I really enjoyed the We All Scream for Ice Cream webquest. It's so interesting to learn about the world around you and children will remember that project every time they eat ice cream. It teaches them patience, it connects them to their food processes, it teaches them math and science, and it's delicious. I remember making paper as a third grader with my teacher. We measured water and ripped up newspaper and made a pulp then we stuck it back together on cheesecloth and let it dry and it turned into paper. So cool!
I didn't really care for the Where is My Hero project. I feel like it could become to political for elementary students and also I think it runs the risk of children admiring people that are actually bad influences on them. Then it puts the teacher in a awkward spot on deciding what's appropriate. I also think the project feels more like writing a research paper which is not fun for an elementary school child.
I did not really care for where is my hero project either, it was not really web-based and the majority of the information that the kids need to come from interviews and so forth, I feel it doesnt allow for any creativity deviation and thought but with but I scream for ice cream allows for students to use their head and creativity and come up with their own flavors and so forth. We all scream for ice cream allows for deep critical thinking, students are just remembering the facts they need in order to complete the project but at the same time they are learning from experience. I can see where we all scream for ice cream places a student in the place of being a inventor and a marketer etc. providing path to future careers and increasing education and learning.
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