zunal

= [|Zunal] = ==== Zunal Webquest Maker is a user friendly website that allows educators to make webquests very quickly. Webquests help students learn to research on the internet in a controlled setting. It has 100's of templates and gives users step by step procedures in order to create webquests in their content area. There is also a search engine that locates previously created webquests for use in the classroom. ====

[|Come and Explore New Worlds 3-5]
[|Learning Shapes K-2] [|Planning Summer Vacation 3-5] [|Sea Life 3rd Grade] Plant Life K-2 [|Japanese Occupation of Korea (World History, 9th or 10th grade)]

__**SWOT**__ __**Strengths:**__
 * Free and easy to navigate
 * Organized with step by step directions
 * You can search webquests that have already been created
 * Teachers can control websites that students access for research projects
 * Students can work collaboratively on the webquests
 * You can create webquests quickly without using html codes
 * Videos can be embedded including youtube, teacher tube, google videos, and videos from other news sites
 * Files can be attached including word docs, excel sheets, images, pdfs, etc.
 * Easy to link URLs, glogs, and vokis
 * Easy to attach pictures for each page of your webquest
 * Many templates at your disposal
 * Zunal has recently become more mobile access friendly and is working on app development


 * __Weaknesses:__**
 * Webquests need to be submitted for review before they can be published
 * Only three files can be attached
 * The format cannot be changed
 * An account has to be created for each individual webquest
 * Only one image is allowed per page (young learners often need more visuals)
 * To have more than one webquest a teacher can pay $20 for a three year account and have up to 50 webquests, including the ability to modify others' webquests

__**Opportunities:**__
 * Webquests give students the opportunity to be actively engaged while building their knowledge of technology.
 * Reflection and analytical thinking often times result from the use of webquests


 * __Threats:__**
 * I have not found any threats to students or teachers using this tool
 * The assigned grade level range should be considered as a "suggested" audience. Pay close attention to the intended audience and resources attached to WebQuest. Carefully preview all videos to make sure the content is appropriate your specific audience.

__**Ideas for classroom:**__
 * Students can work on a variety of skills in a controlled atmosphere including map skills, social studies, math and science projects.
 * Students can work cooperatively with partners or small groups to research a variety of topics in the content area
 * Allows for a variety of learning styles to work productively as a group
 * A great avenue to offer differentiated instruction - reading levels, abilitity - as well as integration of several subject areas
 * A great tool to create an online lesson students can complete inside or outside of the classroom