Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Learning Activity Assignment

I have selected United States Government standard 4.0 for my learning activity assignment. The topic of this standard is Governance and Civics. I will specifically address learning expectation 4.6. The topic of this LE is understanding the concept of federalism. This will be very interesting as it covers a subject that is central to American Democracy.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

First Impression of Webquests

My first impression of Webquests is a good one. When properly created and organized they can be a very useful tool for having students complete projects on certain subject areas. I feel that they would be most useful if they contained various multimedia programs such as videos and audio files. I feel that these are much more effective than just text or links to other websites. Students are so used to using websites such as youtube and audio files that they would be more likely to take interest in an assignment that involved these programs.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Wikis in the Classroom

Wikis are a valuable tool for connecting with students outside of the classroom. They are a very effective way of providing students access to various websites that they can use for their course work. They can also be used to post various other items that will be used during the class such as study guides. Wikis are very easy to use and are very easy to edit when necessary. I would recommend them to any current or prospective teacher.