Webquest on Webquests by Linda Lawton https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i en-us 2020-03-20 17:22:48 UTC 2020-03-25 16:51:45 UTC hello@padlet.com 8.1 Altitudinist- Ancient Egypt llawtonmset https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463707947 First Things First
I think that this scenario was an interesting way to introduce information about Ancient Egypt to students. The students needed to read carefully to follow directions to various tasks. Each task had varying difficulty. While some required students to read and answer basic questions, others had students drawing, creating, and decoding to complete tasks. Certain aspects of the webquest were worthwhile. I think having the students create their own identity allowed them to explore what life was like and how they saw themselves during that time. Decoding hieroglyphics is not something that the students needed to complete in order to understand life during ancient times. It may have been fun for some students to do but not necessary for understanding.
The webquest design was easy to follow. The directions were clear and not overly wordy. I think that parts of the webquest were more beneficial for a student who is the efficiency expert but not for a student that is the altitudinist. There were very little higher level thinking tasks for the students to complete. Although there were a lot of opportunities for the students to "create" they were all focused around being artistic. For example, they needed to design an identity, design their own cartouche, create a boy pharaoh, design a card, and create a comic strip. Each of these tasks included creating or designing something but did not require much higher level thinking to complete the task. I think that parts of this webquest were great and a fun, interesting way for students to learn about the topic, but would not appeal to a student who thinks of themselves as an altitudinist. ]]> 2020-03-17 20:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463707947 8.2 Affiliator Creative Encounters llawtonmset https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463727971 First Things First
I think that this scenario was very interesting for this age level. It put a futuristic twist on the learning to make it more interesting. It was easy for the students to follow. This task was challenging for the students. They needed to follow directions, read carefully for answer various questions, work cooperatively with their group members, and find an organized way of presenting their information. I think that it was worthwhile for the students, but to show to the students the purpose of researching previous number systems, I think it would have been beneficial to add it to the lesson objectives for the students to read. The evaluation component showed the students that they would be evaluated on all parts of the process--independent and group components. This might have helped to explain to the students that they could not slack off on any parts of the webquest. By presenting this as a webquest, it displayed the information to the students in an interesting way. I think it added excitement to the learning instead of just discussing it as a class.]]> 2020-03-17 20:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463727971 8.3 Efficiency Expert World Of Shakespeare llawtonmset https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463728235 First Things First
This scenario was interesting, but I think it would be interesting to only a small group of students. It was quite lengthy and required a lot of research. As I was reading through the directions, I was thinking to myself that I was glad I wouldn't have to complete this task. Coming from the view point of someone who does not like public speaking or preforming in front of groups I would not have enjoyed this and therefore not really gotten much out of it. 
The task was challenging and I think the purpose behind it was worth-while. Many times when students are reading text from long ago they don't think about what life was like back then in order to fully understand the text. 
The evaluation did match the task. The rubric showed each component to the task including independent work as well as group work.
]]> 2020-03-17 20:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463728235 8.1 Altitudinist- Ancient Egypt llawtonmset https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463792537 Next
This project scaffolded tasks to challenge the students. Throughout each of the missions, students were required to complete a new task. The tasks varied between reading information and answering questions and create models of their research. 
In mission 2 the questions had complexity. The students needed to answer a few questions from their research and then apply their learning and past experiences to support a question about the making of mummies. The remaining missions had more base level questions and tasks for the students to complete leading me to believe that they lacked difficulty and complexity.]]> 2020-03-17 22:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463792537 8.2 Affiliator Creative Encounters llawtonmset https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463799726 Next
In this webquest the roles of each student was clear to them. The teacher had separate links from each of the students to follow depending on their role. Each student had a set of questions specific to their assigned "job title". Once the students we completed with their research they needed to share this information with the rest of their group. I believe that by only having a conversation about the information found, the other group members will not come away with learning new information from the job titles they did not have. In part 4 and 5 the students needed to work collaboratively to create their own number system and organize the information for their end presentation. These parts required the students to share more about what they found throughout the independent part of the process.
The whole process was student friendly and easy to follow. The teacher explained the directions clearly and divided the task into clear parts. The students knew what needed to be completed in each part. I think that the three "job titles" were evenly split. Each student had to complete research and answer various questions. One did not stand out as being copious amounts of more work. The learning objectives given by the teacher was to understand why we have place value and how it works. This task required students to research the why and then apply that to explaining their own how. ]]> 2020-03-17 22:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463799726 8.3 Efficiency Expert World Of Shakespeare llawtonmset https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463800359 Next
This task was not necessary to complete in the form of a webquest. I think that the information could have been presented to the students in a condensed more time efficient way. The process that the students needed to go through was not crucial to understanding what life was like in the Elizabethan Era. 
From reading the content, I think this webquest would take at least 3-4 full class periods--if class periods were 45 minutes. Students needed to figure out who would be doing each part, research, bring all the information together, and complete the skit, scrapbook, and scene. Even the teacher wrote in the directions that they might want to divide and conquer. If they need to divide the work to get it done, then not each student is being exposed to each of the components equally and therefore it seems pointless.]]> 2020-03-17 22:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/llawtonmset/89tncs6taq5i/wish/463800359