Making the WebQuest

Today the only thing we did was work on our WebQuests.  Nick and I got ours done, thankfully, because it would have been hard to do it over break.  I'm looking forward to presenting ours because I think if it was actually for the students it would be a lot of fun.  It was fun making it, too, because we got to look around the internet for pictures, and really just be creative with everything to make it interesting for would-be students.

More WebQuests

Today the first thing we did was watch another video of a teacher using technology in her class.  We filled out a worksheet answering questions about the video.  Then we talked about the WebQuests we found during the week and talked about some that would be fun to do.  Last, we got together with our partners and started brainstorming topics and what would be good to do.  Nick and mine should be fun, mixing in both of our majors to make the WebQuest.

WebQuests

We started today's class off by discussing our observations of technology in the classroom.  I liked this project because I got to go back into my high school English class and visit and observe.  Even though the teacher didn't use much, it was fun to see the assets in the classroom.  Then we were introduced to the WebQuests and what we need to do for our projects.  Mrs. Day showed us some examples and then we had to look around the internet for a WebQuest that we liked. 

Project 7

On Monday we talked about project number 7, where we had to search 5 websites and get information on them.  We talked with partners about what was good and bad in our websites, and whether they would be any use in the classrooms.  Then we talked about the project due next Monday, which is an observation of a classroom, and filling out the worksheet discussing the technology in the classroom and how it was used.  Last we watched a video of technology being used in a classroom.  We had to answer questions about the video and turn it in.  We then finished the video and were told to read chapter 6.