Day 19 March 30, 2010

Today in class we got into groups of four and each played a role to look at different webquests. The role I played was "The Efficiency Expert". The efficiency expert:: You value time a great deal. You believe that too much time is wasted in today's classrooms on unfocused activity and learners not knowing what they should be doing at a given moment. To you, a good WebQuest is one that delivers the most learning bang for the buck. If it's a short, unambitious activity that teaches a small thing well, then you like it. If it's a longterm activity, it had better deliver a deep understanding of the topic it covers, in your view. The webquest I found that fit my role was "We All Scream for Ice Cream." This webquest had students reaseaching and creating a flow chart of "How ice cream is made". Then, they create a new flavor of ice cream and design the package for the new ice cream flavor. Finally, they will make their own homemade ice cream. I think this webquest fit my role best becuase it was a short activity that didn't take a lot of time, and it teaches a small thing. The ISTE NETSs standard that helps K-12 students meet is Standard 2a: Communication and Collaboration. Standard 2a says that students interact,collaborate,and publish with peers,experts,or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. This would be a good project for my future classroom beucase it helps the students to interact and to be creative with their own ideas.