If
you aren't familiar with WebQuests, be sure to review Adam Garry's article.
If you have time, go ahead and read Tom March's Why WebQuests? too.
The Concept to Classroom workshop is optional for all. WebQuest Overview
This page has links divided into three categories. You will gain a nice overview of the WebQuest strategy and format from the General Information links. It will be useful to experience a quality WebQuest first-hand. There are a number of WebQuests designed specifically for staff development purposes in the Experience One category. Finally, the WebQuest Collections category points you to a number of comprehensive collections already available on the Internet. The quality ranges from poor to excellent, so you should be certain to review any WebQuests carefully before using one by someone else.
| If
you aren't familiar with WebQuests, be sure to review Adam Garry's article.
If you have time, go ahead and read Tom March's Why WebQuests? too.
The Concept to Classroom workshop is optional for all. |
Project-Based Learning Just Became Easy: An Introduction to WebQuests
This article by Adam Garry is posted on the tech.learning web site. It provides an overview of the WebQuest philosophy, tips on using a WebQuest with students or creating one on your own.
Concept to Classroom: WebQuests
This online workshop was created by a TV station in New York. This site even provides video footage of WebQuests in action.
Why WebQuests?
Tom March, a WebQuest pioneer, offers his thoughts on using WebQuests with students. In this article, he shatters some myths and offers what he sees as the strengths of WebQuests.
| As
an independent study, you will not be able to have the full experience of
a WebQuest. Choose one to examine. The WebQuest about WebQuests is a good
one to help you understand the WebQuest instructional strategy. |
A WebQuest about WebQuests
This WebQuest, created by Bernie Dodge and Tom March takes you on a tour of a variety of WebQuests. Each WebQuest is examined from a variety of perspectives. It is specifically geared to middle and high school teachers. Another one is geared to elementary teachers.
| Take
a quick look at each of these WebQuest collections. After you do, please
review the Resources page of this web site. |
The WebQuest Page
Visit the page where it all started. Bernie Dodge has a matrix of WebQuest examples, screened for quality.
Best WebQuests
Tom March, the creator of this website, was present at the beginning of the WebQuest craze. His Best WebQuests site has applied stringent selection criteria to develop the WebQuest database you find there.
TechTrekers
Debbie Rollins, an educational consultant and national presenter, has compiled an amazingly broad collection of WebQuests. Her TechTrekers website has extensive collections of other educational resources as well.
Technology Challenge Grants
San Diego City Schools have posted a searchable Projects Database of teacher-created, curriculum-driven projects that were developed through various Technology Challenge Grants.
| Take
a look at the Resources page of this website. It points you to a number
of goodies that will be helpful to you as you work on your WebQuest. You'll
almost certainly want to select a template to use. |
For questions on this workshop,
contact Rebecca Fiedler.
Who is Rebecca?
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Go to
this site's home page.
Last updated on
March 6, 2004. Based
on a template from The
WebQuest Page.