Reflection #7 and video #7

What?

This week we had to have the "skeleton" of the WebQuest and then finish it up or have it finished by next time. I was thinking that we were almost done with our presentation but we still had a lot more to do. We had starting doing some things and decided that that wasn't going to work or that we needed more/less information. It seems to be very time consuming, I thought that it was going to take some time but it's taking longer than I expected.

So what?

This project uses a lot of team cooperation. Sometimes I wonder if it would've been easier to do by myself because I do like to take control (it helps me know that it's getting done). This activity has definately shown me that I don't always have to take control to get things done and to have faith in my group members. It will also be fun to see the finished product instead of just the parts that I've done.

Now What?

I really enjoy doing this project. It's something new and exciting and you can use this for a new way to present a lesson. It would also be a very good way to assess your students; you could teach the lesson one way and instead of just verbally asking them questions or giving them a test you could show them a WebQuest and incorporate some assessment questions into that and your students would know that they are anwering questions but it would be in a more fun way than the traditional assessments. You could also use this to present a lesson too...

Video Blog:

This week we watched the School House Rock video of Nouns-a person, place, or thing. This would be a very good thing to show a class that's learning about nouns. It's a very simple video but kids seem to like this type of thing so it would/could be a very useful tool when you're teaching about it. I would reccomend showing most of the School House Rock videos as an extra tool in your teaching. They are easily accessible now with technology and they explain things very well and they aren't so long that students would lose interest in them.