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Analysing the Webquest Process
Do yourself a favour and go visit some of the other introductory links,
become acquainted with the Webquest format, and then come back to this
one to do some in-depth analysis – great activity
Building Blocks
Step by step tutorial which takes you through each component of a
Webquest so that you can build your own; easy to follow lay-out,
visually pleasing
Elementary School Webquest Evaluation
Another activity for those who are already acclimated to
Webquests; compare and contrast six Webquests to more deeply appreciate
the format and its potential
Filamentality
The quintessential website for creating digital lesson formats: hotlists, treasure hunts, scrapbooks, samplers and Webquests – each a
highly structured teacher tool which ensures your success as you develop
your own effective activities.
How to Design Your Own Webquest
Bill Biles developed this online module for the Memphis, Tennessee
Public Schools to help his teachers successfully construct their own
Webquests; familiar links built in as hypertext to help in the process
Introduction to Project-Based Learning
Marty Karlin of the Jackson, Oregon education service district has come
up with this awesome set of six online training sessions to help you
internalise the Webquest concept and successfully implement it in your
own instruction.
PowerPoint Presentation
Kathy Schrock devised this overview of Webquests based on Dodge’s
work;
great for use when introducing them to your staff or colleagues in general.
Rubric #1
Dodge’s suggested criteria and scale for assessing a Webquest –
vital
stuff here because you want a way to document your children’s progress
as they work within this progressive structure – even Webquests can
provide accountability for teachers under the gun!
Rubric #2
Dr. Alice Christie at Arizona State University offers these six examples
of Webquest rubrics – hey…..you’ve got options!
Some Thoughts About Webquests
Here Dodge explains the nuts and bolts of a Webquest; written in 1997,
this page also touts a couple of prime examples of powerful Webquests to
illustrate his point
Template #1
OK, they couldn’t make it much easier for you than this - select
which html format you wish to work with: no frames, frames with text links, or frames with graphic text rollovers – just fill in the
blanks!
Template #2
So you don’t want all the choices Template #1 offers? Here’s one
from
the Clinton, Michigan Public Schools you just cut and paste into your word processor and then follow the directions – piece of cake!
A Webquest about Webquests
Dodge has created two webquests here: one for elementary and the other
for secondary teachers; the idea is to learn the format by participating
in an actual Webquest
The Webquest Page
Webquest Central from San Diego State University, where creator Bernie
Dodge continues to refine the Webquest concept; lots of great examples and training materials too
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Webquest Archives
Berks County, Pennsylvania
A showcase of WebQuests which have been developed at the
Berks County Intermediate Unit during T-N-T (Teachers-N-Technology)
workshops and Pennsylvania Department of Education In-service Courses.
Elementary Science
These WebQuests were designed and
compiled by students at the University of Northern Iowato combine hands-on
science learning activities with website technology. They were designed to be
used in a learning centre format to accompany the respective units of
study.
Internet Project Links
An enormous collection of
Internet Project links, including WebQuests.
Macomb Independent School District
Macomb Independent
School District collection of WebQuests, created during a three day In-service in
the Summer of 1997.
Spartanburg, South Carolina
A collection of WebQuests
and WebQuest archives compiled by the Spartanburg
County (School District
Three), located in the eastern part of Spartanburg County in northwest South
Carolina.
Ultimate Webquest Website
The
WebQuest site offers a great deal of background and support for writing
WebQuest projects. It even provides a template for student's
and teacher's
pages.
The WebQuests Page
This
site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the
WebQuest model to teach with the web. The sites points to excellent
examples and collecting materials developed to communicate the WebQuest
concept.
University of New Mexico
A collection of WebQuests
notable for the fact that it suggests an appropriate target audience for each
quest.
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Webquests
Individual Quests
African Art
American Revolution
Antarctica
Backyard Bugs
Cinderella
Economic Forecasting
Farm
Fifty States (USA)
Genealogy
Great Depression
Hello Dolly (Cloning)
Iditarod (USA)
Immigration Today -(USA)
Italy
Jamestown
(USA)
Mexico
Museum of Natural History
Prehistoric Animals
Radio Days
Searching for China
Sunspots
Tornadoes
Webquest for Educators
Westward Movement
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