What is
a WebQuest?
| This page is geared towards middle school, but it has good information for any teacher just starting to use WebQuests. | http://www.siue.edu/~jandris/north/questn.html |
| An introduction with good links: | http://webquest.sdsu.edu/overview.htm |
Why should I use a WebQuest? Is it worth the time? Philosophy of WebQuests:
| WebQuests in the Middle School Curriculum: Promoting Technological Literacy in the Classroom | http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/jul99/webquest/ |
WebQuests
that are already out
there
that you can use
(be
sure to double check ALL the
links before you send your students; have alternative sites ready in
case
links go bad)
| The granddaddy collection of all
webquests is at
webquest.org, affiliated with the creator of the concept, Bernie Dodge.
On the left, click on "Find WebQuests" to get to the search engine. |
http://www.webquest.org/ |
| Dows Lane Elementary School in
Irvington, New
York has designed a number of webquests for their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
grade students. |
http://www.dowslane.org/webquest.html |
| Habitat Adventure is an interactive
webquest for
3rd graders. It allows students to complete a project about a
particular habitat, grasslands for instance, and learn about the
habitat, the animals, and more. |
http://www2.lhric.org/course/irvingtn/rothchan/habitat1.htm |
| In a webquest from Dows Lane
Elementary School,
5th grade students learn about different biomes by becoming an employee
of the Dows Lane Travel Agency. After students gather their
information, they create a PowerPoint describing their biome with the
goal of explaining to people why they should visit a certain habitat
for vacation. |
http://dowslane.org/biomeweb.html |
| Middle School WebQuests sorted by subject matter--these webquests were created by teachers and graduate students for Manteno, IL school district. | http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/middle/middle.htm |
| High School WebQuests sorted by subject matter--these webquests were created by teachers and graduate students for Manteno, IL school district. | http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/high/high.htm |
| Middle School WebQuests sorted by subject matter | http://www.middleschool.net/less_tut/webquests/webqmain.htm |
| Energy Resources | http://www.community.k12.mo.us/webquest/sommer/energy.htm |
Building your own WebQuests:
| A WebQuest About WebQuests--Middle School Version by Bernie Dodge, Ed Tech Dept. San Diego State University. Bernie Dodge is considered to be "The Father of WebQuests". This site has very well done tutorials to help you get started building your own. Addresses needs of your teaching style and your computer expertise. | http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-ms.html |
| The Middle School/High School version of the site listed above....same great features. | http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-hs.html |
| Geared towards middle school, it includes background information and a template | http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html |
| WebQuest.org has a "Quest Garden" for building your own WebQuests | http://webquest.org/questgarden/author/ |