Advantages+and+Disadvantages--8W's+Model

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 * Develops independent learners
 * Students have access to sound sources of information at appropriate levels of difficulty.
 * Student directed
 * Flexible
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Easy to use in collaboration
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Has self assessment and reviews built in
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Self expression
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Takes advantage of technology
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Provides reflection
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">easy for the media specialist and the teacher to help keep students on task <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Sometimes frustrating for the student
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; vertical-align: baseline;"> Students may spend too much time on one step (this can be avoided with active involvement of Media Specialist and <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">classroom teacher
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Students tend to want the teacher to just "tell" them the answer instead of searching for it
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Students may have a hard time getting started (mini lesson can address this) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">