Intro to WebQuests:
Locating and Evaluating Existing WebQuests
March 28, 2005


Workshop Agenda

Opening / Discussion (5 minutes)

  • Discuss Uses of the Internet in the classroom
  • How can the internet be used to do projects with students?

Part I: WebQuest Overview

Discussion: Introducing the Parts of a WebQuest (10 Minutes)

Part II: Locating and Exploring Existing WebQuests

Demo: Finding Existing WebQuests on the Internet

Hands On: Exploring WebQuests Activity (15 Minutes)

  • Locate two WebQuests which you could use with students.
  • Bookmark the WebQuests.

Discussion: Pros and Cons of Bookmarked WebQuests (10 Minutes)

  • Discuss bookmarked WebQuests: titles, subject area/areas used
  • Positives and negatives of the bookmarked Webquests
  • How would you use one of the WebQuests with your students?


Part III: Evaluating a WebQuest

Demo: Evaluating a WebQuest (5 Minutes)


Hands On: Evaluating a WebQuest Activity (10 Minutes)

Discussion: Evaluating a WebQuest (5 Minutes)

  • Additional things to consider when evaluating a WebQuest

Summary: (5 minutes)

Discussion: Constructing a WebQuest

  • Using what you learned about evaluating a WebQuest to think about constructing your own WebQuest.

Homework
Go to the following website for a description of the homework.

webquest_homework_intro
Additional Resources

WebQuest Overview

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html
 

Essential Questions and Tasks

Essential Question Examples
http://www.biopoint.com/ibr/essquestex.html

Uncovering the Question/Task
http://www.ozline.com/webquests/question.html

WebQuest Taskonomy: A Taskonomy of WebQuest Tasks
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html

Evaluating WebQuests

Blue Web'n Evaluation Rubric
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/rubric.html

WebQuest Evaluation Form
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/webquestrubric.htm

A Checklist for Evaluating WebQuests (Article to be given as a handout)
http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=12803449

Webquest Template

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/lesson-template1.htm
(You can download this template and open it with Word.)

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