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WebQuestsGetting Deeper into
the Content
Adapted from articles by
Bernie Dodge, San Diego State University
“FOCUS: Five Rules for Writing a Great WebQuest”
“Some Thoughts about WebQuests”
and
“Building Blocks of a WebQuest”
Also from the website of
Tom March, Ozline
http://www.ozline.com
Original slides were written by Marlene Johnshoy and modified by Candace Chou
Graphic from http://www.web-and-flow.com/help/formats.asp
What is a WebQuest?
• An inquiry-oriented activity based on a real world issue
• Students analyze a variety of resources, many from the Web
• Students derive solutions to a problem and get feedback
WebQuests are designed to:
• Use learners’ time well
• Focus on using information rather than looking for it
• Support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
Why use a WebQuest?
Involving and Motivating Students
• authentic task
• wide variety of resources
• breadth of perspectives and viewpoints
• cooperative learning
Two types of WebQuests
Short term one to three class periods
Longer termbetween one week and one month
Most WebQuests:
• Are likely to be group activities
• Include role-playing for learners
WebQuests can be single discipline or interdisciplinary
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm
Introduction
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
*A WebQuest about WebQuests• Elementary
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-es.html
• grades 3-4
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-3-4.html • middle school
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-ms.html • middle and high school
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-hs.html • humanities 7-12
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-hum.html • Kosherquest
http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~Emrubin/webaboutweb/index.htm
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htm
Design Steps for Teachers
• Identify topics • Get to know the resources• Organize the resources • Think of a compelling question
• Sort links into roles• Define the task (transformations)
• Create your WebQuest
FOCUS: 5 Rules for Writing a Great WebQuest
• Find Great Sites
• Orchestrate Learners and Resources
• Challenge your Learners to Think
• Use the Medium
• Scaffold High Expectations
Find Great Sites
• Master a search engine– Four Nets for Better Searching
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm
• Probe the deep Web
• Don’t lose track of what you find
Orchestrate Learners and Resources
• Organizing resources– One or small group of computers– Limited lab time or Internet access
• Organizing people– Teams and roles– Cooperative learning concepts
Challenge your learners to think
• What do we ask learners to do with the information?
Graphic from http:projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/tasksimap
Use the Medium
• A Network of People
• Conversation
• Selective glitz
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Scaffold High Expectations
• Reception
• Transformation
• Production
Resources• The WebQuest Page
http:// webquest.sdsu.edu • Best WebQuestshttp://bestwebquests.com/• WebQuest Template downloadhttp://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html