WebQuest 1

What?
At the current time, we are beginning our Webquest assignments. We are in our groups discussing what we are going to do our Webquest on and getting everything organized.

So What?
I have never really thought about Webquest till today. I didn't even really know what they were actually. The more I think about it though, they could be very useful if done correctly. Touching base with our students, our digital learners as we might call them. They could find this very useful. If there is a topic that you would like your students to learn more about, a webquest is an interactive that they could use to help them learn. Depending on the subject, you could even be used as an informative virtual field trip of sorts. In a professional setting, you and your colleagues could even get together and create one for a particular department.

If used well and if the students know how to work, then this is a very useful. Webquests could be used anywhere form Elementary to Secondary education. It would be a useful tool that every educator should learn how to use.

Now What?
By learning how to create and use Webquest in my curriculum, I can become a more effective educator to benefit my students. For my content area, Music, to help them understand more of the pieces we are playing, I can create a webquest to help them understand the composers thoughts and why composers do what they do. I could use one as a Music History lesson to help the students better understand music in general. I feel that webquest could benefit students in general because it makes learning interactive. They are doing rather than just receiving the information and falling asleep at a desk. It will be more meaningful for them.

Video Reflection
What can I say? That was one cool video clip! The surface computer interface looks like something I would definitely get my hands on. It would be a very fun and interactive way to teach. At school defiantly, but more so at home. It would be a great teaching and learning tool for my baby boy when he gets older. Whether it be learning his ABC's, numbers, how to run certain applications, etc. In a school setting, can you imagine your white board being an interactive surface computer? How cool would that be? You can use them for training staff, new teachers in a way that brings all types of technology together. All I can think of about these surface computers is how cool!