https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf This week you are learning all about your final project...a WEBQUEST. A very specific type of web activity. Learn from these two videos and using the CHOICE philosophy, please share why it is a good idea to use with kids in the classroom. en-us 2017-05-10 18:32:03 UTC 2017-06-29 23:45:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176799197 Robert Tabor
WebQuests are a unique way to expand on topics that are covered in classroom textbooks very briefly. From what I’ve learned about them so far, I would say that good WebQuests will inspire creativity, and promote higher level thinking through their open ended and exploration based nature. WebQuests provide a structured way of allowing students to construct their own knowledge with the use of the internet and other unique software tools. WebQuests are a great avenue for teachers to take who are a bit unsure about stepping out of their comfort zone to allow students to take control of their own learning. WebQuests provide framework to guide student learning while also allowing them to express themselves and choose how to go about completing tasks and exploring material. In conjunction with the CHOICE philosophy of teaching with technology, WebQuests can virtually be collaborative, promote higher level thinking, open-ended, individualized, contextual, and engaging. You can choose to allow students to complete tasks within WebQuests collaboratively within groups or partners, which may even enhance their learning even more. Students may be able to build up each other’s knowledge of the subject matter by sharing some of the exciting things they discovered that their friends hadn’t. Children will use higher level thinking when completing WebQuests which pose several thought provoking questions or problems for them to solve through project based tasks. WebQuests can be open-ended and allow for students to complete them in an expression unique to their own learning style or problem-solving strategy. Tasks and questions can be tailored to accommodate for both lower and higher achieving students, individualizing the experience. WebQuests can be used in context with what is already being done in class, merely building on knowledge kids already have. Good WebQuests will also be engaging and exciting, and will provide a variety of links to resources such as videos, articles, and maybe even games that cover the topic. The effectiveness of a WebQuest will depend on the amount of thoughtful consideration and effort put in by its creator to encourage each and every aspect of the CHOICE philosophy.

]]> 2017-06-19 02:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176799197 mill2001 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176886924 Claire Miller
This week's videos made webquests sound like an exciting and innovative alternative to traditional learning methods. They ask open ended questions that give students room to explore topics and gain a better understanding. It also gives them a taste of what adults do in the real world. The second video talked about how students are required to complete assignments, like writing essays, that do not really relate to any careers or the real world.This makes using webquests a great tool to use in the classroom because it gives students an idea of what working is like. It also lets them be creative and promotes a higher level of thinking. With webquests teachers are not the only people who get a say in what students learn. Students also get to decide what information to take in and explore further. I think webquests overlap with many of the facets of the CHOICE philosophy. They provide Individualized and Open-ended learning. They also make children think at a higher level because they have to examine information and interpret it. Webquests have the ability to be collaborative and engaging depending on how teachers set them up. With all this considered I think that webquests are good to incorporate into lessons. I am excited to learn more about them this week.]]> 2017-06-19 16:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176886924 bowman50 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176895489 >Megan Bowman
I think webquests are a great way to give students the opportunity to think about questions opposed to just memorize a correct answer. Webquests is an awesome way to expand your teaching and use a different approach to the traditional teaching strategies. I think the use of webquests will allow students to be creative and attach themselves personally to the topic. These are great to expand on topics that haven't been talked about in depth or that the textbook doesn't cover enough. The webquests are great in collaboration with the CHOICE philosophy because with this, students can collaborate with their peers while working in pairs or even small groups. They will be able to learn from one another's current knowledge and experiences. Open-ended questions promote higher-level thinking because the students have to form thoughts and responses based on how they interpret the question. I'm excited to learn more about the webquests because it is something completely new to me so I want to make sure I understand the whole concept.

