1) An Insect's Perspective
- The intro is exciting and gives you the reason for doing the quest.
- The tasks are easily laid out and are clearly explained.
- The process is very clear and descriptive. It doesn't leave room for questions or misinterpretation about the assignment.
- The evaluation process is an eye-catching rubric, but somewhat confusing. The scores seem to have too much overlap.
- Overall, I think it is a good webquest. It's visually appealing and clear about the purpose and objectives of the activity. The one thing I would change is the use of the ant that walks across the page. I find it distracting and can see it hindering some student's performance by distracting them as well.
- The intro does a great job of catching your attention and getting the student's excited about the project by using them as an aid for a travel company.
- The task page is laid out very simplistically, yet is visually stimulating. It also clearly lays out what each person is supposed to accomplish.
- The process is broken down into easily achievable steps. It is easy to follow and gives very clear instructions. I also like the use of very seasonal clip art above the links for each season.
- The evaluation page wasn't visually appealing, but clearly laid out the rubric. There was no doubt about what would earn you what grade and what the expectations were.
- Overall, this webquest was very well done. It is very colorful and captures you attention. The instructions are all very clear and understandable. If I were in a classroom trying to teach the seasons, I would definitely use this webquest.
- The intro is not very clear. It lays out the assignment, yet is somewhat confusing. It's also not very colorful or stimulating.
- The process and task are somewhat muddled together. The task list is the process. It's also difficult to use because the file with the task list is only downloadable. If students wanted to look at it outside of school but didn't have adobe reader, then they wouldn't be able to open it.
- The evaluation process is outlined on the task sheet, yet doesn't give any clear expectations. It is just a list of what was expected.
- Overall, the quality of this webquest is poor. I really like the idea of splitting the students into the different countries and having a discussion. I would revise the way you navigate the pages and make it more visually appealing before using it, but the concept is good.
- The introduction is clearly laid out and tells the students what concepts they will be learning. It's not too colorful or appealing, but does have a cool clipart.
- I don't like the task page is simply a long list of links. It's overwhelming to look at and doesn't really give you specifics about what you're doing.
- The process helps to better explain the task page, but is poorly placed. I think that the process and task page could be swapped or combined in some way. By the time a student looks at the process page and figures out what to do, they might already be discouraged by the sheer size of the list on the task page.
- The evaluation page is really hard to read. The white words on the pastel backgrounds are a real strain on the eyes. It does, however, give a clear list of the expectations and grading scale.
I have created my own WebQuest about the The Presidents of the United States. It can be found at the link below...
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