final version!

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