Webquests--My Thoughts

Web-quests are an interesting way of incorporating class lessons and technology. I think web-quests would be a great thing to use for themed projects. In my class I don't focus a lot of academics, but when I do I think using web-quests would be a great way to do it.

I am debating creating web-quests for the few academic lessons that I will teach throughout the year. I will be teaching a lot of science this year to my kids and I think web-quests will be a great way to incorporate science and technology to make learning fun for my kids.

My students take a little longer than average students to learn things related to various factors. Therefore I think by using a web-quests for academic units I could help myself by planning one really good lesson that covers a larger time span and provides a multitude of activities and experiences all of which might not be done online.

I am also considering creating some web-quests related to the literature that one of my students will be learning in reading. He does not receive enough background and support in class alone. Through web-quests and a variety of other activities I could provide him with background knowledge about the person before he studies them in class. This would make his experience more successful, however this also requires proper notice from the classroom teacher to enable me to create the lessons properly.