Friday, 25 May 2012

Part 4


I found there was some difficulties co-ordinating the website. What I had in my head initially was very different from what came out in the end, but I think I made the best of the facilities I had. I used the “editor” function in Wix, and attempted to orientate the site in a logical way. I sectioned it, hopefully giving a sense of completion for each module. I found difficulties with integrating flash into the presentation.

Wix becomes easier to use with practice but I still found it quite limiting. You get a lot more freedom with html coding. But as a basic platform, it serves it purpose.

The only issue you would have in class is if youtube/other hosting sites failed, and you could not access the content. You could get the same information from books and other media. The historical information maybe more difficult to access, but I think you’d have to trudging through encyclopaedia Britannica.

I really enjoyed the experience of developing these lessons, and exploring different means of getting information across. I can see why teachers use web quests as a teaching tool as it allows students to go on the “quest” for knowledge.

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