Role: The Altitudinist- WebQuest

Elementary WebQuests

Your Role

___Efficiency Expert

___Affiliator

_X__Altitudinist

___Technophile

Your Impressions

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Grow School Greens	Allows students the opportunity to develop professional skills by seeking permission and finding funding for their projects. Gives students the opportunity to work together and develop a plan. Each student is given a particular role and must accomplish tasks that fall within that role.	Large number of steps and information given all at once.
Where is My Hero?	Shows students that everyday people can be heros	Allows for little creativity. Listing, interviewing, and looking at various websites are the only tasks. Does not develop critical thinking
Underground Railroad	Offers fantastic creativity. Students must write journals from the perspective of their character. Includes website research to support their learning and help them develop their character Encourages collaboration	Possibly not enough structure to the directions.
Ice Cream	Collaboration! Students are required to listen to all ideas and collectively agree to one idea Students research a skill and then practice that skill- supporting their learning	I don’t see the connection to language arts
Ancient Egypt	Proper research websites are provided so students know they are gathering valid information Students are given 4 topic options to allow for variety	Students are not required to locate information on their own, all information they need is provided for them. This does not allow for self-sufficiency or learning through research.