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Technology Staff Development Session—November 21, 2005 Subject: WebQuests
Please follow the steps below during our session today. If you need assistance, please ask.
Step 1: Find out—What’s a WebQuest? (5-10 minutes) Please visit one of the following sites to gather information about what WebQuests are and why WebQuests are useful instructional tools.
o http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index_sub2.html o http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/class/slides/slide16.html
Step 2: Search for an Existing WebQuest (20-30 minutes) Use the following web site to find WebQuests in your content area. Explore what’s already available that you might find useful in your classroom.
(To see a particular WebQuest in this site, click on the name of the WebQuest in the “description” page.)
Other sites that offer links to existing WebQuests: o http://webquest.org/ (Click on the link “Find WebQuests” on the left side of the page.) o http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webquest.htm o http://www.teachersfirst.com/webquest.htm o http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/webqindx.htm
Want to know how to create a WebQuest of your own?
Step 3: So you want to create a WebQuest… There are several pages out on the Internet that help teachers create WebQuests. Below are a few good ones.
San Diego’s main site (http://webquest.sdsu.edu/) has a feature called the QuestGarden that is an application that walks you through creating a WebQuest, puts you in contact with other people who are creating/have created a WebQuest (and you can use and edit their stuff for your own purposes!), and hosts your WebQuest when it’s finished. You can go back and edit it as well. Right now, QuestGarden is totally free; starting Sept. 1, 2006, using this feature will cost $20 for a 2-year subscription. If you’ve created something before then and don’t want to pay, you’ll still be able to see it (just not edit it).
http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-a.shtml
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm
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