Using Web Quests in the Classroom Developing and
Using Web. Quests in the Classroom Developing and locating inquiry-oriented activities that utilize the Internet
Agenda l Overview of Web. Quests l Look at some examples l Play the role of the student in a Web. Quest l Search for Web. Quests l How to modify or make your own Web. Quest
What is a Web. Quest? l inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web l designed to use the learners’ time well l support learners thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation l developed in 1995 by Bernie Dodge with Tom March
There are five basic components of an average Web. Quest. Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion
• set the stage for the activity • catch the student’s attention to draw them into the quest • provide background information
• state what the students will be required to do • avoid surprises down the road • detail what products will be expected and the tools that are to be used to produce them
• give a step-by-step description, concise and clearly laid out • provide links to Internet sites interwoven within the steps
• display a rubric to measure the product as objectively as possible • leave little room for students guessing what the teacher wants
• summarize the experience • allow reflection about the process • add higher level questions that may be researched at another time. • give food for thought as to where they can go with the info they have learned, using it in a different situation
How do Web. Quests relate to the NETS? l. Basic Operations & Concepts l. Social, Ethical, & Human Issues l. Productivity Tool l. Communication Tool l. Research Tool l. Problem-Solving & Decision Making Tool Web. Quests can relate to every standard, depending on how they are set up.
Some Examples l Author Study l Farmer Boy and I l Give Jonas a New Home l Stranded
More Examples l http: //schools. sbe. saskatoon. sk. ca/Victo/pr ojects/Grassroots/Planet%20 Web. Quest/W eb. Quest 2. html l http: //www. bsdvt. org/webquest/rthomas/ci nderella. htm l http: //www. needham. k 12. ma. us/newman/l earningmaps/webquests/new_math_poetr y/main. htm
Try One
Sources for Web. Quests l http: //webquest. org/matrix 3. php l Try your favorite search engine with the keyword “Webquest” and a topic you teach l Make your own l Modify an existing Web. Quest
Sources for this presentation: Memphis schools taskforce on technology Why Web. Quests by Tom March Clipart and basic form from Memphis schools Training Materials from San Diego State University
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