Creator: Breanna Kemmerer | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
This is an interesting, teacher-created Webquest that includes several factors. It gives the students a task that involves both individual and group requirements.There are group tasks that involve selecting four themes for their final product including the changing role of women and the influence of Hollywood. The evaluation includes a rubric. rn<br><br>rnOne of the nicest things on the site is the links that each group can use to access information they might use to complete their slide show or interactive poster. These links all go to reputable sites and give students adequate information while showing the variety of sources to get information on a topic. At the time of this review, all research sites were working except one.
In the Classroom
This Webquest assigns both individual and group tasks, so while students are working together, they are also working individually, great practice for the workplace. You might assign roles to students within the groups to encourage cooperation, such as the director of the slide show or interactive poster, the writer, the editor, the layout editor, etc. This can isolate tasks for students while requiring them to know all the information necessary for the end product.rn<br><br>rnConsider having students use slides, <a href="/single.cfm?id=16470">reviewed here</a>. This will allow students to automatically save their presentations, as well as easily share them from anywhere. Not to mention upload time is quick - a cure for the long waits in between student presentations. For the interactive posters consider using Genial.ly, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17621">reviewed here</a>, or Adobe Spark for Education, <a href="/single.cfm?id=18378">reviewed here</a>,
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