Webquests and Wikis can be extremely powerful and beneficial tools for students, especially since the internet and technology are critical in our society. My group and I discussed our views of Webquests. I was very excited about the whole idea of making a huge project that would require students to access appropriate internet sources. I can't imagine living in our society without knowing how to find information on the web. I feel like students must have an understanding of computers, and Wikis can be an appropriate source to introduce them to new research techniques. One of my groupmates was not excited by the whole webquest ideas, mainly because she felt it was a lot of work, but she also felt that her mind would change once she actually understood how to set one up. I love the whole idea.
Students can be quite obsessed with computers these days. If the webquests were creative and intriguing, I can definitely see kids viewing an online project and getting as excited to do it as they do to play video games.
When I did the webquest worksheet, I actually didn't go to the Teacher Web -- Webquest. I'd just searched for webquests through the actual webquest website. In class today, my groupmates showed me some of the Teacher Web Webquests, and I was really impressed by how easy they could be for students to access and use without frustration! These would be great for young kids as well as older ones.
I definitely need to play with the Wiki more as I'm still a bit confused about its full range of abilities, but I'm definitely intrigued and excited to have this as a source for my classroom!
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