WebQuests in the Classroom, Why?

Web Sites to Visit

webquest.org

Tips and Tricks for Searching the Internet - Online class that discusses useful searching techniques and information.

1. edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/overview.htm

2. www.ozline.com/webquests/intro.html

3. www.internet4classrooms.com/using_quest.htm

4. projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-navbar.htm

5. edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/taskonomy.html

6. http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/trld2001/workshop/scaffolding.htm

7. www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html

8. examples

9. keithstanger.com/filamentality.html

Introduction

edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/overview.htm - WebQuests - A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge with Tom March, and was outlined then in "Some Thoughts About WebQuests". (from Bernie Dodge's WebQuest page).

Why Use WebQuests

www.ozline.com/webquests/intro.html

edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/TV - Thinking Visually with WebQuests

www.west.asu.edu/achristie/675wq.html - a nice review of what a WebQuest is and What it is used for in the classroom.

What a WebQuest Is Not

Hotlist - a basic list of sites, questions are often not provided - used mainly for starting research papers/topics

Guided Tour, (Cyber or Electronic) FieldTrip - the teacher provides the sites to go to and what to look for at the sites.

Scavenger Hunt - questions are provided and the student must find a site and then find the answer. Sometimes a pool of sites are listed, but no connection between site and question is made

WebQuest - a specialized web activity that presents a higher order question to be answered. This is done by creating scaffolding questions and tasks then assigning the students roles to work in groups to complete the task and scaffold questions and thus provide an answer to the question.

keithstanger.com/filamentality.html - Filamentality - a fill in the blank site to create different web activities
websearch.about.com/library/weekly/aa051401a.htm - some basic definitions and links - mainly covers scavenger hunts. Does not have a great definition for WebQuests

The Parts of a WebQuest

projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm - (use projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-navbar.htm if the frame does not work) A description of the six essential sections of a WebQuest. Newly enhanced by the San Diego City Schools Ed Tech Dept.
www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index.html- the basic elements.
www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-c.shtml - Characteristics of a good WebQuest
edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/necc98.htm - very nice matrix with links to slides for each area
www.ozline.com/webquests/checklist.html - a checklist

The Heart and Soul of a WebQuest - The Task and The Roles

edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/taskonomy.html - The WebQuest Taskonomy

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/trld2001/workshop/scaffolding.htm - Scaffolding - scaffolds are helps provided to assist learners in transforming the information they've received into some other form.

What Makes a Good WebQuest

www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html - a great rubric used to identify good and bad

webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html - evaluating webquests

projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/rubrics/rubric-template.html - a rubric template

www.west.asu.edu/achristie/WQRubrics.html - evlauting student work via webquest

www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/webquest/ - create your own webquest rubic

www.natick.k12.ma.us/schools/nhs/departments/english/hagemeister/fitz_webquest/Partyrubric.html - example rubric from a webquest

Webquest Templates

Questions and Examples

1. www.lth3.k12.il.us/rhampton/database.html

2. webquest.org/ - wonderful matrix from Bernie Dodge's web site - click the link on the left labeled TOP for examples

3. www.ouc.bc.ca/tltc/tr/webquest/

4. www.teachersfirst.com/webquest.htm - The TeachersFirst WebQuest Collection

5. edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest_collections.htm - collections of WebQuests

6. http://www.iwebquest.com - has many Internet projects including WebQuests

7. lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/gbequett/webtemp.html

8.www.milforded.org/teachers_rooms/wq.asp - sorted by grade level

9. edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/materials.htm - great resources and a very good WebQuest about WebQuests activity. Also, if you decide on a WebQuest as your project, there are some helpful materials here on designing and finding WebQuests.

10. www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/wired.html - This page describes and links to online lesson plans and resources created by the Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Applications Design Team.

11. www.paducah.k12.ky.us/curriculum/webquests.htm - good resource page

12. eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htm - good resource page

13. sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webquest.htm

14. education.nmsu.edu/webquest/examples.html

15. www.techtrekers.com/webquests/ (middle school, HS, language)

16. www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/TEC/WebQuest/WebQuestExamples.html - some nice elementary examples

17. www.esc20.net/distancelearning/webquests.htm

last modified by ETTC staff February 28, 2005
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