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WebQuest Question

What can you do to prevent obesity in your own life?

The Best Web Quest

Which two of example WebQuests listed below are the best ones? Why? As a group, we decided that the two best WebQuests were Foreign Country presentation and the Shakespeare Presentations were the best. On these, most of the links worked, the efficiency expert thought the expectations were brief, clear, and to the point.  Which two are the worst? Why? The worst WebQuests were the Gorillas and the Waves and Sounds presentation. As a group, we did not think that these would be able to hold students attention or encourage them to complete the assignments.  What do best and worst mean to you? Best, to me, means that the Quests were well organized, students knew what they were supposed to be doing and when they were supposed to do it. It also made a big difference to me whether or not the links worked as they should. Worst meant that it was extremely unorganized and unable to hold my attention.

webquest

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Saving the Gorillas	Easy, to the point questions. No "busy work."	Poorly written.
The World of Shakespeare	VERY organized!	Seems like quite a bit of work. I hope the students have a few weeks to complete it.
Become an Anti-Earthquake Designer	Seems interesting.	May not hold student's attention
Foreign Country Presentation	Some projects would be very interesting	Not enough clear information
Waves and Sound	Very clear as to what is expected.	Process is too long.

Efficiency Expert

Double Journal 11

1. In writing, things get lost. We lose that personal connection.
2. It is very hard, if not impossible, for teachers to keep up with technology.
3. There are constant wars between what subject matter is important. (science and math, phonics vs. whole language)

* I was also surprised by how he addressed all of the different roles teachers are expected to play.

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Double Journal 10

Even students who perform well in school are often unprepared for the challenges that they encounter after graduation, in their work lives as well as their personal lives. Many students learn to solve specific types of problems, but they are unable to adapt and improvise in response to the unexpected situations that inevitably arise in today’s fast-changing world.

"The study looked at students at nearly 400 high schools nationwide who took the ACT last year and found that high school graduates who took the basic core curriculum college prep courses—four years of English and three each of math, science, and social studies—were unprepared for college...not only do high school courses need to be more rigorous, but states need to specify the number and kinds of courses that students need to take—and those courses need to be aligned with state standards that are driven by the requirements of postsecondary schools and the workplace"

I completely agree with this. I took several college courses through my high school, but once I got to college I was severely unprepared. I think this is because my high school's main focus was high stakes testing (Stanford 9, WESTEST, ACT, etc.) My high school never taught us study skills. Never once did I study for a test in high school and once I got to college I wrongly expected to do the same. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Whelan, D.L., Study says fewer than 25 percent of high school kids will succeed in entry-level college courses. School Library Journal. 6/1/2007.