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What is a WebQuest?
Contact InformationBecky FordTechnology
Training Centerbecky.ford_at_cpsb.org
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• 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 the early 90s at San Diego
  State University by Bernie Dodge and Tom March.

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Building Blocks of a WebQuest
Lets take a look at the components of a
WebQuest.
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Introduction
The purpose of this section is to both prepare
and hook the reader. The student is the intended
audience.                                       
                                                  
                   Write a short paragraph here
to introduce the activity or lesson to the
students. If there is a role or scenario involved
(e.g., "You are a detective trying to identify
the mysterious poet.") then here is where you'll
set the stage. It is also in this section that
you'll communicate the Big Question (Essential
Question, Guiding Question) that the whole
WebQuest is centered around.
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Task
Task The task focuses learners on what they are
going to do - specifically, the culminating
performance or product that drives all of the
learning activities. Describe crisply and
clearly what the end result of the learners'
activities will be. Don't list the steps that
students will go through to get to the end point.
That belongs in the Process section.
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Process
Process This section outlines how the learners
will accomplish the task. Scaffolding includes
clear steps, resources, and tools for organizing
information. To accomplish the task, what steps
should the learners go through?...Learners will
access the on-line resources that you've
identifed as they go through the Process....In
the Process block, you might also provide some
guidance on how to organize the information
gathered.
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Evaluation
Evaluation This section describes the evaluation
criteria needed to meet performance and content
standards. Describe to the learners how their
performance will be evaluated. The assessment
rubric(s) should align with the culminating
project or performance, as outlined in the task
section of the WebQuest. Specify whether there
will be a common grade for group work vs.
individual grades.
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Conclusion
Conclusion The conclusion brings closure and
encourages reflection. Summarize what the
learners will have accomplished or learned by
completing this activity or lesson. You might
also include some rhetorical questions or
additional links to encourage them to extend
their thinking into other content beyond this
lesson.
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Langston Hughes WebQuest
http//www.sarbo.net/default.htm
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• Continue working through the PowerPoint.
• Spend some time looking at the WebQuests
  Hotlist.
• Think about writing your own WebQuest using the
  templates provided.
• Classroom Tip!In your classroom, work through
  a WebQuest as a whole class or have students work
  through the WebQuest as a center activity.

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The Power of WebQuestsAccording to Bernie Dodge
(1997), a WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented
activity in which students interact with
information gleaned primarily from resources on
the Internet.
http//webquest.sdsu.edu/
"The Matrix"


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Dr. Alice Christie's Matrix of 400
WebQuestshttp//www.west.asu.edu/achristie/wqmatr
ix.html A Hotlist created by Midge Frazel
Understanding and Using WebQuests The Big
WebQuest CollectionWebQuest Collections High
School Literature WebQuests http//webquest.sdsu.
edu/literature-wq.htm High School
WebQuestshttp//its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/webquests
.htm WebQuest Direct http//www.webquestdirect.c
om.au/whatis_articles2.asp The Best
WebQuests http//bestwebquests.com/Tech
Teachers http//www.techteachers.com/unittable.htm

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WebQuestsThird Grade through Sixth Grade
http//www.eduscapes.com/sessions/travel/36webque
sts.htm Math Hotlist of WebQuests
http//www.iwebquest.com/hotlists/mathwebquest.ht
m Primary School List of WebQuests http//www.pri
maryschool.com.au/webquestsresults.php Big List
of WebQuests- Unicom http//www.unicom-inc.com/edu
cation/wbqlink.cfm Yukon Department of
Education http//www.yesnet.yk.ca/staffroom/webque
st.html Models for Teachers http//education.wi
chita.edu/m3/index.htm I WebQuesthttp//www.iwebq
uest.com/
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WebQuests in Our Future (Kathy Schrock's
PowerPoint Introduction) http//www.discoveryschoo
l.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html WebQuest
s A Strategy for Scaffolding Higher Level
Learning http//edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/necc98.ht
m Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests
http//edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestrubric.htm
l WebQuest Taskonomy http//edweb.sdsu.edu/webque
st/taskonomy.html Some Thoughts About WebQuests
http//edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webq
uests.html New Revised WebQuest (Jim Andris)
http//www.siue.edu/jandris/north/newquest.html
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Searching for Specific WebQuests

• To search for a specific WebQuest use Google
  www.google.com search engine and type in exactly
  what you want by name Example Langston Hughes
  Webquest Poetry Webquests
  Literature Webquests

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Webquest Evaluation and Use  http//eduscapes.co
m/sessions/travel/use.htm Evaluating
Webquestshttp//eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htm
Webquest Adaptationhttp//eduscapes.com/sessions
/travel/adapt.htm Internet ExpeditionsCreating
WebQuest Learning Environments http//eduscapes.c
om/sessions/travel/