I opted to search for literacy for secondary students. I was delighted to find several webquests dealing with the topic of folklore. There were a wide range of folklore topics for regional and world folklore. Several of the webquests I looked at were actually fairly well done.
Based upon the criteria given I felt that FOLKLORE: Fairy Tales, Fables, Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales provided a well thought out process with a good task that was not overwhelming.
The overall aesthetics fall solidly into the "developing" category as defined on the rubric. Good color, with some interest, it is not difficult to follow and some broken links. The introduction falls more into the "beginning" level, but sits on the cusp of moving up. There is alot of potential here. The task does not directly reference standards, but can be updated. In the cognitive level of the task I would rate this webquest in the accomplished category, it is going to let the students think and interpret independently. Clarity of Process and Scaffolding of Process are both solidly in the accomplished category but it falls short in the Richness of Process.
I found the resrouces lacking in both relevance and quality. Resources were alluded to, but not provided as part of the webquest.
I really like the concept behind this webquest and it has potential to be both creative and interpretive while supporting a variety of CSO's.
I think this is a good WebQuest to develop! I like that it starts by analyzing Folktales, Fairy tales and Fables. However like you I think that is a lot of potential to develop this WebQuest to reflect a new literacies classroom mindset. One of the goals of this assignment is that digital media is used to create a product. I think this WebQuest could be greatly improved if students created their own story using online programs like StoryBird or ZooBurst. Additionally new literacies classrooms facilitate teamwork between students. I think this is your biggest challenge for the WebQuest. I look forward to the final product!
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