WebQuest | Strengths | Weaknesses |
Gorillas | Bright colors, good web sources, links in different color. | I would have like to see more interactive links. Maybe finding a webcam that observes some gorillas, or have sound bits through out the website. There was no standards on the teacher page. There was also not of interaction for the students. If they were going to use this site, they would have to use paper and pencil to write things down. |
Shakespeare | Fascinating links, bright colors, encouraging students to use powerpoint to combine information they found; standards visible on the teacher page, good variation of pictures | I would have liked to see maybe a few examples of students work on the teacher page. |
Earthquake | The strengths on this website is that there are plenty of links for the students to use for research and such. | I would have liked to have seen maybe a program on the website where the students could see a video of building structures and/or a program they could use to make a visual model of their building. |
Foreign Country | The students get involved in researching a country, collaborating the information, and putting that information into a powerpoint. It also helps the students work on their persuasive voice, because they are playing the role of “travel agent”. | I think the way the web quest is set up, it gives the illusion that this would not be a great group exercise. However, with some thought, they could divide the information categories amongst their peers. |
Waves & Sound | I liked this website a lot. I think there is a variety of pictures and a good setup. | I would like to see a change in the color scheme. I think if there some bright colors mixed it, it would help the kids focus on the task. |
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Web Quest Evaluation
I was the technophile.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wikipedia in the classroom?
Last week, my instructional tech class had a lesson on Wikipedia. With the information that has been presented about this online encyclopedia, I am still on the fence about allowing students to use Wikipedia. Even though there are ways to make sure this site is credible, there is still a chance that students could possibly end up with false information.
If I were to use Wikipedia in the classroom, I would show them how to make sure information is credible. I would not suggest to them to use it as research.
If I were to use Wikipedia in the classroom, I would show them how to make sure information is credible. I would not suggest to them to use it as research.
Wiki... WHAT?
a. What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profi organization.
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”?
Many people have different views on how reliable a source is when anyone can edit it. The person looking for the specific information should always cross reference the information.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
The owners of Wikipedia put their trust in the "wisdom of crowds," believing that by having many people watching what appears there, errors and vandalism will be weeded out, sooner than later.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
Larry Sanger left Wikipedia because he believed that experts of these many topics should have more authority.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
Abuse of vandalism on Wikipedia would look like false information.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
With Wikipedia publishing their 2,000,000th article and being translated in 280 languages, it shows that Wikipedia is one of the fastest growing and most popular forms of research in the world.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
I think Wikipedia is so successful because of it's wide range of topics and the fact that it is in so many languages. It allows for more people to use it to look up many different things.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising?
They don't want to clutter up the website with ads.
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
It allows the workers of Wikipedia to check the IP addresses of anonymous editors of the site to make sure they are credible sources.
Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profi organization.
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”?
Many people have different views on how reliable a source is when anyone can edit it. The person looking for the specific information should always cross reference the information.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
The owners of Wikipedia put their trust in the "wisdom of crowds," believing that by having many people watching what appears there, errors and vandalism will be weeded out, sooner than later.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
Larry Sanger left Wikipedia because he believed that experts of these many topics should have more authority.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
Abuse of vandalism on Wikipedia would look like false information.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
With Wikipedia publishing their 2,000,000th article and being translated in 280 languages, it shows that Wikipedia is one of the fastest growing and most popular forms of research in the world.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
I think Wikipedia is so successful because of it's wide range of topics and the fact that it is in so many languages. It allows for more people to use it to look up many different things.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising?
They don't want to clutter up the website with ads.
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
It allows the workers of Wikipedia to check the IP addresses of anonymous editors of the site to make sure they are credible sources.
Monday, April 4, 2011
The Dog Island.... Is it true?
We are doing an activity where we have to evaluate a website and see if it is a credible website. I chose to evaluate the website on "Dog Island".
Name of page: Dog Island Free Forever
Address/URL: http://thedogisland.com/
Date Accessed: April 1, 2011
How did you find the page: My teacher had a list of websites for us to choose.
What is the domain: .com
Do you feel the domain type helps add or lessen the page's crediblity? I feel the .com domain lessens the credibility because since it is a .com domain that means anyone could have created this website.
There appears to be no author on the main page of the website, but I did however find a name Soong Lee, who is the director of Import.
There is a contact Dog Island page on the website, with some pretty crazy email addresses.
I don't know how I feel about the author being qualified to present the information on the website. From reading the bios of the different people assoicated with the website, I don't think they have very much experience or training with dogs.
From the information that has been presented and the fact that the same information changes throughout the website, I don't think this is a very credible website.
Name of page: Dog Island Free Forever
Address/URL: http://thedogisland.com/
Date Accessed: April 1, 2011
How did you find the page: My teacher had a list of websites for us to choose.
What is the domain: .com
Do you feel the domain type helps add or lessen the page's crediblity? I feel the .com domain lessens the credibility because since it is a .com domain that means anyone could have created this website.
There appears to be no author on the main page of the website, but I did however find a name Soong Lee, who is the director of Import.
There is a contact Dog Island page on the website, with some pretty crazy email addresses.
I don't know how I feel about the author being qualified to present the information on the website. From reading the bios of the different people assoicated with the website, I don't think they have very much experience or training with dogs.
From the information that has been presented and the fact that the same information changes throughout the website, I don't think this is a very credible website.
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