Young learners might like this WebQuest!
👉 What is the nature of children?
They are naive, curious, playful, competitive, exploratory......
As a teacher, if you know your young students, you shall know that in addition to teaching content, typographic design for structuring the content is also very important in guiding and motivating your kids to learn. 😉
In this blog, I will show you a good WebQuest design. You may find some inspiration for making WebQuest from that!
Here is the link to this WebQuest.
http://questgarden.com/94/97/8/100123221635/index.htm
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First of all, to my surprise, it has two accessing, one is the "student page" and the other is the "teacher page". The guideline for students is clear. Students can get a clear idea of what the class is about from the "introduction". And students will be guided to the next step of learning and do some thinking activities. Then they will also be shown an evaluative criterion to facilitate their work.
The class is structured and the knowledge is well organized. In this inquiry-oriented WebQuest, students can use the integrated information more efficiently without spending more time searching for it.
As for the "teacher page", teachers can record their teaching plans and goals here. It is also a good reflection process!
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If you have browsed this WebQuest, you will find that the designers chose to edit the content with less text. I think he takes the student characteristics into account very well! Because the target group is 2nd graders, the long and complicated content is less attractive to them.
Also, number your guideline, and try to use sentences instead of paragraphs.
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Thirdly, as I mentioned earlier, the nature of children is curious, playful and exploratory. So, use your empathy to think about how to design a WebQuest. 😉
💓 Relevant and interesting pictures!
💓 Interesting tutorial videos！
It is worth mentioning that this video selection is good. First of all, it is very childlike. Secondly, the poem in this video is simple and brief. Also, dubbing is the voice of children, which might encourage students to imitate and repeat while watching. Therefore, it can be said that the designer fully considered the characteristics of his teaching group!
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Last but not the least, yes, it is the "title"!
For any reading text, I suppose an interesting title will first attract your readers. 😊
Like this 👇
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In conclusion, the classification and typographic design of this WebQuest is well worth learning. In addition, in terms of content, the characteristics and needs of target learners are fully considered. However, I think the overall color palette of the site (dark blue and black) is very dated. If the target students are young learners, using lively and light colors is more appropriate, such as light blue or light green. You can also consider adding animation elements. And a lot of white space in this WebQuest will make the text appear small. My visual experience is not good. It is recommended that your content section take up more space.
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I hope you enjoy reading this blog and can get some inspiration for designing your own WebQuest!
Hi Ying,
ReplyDeleteThe link you made between the psychological nature of children and the webquest you focus on is really amazing. It gives a valid reason why you explain the webquest. Keep the good job!
Yes！I find we should always consider our teaching objectives before designing our teaching.
DeleteHi Ying, it's a good point that WebQuests have different pages for students and teachers. Most of the quests I've explored had good student guides, and it was even good for teachers to understand what the quest is about and how's been designed. Nice point!
ReplyDeleteI was also surprised that this WebQuest has a teachers section! This gave me some inspiration: making plans before class, revising after class and giving reflections. It is possible that over time we could develop and improve our own teaching practices based on the series of WebQuests designs.
DeleteHey Suri, write a good blog review. Oh hang on, you just did :D. I like the quest you have chosen, the rhyming WebQuest is certainly appropriate for that age and I really like how along with reviewing the WebQuest's you are offering encouragement/tips to the reader should they be considering creating a WebQuest themselves. Great job
ReplyDeleteI am happy you enjoyed it :) The theme and activity selection and design of this WebQuest are suitable for children. The only fly in the ointment is that there are no interesting games to motivate the students further!
DeleteWow, Ying! It's a great blog with step-by-step guidance for the readers to learn about WebQuest. You also mentioned 2 distinct views of it: teacher and student corner, I like it! Keep up the good job!
ReplyDeleteI’m appreciated that you love it!
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