Week four's assignment was to construct a Webquest. We were to create this website using Google Sites, a program with which we are becoming very comfortable and familiar with. This lesson covered the following standards: S3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, S1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity, and S4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility. Furthermore, it made use of the following professional dispositions: Commitment to Ethics, Commitment to Professional Competence, and Ongoing Professional Development.
The Webquest assignment is much lengthier and in-depth than the past assignments; however, the template made it very easy to construct, for I filled out the template and could copy and paste the majority of my information. The assignment is very time consuming, but the end product is very beneficial to both students and teachers in the classroom. Teachers can use Webquests to instruct lessons in a new and creative way. It is also an interactive style of learning that can be taught to all different types of learners, from visual to tactile. A Webquest also creates a way for students and teachers to interact with each other, which creates a closer relationship between the two. Despite the amount of time needed to create the assignment, it is one I would use in the future when I become a teacher. I can modify and edit the Webquest to fit the needs of my specific students. Furthermore, other teachers of the same subject area can make use of the Webquest if it pertains to the information they are teaching their students. Overall, I enjoyed the assignment.
I also agree that this assignment was a time consuming one, but you also make a lot of good points as to why this assignment is beneficial to learners, especially different types of learners. I also didn't even think about the student-to-teacher interaction. It's important that student and teachers interact as much as possible, and the webquest assignment definitely fulfills this need.
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