Artifact # 5
Context:
During CI-3850 in the spring of 2002 I
was able to create a WebQuest for children in second grade. I worked
with two other students to design a webpage with activities for children
to learn the lifecycles of different animals.
Impact:
I now have background knowledge of creating
a WebQuest, so I can create one for my future class. This particular WebQuest
serves as a fun way to integrate technology into the classroom. The students
will learn about the lessons through engaging activities. This WebQuest
fulfills many of the NCSCS competencies for the second grade in technology,
science, health, and social studies. It also allows the students to explore
and use their critical thinking skills.
Alignment:
Throughout my teaching career I plan to
create a variety of WebQuests for various subjects and areas so that my
students will have a different resource for lessons besides lecture or
the basic ways of teaching. Planning the lessons on a WebQuest will actively
engage the students in learning. Also, WebQuests are a good planning strategy
for the homework that could be done online. (Technology
Competency II D) As the students are involved in the WebQuest
there is an assessment that the teacher looks at when grading what they
learned, and whether their developmental level is beginner, developing,
accomplished, or exemplary. (Technology Competency
IV A)