Last class we said that instructional websites should interactively engage learners. This week I think I found an example at http://www.nationalgridfloe.com/ . This is part of a New England power company's website. I believe it does an outstanding job of getting kids (and grown-ups, too) thinking about the environmental impact of our actions and simple changes we can make in our daily lives that will help the Earth. This site's superb graphics makes it even more compelling. It's all experiential learning. There are no screens of text to read. Instead there are educational games, quizzes and polar bear cubs that you can adopt and play with.
By way of comparison, here’s another site that covers similar material and allows students to calculate carbon footprints http://www.carbonfootprint.com , but it is not nearly as effective a teaching tool.
I also wanted to share a web quest that makes good use of incorporating student produced videos:
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/greatgame/
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