WebQuest. How can I explain it? I can start by saying "challenging." While I started to create my quest I began to ramble in my head about all the ways that I could create my lessons. Once I started I couldn't stop. By the end of my personal lesson brainstorming session, I practically had the students creating a scale model of planet Earth. Well, maybe it wasn't that bad. The ideas needed some adjustment for feasibility/age appropriateness, but I was very happy with my ideas.
Then I opened my web browser and entered into the site - Digication. There I was looking at a blank white page, literally, and all the ideas that I had created in my head rushed out. I tried to bring them to fruition, but struggled to do them any justice. So I decided to create a low-stakes page for myself where I could play with the pages and options so that I could to learn how to create in this new forum. Once I began looking at the different ways I could use the modules, import data and develop design, I started to feel more confident. Now it was time to return to my WebQuest. As I started to bring my ideas to life, I became more comfortable with this new venue. One idea inspired design for another and everything started to fall into place. Although, I must say I believe that an entire course could be taught on how to effectively create a WebQuest using Digication, as design is a bit challenging.
After a long, exciting, emotion-filled and anxious process I am happy to say that I am completely happy with my creation (almost.) After this initial process, I believe that I will be able to create many more resources to help educate my students. With each one, I will learn new things, bring new ideas to fruition and develop new ways to engage my students.
Questions:
1. Is this a shared experience? What challenges did you face?
2. What suggestions would you provide to a new user now that you have completed a WebQuest using Digication?
3. What other sites would you recommend to bring your WebQuests to life?
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