]]> 2017-06-19 18:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176895489 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176923154 After watching these videos, i think webquests have nothing but positivity! I'm always looking for positiveness from technology for students to learn and I had no idea webquest existed. Technology is just getting better and better.Webquest encourage students to explore their minds through encouragment and other possible answers. Rather than just using a book to learn, webquests uses activites to teach and it also keeps kids involved in the activity.Webquest encourages students to work with their classmates in activities rather then working only on paper which is a great collaboration with the CHOICE philosophy! Working together encourages students to learn from each other and they won't even know it. Students can learn from each other as they work with each other as well. I have only learned so much about webquest so far and i'm excited to lean more about these and do my project.]]> 2017-06-20 01:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176923154 abby_payton14 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176998838 Abby Payton
I believe that webquests are a positive project to do with students when the teacher assigns the project to be open minded and allow the student to chose the criteria that is going to be presented. When the student is able to make their project unique with their own ideas,  that is what makes the project more memorable. Children that are able to have these experiences will want to do it again and show more interest in doing it. I like how in the second video he talked about how the teacher needs to step outside of the textbook and give students a different outlook on the content. I have had so many teachers that go off the textbook and it starts to get boring when all that you need to know is written in someone else's words in front of you. But when you get to apply your own knowledge and spark your own ideas to share, that is what brings the textbook to life and how to apply it in real life situations. This activity involves the CHOICE model because it allows children to collaborate in groups to discuss ideas with one another. Students are able to provide their prior knowledge with one another in order to complete the task and involve higher level thinking. ]]> 2017-06-20 15:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/176998838 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177013521 I’ve never heard of webQuest before but after watching these videos I feel very strongly that webQuests is a fun and positive way for students to learning about technology. It encourages them to look more stuff and expand their minds and full them up with knowledge.  It is also very beneficial for us teachers. WebQuest is a fun and a different approach than just teaching this.  Students can be more creative this way and helps them really get involved with the possible project that they are doing or if they are just looking stuff up.  I would definitely use webQuest in my classroom because it is a fun way for students to get excited about learning. ]]> 2017-06-20 17:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177013521 mazurm3 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177146798 Mariola Mazur
After watching the two videos, all I heard in them was positivity and how great WebQuests are for students. Students are able to expand on a topic through the use of a WebQuest. After learning a topic that wasn't taught in great detail, or you're wanting to learn more about such a topic- WebQuests are the way to go. The WebQuests are great with the C.H.O.I.C.E philosophy because WebQuests offer collaboration with others, they require students to use their higher-level thinking, they are open ended, individualized, contextual, and engaging. All these amazing factors are found in WebQuests! I never had heard of a WebQuest until now and I am excited to see how such technology can benefit my students in the future. 

]]> 2017-06-21 23:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177146798 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177148359 I have done a few web quest in my years of schooling although it was at a high school level I enjoyed them and it was a good way tom get a way from the lecture. I thing the web quest is a god way to not only help the child learn to navigate websites but to also learn other things while finding the answers they need. I found the C.H.O.I.C.E. philosophy interesting because it gives them the chance to engage in problems and learn at a whole new level. They also inspire creativity and unique way of thinking and research skills. ]]> 2017-06-21 23:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177148359 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177154476 Kaelyn Miller
I have done one WebQuest so far in my college career and my teacher of an on-line class used it as a replacement for a class period that she could not attend.  I think that I learned a lot about the topic that the WebQuest covered, she also lectured on the topic the next class period so we got all of the needed information. I have never made a webquest though and as it is very information intensive it seems to be a quite daunting task. I really think that the CHOICE model is great in today's educational world because children are learning in their own individual ways. ]]> 2017-06-22 01:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177154476 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177247176 Kara Trent
I have done one webquest throughout my schooling so far and that was just like a month ago. I was very confused at first but then I soon learned that it is a fun and interesting way to learn about a topic. This assignment gives the students more freedom and it makes the assignment more fun for them. The idea or method that I really liked was CHOICE. This gives the students more freedom to do want they want with the assignment and they get to do it however they want! I think this is a great asset to the classroom.]]> 2017-06-22 22:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177247176 rachelstevens0119 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177254055 I think that WEBQUEST is a good idea to use in the classroom when you want to cover a topic that was not coved well in the book or not covered at all in the book, but goes along with the lesson.  A task that is real life or career based is great to use for this kind of project.  Also I think that this would be great to use to help explore different ideas and/or opinions on a topic.  Elements of the WEBQUEST and the CHOICE model that overlap are: collaborative, higher level thinking, open ended, contextual, and engaging.  I think that you could also include individualized if you were giving students choices on websites to use and what they included in their WEBQUESTS?  I really like the idea of using a WEBQUEST assignment to enhance understanding of a specific topic and/or relation to how or why they would use this as an adult makes the project more relevant to their learning.     ]]> 2017-06-23 00:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177254055 sbruscem https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177320480 Before watching the videos, I did not like the idea of WEBQUESTS. I did one this semester and I thought it was busy work. After watching the videos, I found that they can be very educational and helpful with topics not fully touched on in the textbook. It also allows students to learn the way they like to instead of flipping through countless books. This makes the assignment fun and creative. It also allows students to find more information and help them focus on the assignment which helps with higher -level thinking. Giving the student a choice on how to find the answer is also beneficial for students education. I enjoyed watching the videos on webquest and would like to use them in my classroom. 

