tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171170262011-04-21T17:25:24.399-04:00Helping the WebQuest Grow Up. Discussing how accepted educational theories become educational practice in the WebQuest classroom. Connecting the WebQuest with younger online technologies, like RSS, WIKI, BLOGS, and PODCASTS.Ric Murryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188864706614234noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17117026.post-1130025730325964152005-10-22T20:02:00.000-04:002005-10-22T20:04:50.573-04:00

I am currently working on an Educational Specialist degree at Valdosta State University. As part of the program, I will be conducting an Action Research Project. I have chosen to use the topic of WebQuests and how the WebQuest model leads to higher-level thinking among 7th grade students. I want to determine if middle school students can attend to analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (Bloom’s

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This post is not meant to imply there is anything wrong with the WebQuest model. I believe the WebQuest is one of the most important educational creations for the digital age. I am simply experimenting with ideas to help the WebQuest “grow up” since there have been so many new online tools developed since the advent of the WebQuest. The link below will take you to a table that contains some of my

Ric Murryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188864706614234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17117026.post-1127950328015705352005-09-28T19:32:00.000-04:002005-09-28T19:40:52.330-04:00

I teach middle school students (6th - 8th grade) in my Computer Applications class. I have been saying to my colleagues for several years that “students will learn what they want to know.” I really do believe this. Consider this for a moment. Why is it that students can memorize lyrics to Daddy Yankee, yet can’t seem to recite Shakespeare? It is not that students can’t recite Shakespeare, it

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I have used the WebQuest as a classroom tool since 1997, just after Tom March came to North Georgia to evangelize teachers to the new instructional model, and instructional tool (Filamentality). The WebQuest is 10 years old now (as of February 2005). It is growing up. As children grow up, many new and wonderful things are added to their lives. I think the same can be true with the WebQuest.Bernie

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