WebQuest Project

Hi everyone!

This week's project was to evaluate a webquest according to the rubric given. I chose my webquest from Zunal WebQuest Maker. This project was very tiring exactly because i couldn't get what i must do. But i have seen that it is a very profitable project about learning how to make an evaluation on a webquest. I will use this project in my future career because it gives us important clues, indeed it shows us how to make qualified projects.

       I've chosen a webquest by Natalee Mcdonald about Computer.

Here is the link of the WebQuest page!

Overall Aesthetics

Overall Visual Appeal: Graphic elements sometimes, but not always, contribute to the understanding of computer. 2/4

Navigation & Flow: It is easy to follow the instructions for the users. 4/4

Mechanical Aspects: There are some problems with the pictures. And there are almost no links. 0/4

Introduction

Motivational Effectiveness of Introduction: The introduction is not attractive for the users. There is enough information but there is not enough motivational effect. 0/2

Cognitive Effectiveness of Introduction: The introduction doesn't prepare the reader for what is to come, or build on what the learner already knows.  0/2

Task

Connection of Task to Standards: The task is referenced to standards but is not clearly connected to what students must know and be able to do to achieve proficiency of those standards. There are some steps but it is not clear for students how to start with that step. 2/4

Cognitive Level of The Task: Task is doable but is limited in its significance to students' lives. It doesn't require any research on any page but tries to teach some basic procedures that can be done on computer. 3/6

Resources

There is not a "Resources" section on the WebQuest page that i chose.

Process

Clarity of Process: Every step is clearly stated. Most students would know exactly where they are at each step of the process and know what to do next. The teacher will tell and show everything to them. 4/4

Scaffolding of Process: Strategies and organizational tools embedded in the process are insufficient to ensure that all students will gain the knowledge needed to complete the task. 3/6

Richness of Process: Some separate tasks assigned. Everything is clear but more complex activities required. 1/2

Evaluation

Clarity of Evaluation Criteria: Criteria for success are clearly stated in the form of a rubric. Criteria include qualitative as well as quantitative descriptors.

The evaluation instrument clearly measures what students must know and be able to do to accomplish the task. 6/6

Total Score: 22/ 42 ( I've evaluated the Webquest out of 42 points because there is not "Resources" section on it.)

My Wiki Project

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This week, I am supposed to prepare a wiki page about my favorite book. I chose When Nietzche Wept and prepared my wiki page for you. Before reading the novel, you can have some information.There is an adoptation of this novel. I added a link of the movie. If you want, you can also watch the movie.

The Wiki Page of When Nietzche Wept

It was not vey difficult to prepare a wiki page but it was really very difficult to decide about the novel. I like this week's due because it is very nice to give any advice about anything. In the future, I will create new wiki pages for my students and I will help them to read good books. "Worth reading books."

Creating A Story: Johnny or not!

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We were supposed to create a podcast and upload it to our blog. Our due was to record our voices and to add some effective sounds. I worked on this project with Elanur Kara. We performed two friends who met in a restaurant.


Record music with Vocaroo >>

Reflection!

I really enjoyed while recording our voices again and again. We created a story then vocalized it. To tell the truth, we recorded our voices more than 20 times. It was a very difficult experience because we had to do lots of practice to have a good record. Many times, we couldn't play background sounds simultaneouly with our speech. But it was so nice to create such a story. And I think recording and listening our voice again and again are very helpful and useful for EFL students. These activities help us to be aware of our pronounciation. We want our own students to have such activies in the future to have a good pronounciation and self-confident. 
We hope, you will like and want to try it!

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