We had a lot going on in TPTE this week. First, we learned about webquests. I had absolutely no idea what a webquest was before this week. Now I know about a great resource to use in my classroom! Not only am I aware of the tool now, but I know how to evaluate whether it is one that I want to use or not. My job was to determine efficiency when we evaluated certain webquests, but the members of my group helped me learn how to evaluate in terms of technology, group work, and creative thinking as well. I am now equipped to choose webquests that will be useful to my students.
The second thing on our agenda was a Rock Star Wiki. We split into teams of two and researched gemstones, then compiled all of the information into one wiki. This is yet another useful tool that I can use in my classroom one day. Each team only researched one gemstone, but then as a class we could look at all the gemstones in the wiki to learn about them, so it was very time efficient. This could be used with so many topics in an elementary classroom!
Which brings me to the inquiry project. We now are preparing our own wiki for our subject area. I am choosing to do something in social studies, but I haven't nailed down my exact topic. This will be a useful project because it will teach us how to incorporate wikis into a lesson that meet the Tennessee standards. I am excited to work on mine and create the assignment! Overall, it was a very productive week of learning in TPTE!
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