WebQuest

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WebQuest
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What it is
An online lesson or unit format that provides a
clear structure and sequencing for student
learning.
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WebQuests

• Research in nature
• Engage kids in doable and interesting task
• Support the learners thinking levels of
  analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
• Involves transformation of information
• Use predefined resources from the Internet and
  other sources enabling students to focus on using
  information rather than finding the information
• Can be short-term or long-term in duration

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Elements of a WebQuest

• Introduction
• Task
• Resources
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion

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Purpose of WebQuest
Provides Students access to

• Timely and authentic information
• Authentic Tasks
• Problems that invite creativity
• Ambiguity that invites clarification

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Twelve Kinds of Tasks

• Journalistic
• Design
• Consensus
• Creative Product
• Retelling
• Compilation
• Mystery
• Persuasion
• Self-knowledge
• Analytical
• Scientific
• Judgment

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Developing WebQuests requires the ability to

• Find good resources on a given topic of inquiry
• Have access to a web page to include the WebQuest
• Organize students to work effectively

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Picking a topic for a WebQuest consider the
following

• Expands on an existing lesson
• Draws from curriculum standards
• Has ample text and Web resources
• Requires understanding and the transformation of
  knowledge

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Coming to America WebQuest
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WebQuest Internet Sites
A Road Map for Designing WebQuests http//webquest
.sdsu.edu/roadmap/index.htm
Building Blocks of a WebQuest http//www.spa3.k12.
sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm
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More WebQuest Internet Sites
Creating a WebQuest Its Easier than You
Think http//www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/te
ch011.shtml
Rubric for Evaluation Lessons http//webquest.sdsu
.edu/rubrics/weblessons.htm
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WebQuest Samples
Arizona State University West http//www.west.asu.
edu/achristie/wqmatrix.html
WebQuest Direct http//www.webquestdirect.com.au/
Teacher First http//www.teachersfirst.com/webques
t.htm