Final Project link

https://sites.google.com/site/finalproject129000/home

Photostory When I become a teacher..

When I become a Teacher I will inspire student creativity by..........

Teaching them how to use technology in an effective and positive way. I will teach them not to hold back on their own creativity and for them to express themselves. I will inspire them to be excited about learning through technology rather than being forced and bored with their typical learning experiences.  I will teach them the new ways of technology for their job opportunities of the future. I will inspire my students and make an impact through technology and their lives.  

WebQuest Link

Here's my WebQuest link if you want to check it out!
https://sites.google.com/site/musicisthekeytolife/

Driving Question

Why do we need to learn music and how it works?

WebQuest Group Questions

1. Which two of example WebQuests listed below are the best ones? Why?
2. Which two are the worst? Why?
3. What do best and worst mean to you?

1. .One of the examples we paicularly liked was the Unraveling the Underground Railroad & We all Scream for Ice Cream. These examples stood out to me because of the detail the WebQuest had. I liked the fact that these two examples showed photos, and wentin depth for detail. They also are very well put together.
2. The Ancient Egypt WebQuest and "Where is My Hero?" are in my opinion the worst WebQuests. I feel that they are not well put together and lack a great deal of information. The Ancient Egypt wasn't very appealing in color, while "Where is My Hero?" is more of a personal WebQuest rather than a group effort, because not everyone likes superheros.
3. The best means that they both were appealing to me by the form of the WebQuest and the details and pictures. The worst meant to me that the page lacked information and wasn't appealing to its audiences. When something is the best it must have all the characteristics the audience wants and needs like clear directions and visuals, while the worst means its lacking information for the audience like visuals and instructions.

Friday Webquest

I was the effieceny expert, I had to deal with the length and time of the WedQuests. Th best WebQuest for our group, Nathan and Derick was the Anti-Earthquake Designer.

The Top Ten Video

• Does this activity differ from much of the activities you engaged during your K-12 education? How? or How not? Give examples.
• Is your learning style addressed in this activity? How? Give me an example.
• This project was implemented without the use of textbooks. Are you surprised? Are you interested in teaching in a similar way when you become a teacher?
•  What are your concerns and what do you anticipate as being barriers? 

1. Yes, because technology played a huge role in this activity. When you do an assignment without technology it doesn't allow you to view other peoples views and opinions in a unique way. With technology it allows you to view your peers assignment in a unique way they would enjoy and actually get excited about working on it.

2. Yes, its very handson and I like learning by visuals. I like how their assignments are through technology rather than doing it with pencil and paper. Example: Others can learn from each Wiki, its different from just learning with a textbook.

3. Yes, it's very suprising which questions a lot about the activity, and the creditability. But, it seems to be designed well. I would be interested in doing these kinds of activities at certain times when apporpiate, I like how it gets the students so involoved in technology.

4. The protection and privacy of their pages (Wikis), and the fact that they can see their peers work, they may copy their work of other Wikis. Some students may struggle with the technology, and may not be skillled enough to do these kinds of things yet. They may not go to creditable sources and would get their information on the Wiki all wrong for their peers and themselves to see.