Chapter 6- Teaching with Educational Websites and other Online
Resources
Focus Question- What are WebQuests and virtual field trips?
WebQuests and virtual field trips are a new form of technology
that is interactive for students. It’s a
web bases teaching tool that can be used in all levels in the classroom. WebQuests are virtual experience where
students go to a group of websites already picked out to explore the subject
the teacher assigned. WebQuests use
various types of digital media such as texts, pictures, and videos. Virtual
field trips open up the whole world to a classroom. Teachers can use virtual
field trips to enhance learning as well as incorporating technology.
PortaPortal is a booking marking tool for teachers and
students. It allows teachers and students to create a page with the websites
they use the most. Teachers could use
PortaPortal to focus students on websites they want the students to use.
Summary-
I think that using WebQuests and virtual field trips is so
cool. When I was younger my class did a
virtual field trip to a marine biologist.
He talked all about sharks and other sea animals. It was such a great experience. I have never used WebQuest but it sounds like
something I would enjoy. I think that
using this type of technology in classrooms would be extremely beneficial for
students.
The opportunity to enhance learning and motivate students with educational websites is really too vast to turn down! How do you think webQuests, specifically, do that? ... versus just looking at great web links? How would you compare PortaPortal with the other social bookmarking tools you have heard about or used?
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