Hi all!
Well, I am not certain what to post this week, but . . .
I finished reading the supplemental material regarding Scavenger Hunts and Webquests. I enjoyed the All About Me (3-12) Scavenger Hunt. Coincidentally,
on the day I was born, Twiggy (6th grade nickname) has the same birthday, and I sing a mean Karaoke version of Edith from All in the Family. My son's height at age 18 is predicted to be 6'4". (I hope he's got game.)
I like the Scavenger Hunt idea. I would like to assign a scavenger hunt outside of class and have the students email me their results. I feel that if they were conducted in a lab scene, students would be more prone to copy.
Webquests are wonderful inventions. They definitely permit teachers to integrate curriculums and generate enthusiasm for a topic. Again, though, I am perplexed on how to handle only one classroom computer. Either Bernie Dodge or Tom March attempted to address this problem, but I cannot afford to give a week or more of classroom content time to explore a webquest in pairs.
Well, I am not certain what to post this week, but . . .
I finished reading the supplemental material regarding Scavenger Hunts and Webquests. I enjoyed the All About Me (3-12) Scavenger Hunt. Coincidentally,
on the day I was born, Twiggy (6th grade nickname) has the same birthday, and I sing a mean Karaoke version of Edith from All in the Family. My son's height at age 18 is predicted to be 6'4". (I hope he's got game.)
I like the Scavenger Hunt idea. I would like to assign a scavenger hunt outside of class and have the students email me their results. I feel that if they were conducted in a lab scene, students would be more prone to copy.
Webquests are wonderful inventions. They definitely permit teachers to integrate curriculums and generate enthusiasm for a topic. Again, though, I am perplexed on how to handle only one classroom computer. Either Bernie Dodge or Tom March attempted to address this problem, but I cannot afford to give a week or more of classroom content time to explore a webquest in pairs.
3 comments:
Hi Michelle,
I like the ideas you posted in your first post.
Just curious, since you don't yet have something to post for this week, do you think there could be any connection between Webquests or Scavenger Hunts and Blogs?
Hmmmmm....
~ John
Hi Michelle:
Nice job on the design. I agree with you on the negatives of doing scavenger hunts in a lab setting. Eyes do tend to wander. Do you have access to a lab or labs in your school? Is there a lab assistant there to help keep an eye on the students?
Looking forward on more posts from you.
Hi Michelle!
This is a totally random comment, but the evolution of dance is hysterical! I am a dance teacher/choreographer and when I saw that I had to forward it on! Very funny!
With regard to Webquests and Scavenger Hunts, I think that they are great teaching tools. However, some are very time consuming to complete as well as create as we are finding out with our group work!
Chasady
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