Web Quests

This is an article that discussses how one college teacher struggled with finding a way to get her students to interact with elementary students using web quests. As technology becomes more available in classrooms, it is increasingly important that new teachers be comfortable with new uses of that technology. This article tracks the evolution of “The WebQuest Connection,” a cooperative effort between children and teachers in a local school district and university students enrolled in a secondary reading methods course. The project, which could be replicated in virtually any teacher education program, allows preservice teachers to become comfortable with some aspects of technology use within the context of their preparation for entering the education profession. I like this article because it show the up and downside to the porgram that the professor was developing. I t is good to see the whole process and know that some projects take a little trial and error to get the kinks worked out. To view click here.