Discussion #4 WebQuests

I created a WebQuest for an assignment. The WebQuest led my students in creating a trip for their "boss". Students were broken into small groups. They each had jobs to do. Together, they had to create an itinerary including every minute detail. They had to acces the links to learn all about hotels, eateries, sites to see, money exchange rates, costs of everything, flights, etc to put the whole trip together and present it as a group. This also went along with the next lesson - which was Global etiquette and they had to continue learning about the country they chose in regards to etiquette, which included a meal and showing proof they had learned how to set a table, greet people properly, try not to offend, and could behave properly at a dinner party. The students had a ball with this project and really learned a lot.
The WebQuest was easy to create and fun. It also allows you to lead the students to the sites that you have already checked out and keeps the time down that the student would be looking on their own at hundreds of sites. This also gives students a list of the things they need to accomplish and can be saved in Word. All of these make WebQuests user friendly.
You really have to watch your time with this project because students seem to really get into using it and it can be hard to manage. You really have to be diligent and keeping students on task. I did have a couple of issues with the links I had gathered and had to replace them during class - so be watchful of that.