I finally started building the actual website for my WebQuest, things were coming together fairly well; however, after talking to several classmates who were using the questgarden.org website template to build their WQ I decided to take a look. There are definitely some benefits to using the preset templates from questgarden instead of using a google site, so last night I started to move my data over from the google site to the questgarden site. I've put together several of the worksheets that will be available for the students to use. A form to organize the resources they have used and a form to allow them to keep the information they gather from each site.
I chose the Battle of Yorktown, the final key battle of the war, as the focus of the WQ. I felt that the students would be able to look back, if they choose to, and include information on events that directly supported the US in this battle. Other than inserting the information into the template, the only other task I still need to complete is to review the websites I am offering to the students as a resource to ensure that each has an adequate amount of information about the events that took place at Yorktown. I'm hopeful that I'll have the final touches on by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. I'm excited to see the final version!
sounds good Sheri - Did you sign up for Quest Garden? I hate that students put a lot of work into creating the WQ but can't do anything with it unless they have a subscription.
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