Best Webquest

My favorite Webquest: http://questgarden.com/71/60/6/081020120004/

I think the best two webquests were the foreign-country project and the save the gorillas project. Both of these projects would be something that students would find interest in and wouldn't mind doing a project on. A couple of the other webquests seemed really dry and also seemed like they could be way over most students abilities and interest level. It is important in a project like this to pick something that both the students can be heavily engaged in as well as having them use technology while learning new things. In my opinion, the waves and sound project and the shakespeare project would be the two worst webquests. The waves and sound project was just way too long and tedious for the subject matter it was covering. Also, it didn't incorporate hardly any other learning benefits. It was not a project where a group could really work together on and it didn't promote learning or using any new technology. The Shakespeare project also was very long and drawn out, and I think it would be hard to get students to be excited about doing a project on Shakespeare. It would be hard to engage them in this project, at least right away. The one benefit I really liked is that it was really hands-on and the students would be creative in coming up with their own production. I think they can learn alot with this project, just not sure it is worth the time and if it encompasses a very broad range of learning in different areas. It was a very narrow project. For me with these projects best means which projects would allow the students to learn the most and not be burdensome to work on. I would want my students to have fun as well as learn a broad range of skills and information. The use of technology and creativity is very important to any project. The use of technology is very practical and much needed in today's world and the creativity helps the students have fun and be engaged in the project. Worst would be the projects that students couldn't be engaged in and the projects that were too narrow and drawn out. If a project is going to take a long time, it must encompass all facets of learning and be well worth it. Time is a very important thing in the classroom, it is very limited. So we must focus to always try to have our students making quality use of our time in the classroom and to learn as much as possible in that time.