Lesson 6

The lesson for this week (lesson 6) was a very interesting, yet confusing lesson. I have never had anything to do with WebQuests, and honestly I was very confused through many parts of the lesson. I enjoyed viewing previously created WebQuest that would be beneficial to use in my classroom. After viewing the different WebQuests that other teachers/educators have created I felt more at ease with creating my own. Boy was I wrong! I used the website that Dr. Goldberg recommended for creating my WebQuest. Setting up the WebQuest was pretty easy. The website was great to give step by step instructions. The main issue that I had with the website was that I could never get it to allow me to insert any clip-art for making the WebQuest more appealing to my students. Also, I was not happy with the choices that I had to change the font (including the size), background colors, and font colors. I felt that I was very restricted with what I could and could not do.
On a positive point I will explain a little bit about my actual WebQuest. I created a WebQuest that would incorporate mathematics and vocational skills together. Many, if not all, students are unaware of the concept of budgets for a large or even small family. I used this concept to build on the idea of allowing the students to separate into groups that would create a menu and grocery list on a budget for a family of four. After the students created the menu and the grocery list they were required to go on a shopping spree to see if they could remain within the budget they are given. Using this basis for the central idea/concept the students will learn how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using decimals and fractions.
Below is the URL for the WebQuest that I created.
http://questgarden.com/108/13/7/100810144345/