Web Quest Evaluation

I was the technophile.

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.