Inquiry Lesson Introduction

Today, we worked with webquest.org. This is a website that has some suggestions for different lessons. We worked with literature, and we were supposed to create a brochure about Henderson, NV. This was a great way to have students know how to search the internet with guidance because the links were on the website. Some of the links didn't work which created some issues in finding information. We just used googled Henderson, but that may be something that I wouldn't want my students doing in my classroom. If I were to create my own webquest page, I would feel more confident in my students following along the lesson. I would have to check the webpage perhaps the day before in order to make sure that the links are still working and available. We also went to questgarden.com. This website is another was to make a webpage with lesson plans. The web administrators take the lesson to make sure that it is a detailed lesson that students will be able to work with. Then they will post the lesson plan on the website for other teachers to use as well! Both of these websites could be very useful in the teaching process. These websites can give students 'hands on' experience without needing classroom materials. This is something that I would definitely like to use in the classroom. Next week, we will learn more information on how to create our lessons on these types of websites.