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For my own WEBQUEST I've decided to choose the State Standard: 7.3.02 Identify the location of Earth's major physical characteristics such as continents,
landforms, bodies of water, climate regions, vegetation, and natural resources.

WEBQUEST

This week we learned about how Webquests are great tools to use in the classroom. It allows a teacher to set up a website for students explore a topic or subject. We looked at some samples of Webquest to view differences in the versions. Some Webquest had pictures that were attention grabbers; others were straight forward.

Using Wequest allows a teacher to have more control over what they set up. All links located on the Webquest are evaluated by the teacher; therefore the teacher knows that the websites are valid. In addition, it would reduce the time students’ use searching for websites since they are all located on the Webquest. Here is a site that explains a little more about the functions on Webquest.

WIki Wiki Wiki

This week in class we focused on Wiki's. I found this to be a very interesting topic since I have not worked on a Wiki before. I believe that Wikis could be very helpful in the classroom, especially when I would create projects for students. I could tell them to load up the Wiki homepage, find their class section, and use websites that I previewed beforehand. Therefore I know that their work is credible and that they did not have to goof off on the internet before finding great materials.



For personal use, I found Wikis to be very helpful. The example in the "Plain English" was an exact portrayal of my friends and I. We send countless emails trying to organize a trip or any type of gathering. Had we , instead, used Wiki, planning would have been much quicker and organized.