So, I googled "music webquests" and I got a bunch of hits. I even found one site that listed several links to music webquests, and I mean around 50 links. I was very excited and started searching. I read all the titles and picked the one that sounded the most interesting. However, to my disappointment, the webiste said, "An Error Has Occurred" and listed four reasons why my site could not be viewed. "That's okay", I thought to myself. "I will just click on the second best option." So, I then searched for my second favorite choice, jazz musicians. I love jazz musicians, so I was psyched, but then..."The page cannot be found". "Oh geez, what a bummer!" I internally exclaimed for I was in the library. However, I did not lose hope, but I did lose organizational motivation. So I began randomly right-clicking on links to open them in a new tab. These was very unsuccessful and defeating. I only opened like five links that actually existed and then only about one of them was deemed worthy to use. "I could write a better webquest than this!" I pompously announced to myself. "You will one day. You will one day in your near future." This is what my mind wrote on an imaginary scroll. But for now, this is the webquest I chose to share with everyone: http://www.bestteacherusa.net/MusicWebquest/MusicWebquest.htm . The Breakdown:
Cons:
- It is not on its own individual page.
- When clicking on the links to other resources, not all of the pages worked. :(
- Not all of the external sites for resources were reputable pages (I evaluated them).
Pros:
-It does provide links to each section (Intro, questions, conclusion, etc.).
- Nice light color (a mint green) which is easy on the eyes.
-Cute animations (if you can block out the teacher sidebar which not be a problem on an individual page).
-Cute story in the intro section to give the kids a chance to use their imagination.
-Promotes teamwork and individual responsibility (has individual roles within groups).
-Provides the evaluation rubric that the students can have before evaluations.
-Provides individual reflection at the end of the webquest.
Follow-up:
If I used this Webquest in my classroom, I would probably keep the layout and assignment, but change a few of the external websites for resources to better webpages.
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