]]> 2017-06-23 19:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177320480 tthordar https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177323662 Tiffany Thordarson
I think webquests are a great way to incorporate technology into your teaching in the classroom. I did my first webquest in my maymester class, and while I was confused at first, I thought it was a really great way to get students engaged in what they're learning. 
In regards to the CHOICE model, I think webquests overlap in three ways. The first is higher-level thinking because students are challenged with new information and then almost forced to take that information and think about it on a deeper level, which makes a positive impact on their learning. The second, is contextually. Webquests are (at least to my understanding) based off topics/subjects that are briefly covered in the classroom, but given to provide students with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the material. Finally, they overlap in the engaging part. Students are engaged when they have to take their prior knowledge of technology and use it to find answers about a certain subject/topic. ]]> 2017-06-23 21:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177323662 13kvandermeer https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177341933 Kaylin VanderMeer
I think that WebQuests can be a really cool way to have students do some research and learning about knew topics and to keep the students involved and interested in the topics. I also think that they are a great way to keep technology in the classroom. With that though I can see how WebQuest can be used in a non useful way in the classroom. I see that there is a fine line that you have to find when making a WebQuest so that you can really get the full affect of the website. It can be really helpful when used the right way. I liked when in the second video it said to use real life things that the students will be using. I think that that is huge because as students I find projects much more engaging when I know I will be able to use them in real life. I am afraid that it is going to be hard to find the right topic to make a WebQuest for but once you find it I think it will be very helpful. ]]> 2017-06-24 13:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177341933 coope174 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177346309 Molly Cooper 
The web quest is a great way to allow students to explore a subject on their own. It is especially helpful like others have said when the book does not completely cover a topic, but that is not the only way to use the site. It could also be used for something fully covered in the text but needs to be presented in a more interesting way. Web quest and CHOICE are similar because they are both a very constructivist student based learning, and they both allow students to control the way they learn and they way they remember. It puts learning in the students hands. Although web quests still confuse me I hope to understand them more by the time I turn in the final and to use in my future classroom!]]> 2017-06-24 16:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177346309 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177373565 Joel Birky I have done one web quest before in my college and although I didn't necessarily enjoy it, I do think it is a better way for children to learn. I am always a hands on, do it yourself kind of learner because I feel like students will learn best if they are required to do it themselves. Most kids know how to use the internet really well, so it also allows them to be on technology which is something that most kids enjoy. As for the CHOICE assignments. I think it is a great idea and a way for children to learn using whatever method will help them remember the material. I think when it comes to my classroom, I will be more likely to use the CHOICE method over the web quest. 

]]> 2017-06-25 14:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177373565 jazzmin_haygood https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177382514 Jazzmin Haygood
I think it's a good idea to use in the classroom because many kids learn better by doing things themselves & doing things hands on. Many kids now use the internet daily rather than when I went to school I did every Friday for a special. I also think that getting more kids involved in something hands on, their able to recall back to it. By using web quest these kids are starting to learn how to research, becoming more creative, and expressing their selves in their work. It's a good way to keep technology in the classroom]]> 2017-06-25 18:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177382514 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177396281 Tori Dobrowski
Web quests are good to use in elementary classrooms because you can adapt them to any age group. Collaborative- Students can work together to complete webquests. This can help them with team work and social skills.
Higher Level Thinking- Webquests' challenge students in many ways. There is so much to a webquest to make students for harder.
Open ended- By giving a student a web quest you are giving them more freedom. You can give them an outline to follow while still letting them think they are chasing who they want to learn.
Individualize- Webquests can be individualized to a specific student or you can have each student choose which parts they would like to do. You could even assign specific students specific parts of the web quest. 
Contextual- By creating a web quest you are using technology without just sticking a student in front of a screen. 
Engaging- Webquests also give students something to learn off of that is not just text based. It draws them in and is a fun way for them to learn. 
I think the CHOICE method is exactly what a web quest uses!

]]> 2017-06-25 23:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177396281 https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177779067 Emily Jones 
Web quests are great before this I  had never been familiar with this kind of web quest but I think that it could be a great way to sharpen computer and communication skills  help children better work better with others, leadership skills. it also gets the children searching for information out side of a book and learning something new in a creative way. In the CHOICE model the are challenged with higher-level thinking and use that information in whole new way]]> 2017-06-29 23:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dpratt/3si9v5jxijuf/wish/177779067