Saturday, February 02, 2008
Educational Resources #1
After years of doing this, I've come across many different websites and I'm interested in sharing (and if you've got some please share) with a detailed description. These are the only posts that I'm going to label so they'll be easier to archive together. I'll discuss what I think the site/resource is good for so it's just not a simple link. Let's try to do this once a week ans see how it goes.
The innaugeral issue will feature webquests and a great place to find them (and make them!). Webquests are, in short, online lesson plans. Instructors can use already existing code (or program their own website) and gather Internet resources about a particular topic.
Here's one I did for a technology in education class about the Chicago Fire:
Debby's Chicago Fire Webquest
They cover every topic imaginable and every level. I've found some great ones about place value, multiplication, Iraq, and the upcoming presidential election.
One of the best sites to find existing webquests is webquest.org A quick google search can bring up more sites.
If you want to *create* your own, I'd look at www.questgarden.com For a small fee, you can have access to their WYSIWYG editor to create your own webquests. There are also more webquests available than are on webgarden.org.
Think of webquests as online lapbooks :)
The innaugeral issue will feature webquests and a great place to find them (and make them!). Webquests are, in short, online lesson plans. Instructors can use already existing code (or program their own website) and gather Internet resources about a particular topic.
Here's one I did for a technology in education class about the Chicago Fire:
Debby's Chicago Fire Webquest
They cover every topic imaginable and every level. I've found some great ones about place value, multiplication, Iraq, and the upcoming presidential election.
One of the best sites to find existing webquests is webquest.org A quick google search can bring up more sites.
If you want to *create* your own, I'd look at www.questgarden.com For a small fee, you can have access to their WYSIWYG editor to create your own webquests. There are also more webquests available than are on webgarden.org.
Think of webquests as online lapbooks :)
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