1. What is a teacher web page?
- A teacher web page is a personal web page designed by a teacher for anyone to view. Many teacher web pages include a brief mission statement describing their commitment to students, information about their classroom or school, personal information, contact information, and homework assignments for students who may have forgotten what they were assigned.
2. How do you use a teacher web page when you teach?
- Teachers can post any sort of information on their web sites regarding their class lessons. For a high school group, this could include all of the notes given in class for those who were unable to be at school to receive. When it comes to younger groups, teachers can post helpful information about the lessons that they are learning and even post the homework assignments to allow the students to be sure that they are doing the correct work. Teachers can also place links to web sites that they have found helpful for learning and even videos that will help the students relate to the information given.
3. What are the pros and cons of using a teacher web page?
- One obvious problem with teachers putting a lot of information on a web page would be that it is not guaranteed that all of their students will have a computer or Internet access in their homes. If students are able to view the given information they may be confused by it if it is not written correctly. If a teacher uses their web page correctly, there can be a large number of positives for not only their students but also for parents. Having information on the web page allows students and parents to have a back up just in case a student doesn't understand at home. It also allows students and parents to become more computer literate in using the Internet. If a teacher posts videos that allow their students to experience learning differently, this would open the gate to many different positive out looks in the future. Teachers could also use the web site in class to help the students become more familiar with it.
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WebQuest Questions
1. What is a WebQeust?
- A WebQuest is a virtual lesson created through the web and posted as a website of its own. It gives students an opportunity to learn about a subject while performing activities and attempting an challenge at the end. This also gives students an opportunity to discover learning through technology and the Internet.
2. Describe how you will use a WebQuest when you are teaching?
- WebQuest is something that I would like to have my students to first explore while on the computers or in a computer lab. I would like them to first go through and begin to understand how it works and how easy it is to use. Following that I may have them separate into small groups and perform the lesson to see how that goes. If that doesn't work I may have the whole class work together on it, but i would really like to have the students work together to accomplish the objectives. I could also use simple WebQuests for student homework. If I had a class website, I could place a link for the small WebQuest on it under a homework section and have the students work on it out of school.
3. Indicate the positives and negatives of using WebQuests?
- One positive is how much it allows students to learn about technology and how it can help create a more exciting learning experience. They also (if created well) can provide students with valuable information about the subject they entail. If students use the WebQuests at home they will not only be learning outside of school, but there is also a chance they are teaching their parents about how they work too.
- A negative would be how students (if younger) have time taken to teach them how to use the technology. If a teacher would like to assign a WebQuests for homework they must make sure all of their students have computers and Internet access. The schools you are at will also have to have a computer lab if you want the students to interact on their own in class with them.
- A WebQuest is a virtual lesson created through the web and posted as a website of its own. It gives students an opportunity to learn about a subject while performing activities and attempting an challenge at the end. This also gives students an opportunity to discover learning through technology and the Internet.
2. Describe how you will use a WebQuest when you are teaching?
- WebQuest is something that I would like to have my students to first explore while on the computers or in a computer lab. I would like them to first go through and begin to understand how it works and how easy it is to use. Following that I may have them separate into small groups and perform the lesson to see how that goes. If that doesn't work I may have the whole class work together on it, but i would really like to have the students work together to accomplish the objectives. I could also use simple WebQuests for student homework. If I had a class website, I could place a link for the small WebQuest on it under a homework section and have the students work on it out of school.
3. Indicate the positives and negatives of using WebQuests?
- One positive is how much it allows students to learn about technology and how it can help create a more exciting learning experience. They also (if created well) can provide students with valuable information about the subject they entail. If students use the WebQuests at home they will not only be learning outside of school, but there is also a chance they are teaching their parents about how they work too.
- A negative would be how students (if younger) have time taken to teach them how to use the technology. If a teacher would like to assign a WebQuests for homework they must make sure all of their students have computers and Internet access. The schools you are at will also have to have a computer lab if you want the students to interact on their own in class with them.
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