I think I did a really good concept with my WebQuest, but I was very unfamiliar with how it worked so a lot of time was spent on learning to use the tools and how to setup the pages. I worked on it and re-did a lot of the design. I kept hoping that my design would get better, but it did not. I am most disheartened at the fact that I did not have the knowledge to really make it grow.
I may have designed a WebQuest that was over my head, I had great ambition, but my lack of understanding the Google system made it difficult to really get a good design. Most of the time I was fighting to get in or trying something new that failed. I wish I had had instruction and practice before I took on such a difficult design. All in all I think the concept was great I just used words more than multimedia like some other students. If I had used more I think my quest would have been successful.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Week 10 WebQuest
Here’s my WebQuest:
https://sites.google.com/site/onlineclassroomeducation/assignments
1. What is the purpose of your webquest?
The purpose of my WebQuest is to teach poetry to student at a high school to college level. My quest is designed to use several different areas of teaching including English, Grammar and Art.
2. What about the process of building the webquest was surprising?
I was very surprised to see how easy it was to make the pages. It did not require me to know html or and weird web design.
3. How do you plan to use your webquest?
I am hoping that my quest helps students understand the basics of poetry. I want them to see both sides of the lessons which include art and English.
4. What feedback would you like to receive from others?
The feedback has been very good and helpful. It has helped me fix things.
5. Would other teachers like to collaborate? How?
I have not had any other teachers who want to join in on my WebQuest.
6. What other content area topics would you like to create a webquest?
Other than poetry I would like to design a couple of courses that have to do with more arts and maybe a psychology quest.
7. How would you have your students create a webquest?
I guess I would use the same instructions and give my student’s directions and walk them through the process. I would design a WebQuest and then allow them to see an example.
8. What specific feedback would help you build stronger webquests in the future?
The best feedback I could use would be to go my WebQuest and act like a student so I can have direct feedback as a student sees it.
https://sites.google.com/site/onlineclassroomeducation/assignments
1. What is the purpose of your webquest?
The purpose of my WebQuest is to teach poetry to student at a high school to college level. My quest is designed to use several different areas of teaching including English, Grammar and Art.
2. What about the process of building the webquest was surprising?
I was very surprised to see how easy it was to make the pages. It did not require me to know html or and weird web design.
3. How do you plan to use your webquest?
I am hoping that my quest helps students understand the basics of poetry. I want them to see both sides of the lessons which include art and English.
4. What feedback would you like to receive from others?
The feedback has been very good and helpful. It has helped me fix things.
5. Would other teachers like to collaborate? How?
I have not had any other teachers who want to join in on my WebQuest.
6. What other content area topics would you like to create a webquest?
Other than poetry I would like to design a couple of courses that have to do with more arts and maybe a psychology quest.
7. How would you have your students create a webquest?
I guess I would use the same instructions and give my student’s directions and walk them through the process. I would design a WebQuest and then allow them to see an example.
8. What specific feedback would help you build stronger webquests in the future?
The best feedback I could use would be to go my WebQuest and act like a student so I can have direct feedback as a student sees it.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Apply and Discover 2.2.
There are many ways to design instructions, you can use words and write a manual or pictures to make simple signs such as no eating in the lab. Instructions depend on what you want to teach.
I have always gone with the theory of keeping everything simple and easy to understand so my design would combine words and pictures just like a good manual should. I first would address what my users need and what I have to offer. If I had deaf children or blind adults I would need to address that issue and setup my instructions differently. If I was working with the deaf I would use pictures and large words that were very straight forward. I would make sure all my instructions where writing.
If I was working with blind users I would make all my instruction in braille or a similar method. I would setup my instructions to be spoken and heard such as how Microsoft has done with their disability features in Vista and Now in Windows 7. There are many devices that can assist in helping handicap users.
Believe it or not children adapt quickly to instruction so working with adults I feel will be the challenge. As I said already the instructions would depend on the users, if I was working with older people born in the 1950’s I would write in a simple language and explain things better in broad terms computer instead of PC and I would have to be patient with them.
In all having instructions made for all is easy if you just know who you’re working for. Any system and instructions can be adapted to fit the needs of your user if you just keep the format simple and adaptable.
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