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WEBQUESTS: EXPLANATION - http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month8/index.html
A free workshop presented online by "CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM, "a collaboration between Thirteen Ed Online and Disney Learning Partnership. This workshop is broken down into sections called Explanation, Demonstration, Exploration, and Implementation. Each section answers critical questions, provides short video clips from experts/users, and provides links to other critical information or terms when appropriate. Other workshops are also available, see the descriptions page for more: http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/description.html
 

WRITING AND USING WEBQUESTS

DR. ALICE CHRISTIE'S LIST OF WEBQUEST RUBRICS  - http://www.alicechristie.org/edtech/wq/rubrics.html
Dr. Alice Christie at Arizona State University offers six examples  of Webquest rubrics.

BEST WEBQUESTS.COM - http://bestwebquests.com/default.asp
There are many pages claiming to be "webquests," so “it's time for the experts to step in and separate the real webquests from other web-based activities.”  Check this site as a way to find the best WebQuests arranged by content area and learners' age. You can read tips on what makes a great WebQuest, submit yours for consideration, and get tips on WebQuest design. The site is designed and maintained by Tom March.

MATRIX FOR WEBQUESTS - http://webquest.org/
The numbers in the cells represent the number of WebQuests listed at each grade level and subject. This list is a selective one... much more selective than what you'll find if you type "WebQuest" into a search engine!

KATHY SCHROCK'S GUIDE TO WEBQUESTS - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html
Click on Template and sample WebQuests well as the Slide show

SCHOOL WEB PROJECTS - http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/webworld2000/projects.htm
From Jerry Taylor's web site, there are numerous projects in various subjects and grade levels.  You will probably find one you like.  

TEACHERFIRST WEBQUEST 101 - http://www.teachersfirst.com/techtopics.htm
Click down to Technical Resources - Webquest 101 for great info.
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VICKI BLACKWELL'S INTERNET GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS-WEBQUESTS -  http://www.vickiblackwell.com/webquests.html
Sites to help you create a webquest, and actual webquests.

WEBQUEST TEMPLATES - http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/LessonTemplate.html
Select which html format you wish to work with: no frames, frames with text links, or frames with graphic text rollovers ? just fill in the blanks!  This is the tnew emplate page from San Diego

WEBQUEST TEMPLATE - http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/wqdmain.htm
This Webquest Template from the Clinton, Michigan Public Schools is one you just cut and paste into your word processor and then follow the directions.  Easy!

BLUE WEB'N  - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Web-based tutorials, activities and projects, Lesson plans, Hotlists, Resources and Reference tools for the Arts, English, Health and P.E., history and Social Science, Math, Science, Technology and others.  Find the content table

THE CHALLENGE 2000 MULTIMEDIA PROJECT (Project-Based Learning with Multimedia)  - http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/
From California's San Mateo County Schools, this site is an excellent source for information about project-based learning with multimedia, "a method of teaching and learning in which students acquire new knowledge and skills in the course of  designing, planning, and producing a multimedia product." Find out how to plan and prepare a PBL project, how to  assess student work, and more.

HOW TO BE A WEBHOUND - http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/webhound/index.html
The Good the Bad and the Ugly, scavenger hunts

WEBQUEST COLLECTIONS - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA - http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/webquest/

GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA - http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/
Teacher-generated WebQuests are broken down into Grades K-2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8 and 9-12. The descriptive annotations of each title help to save you time and give you an idea of what is of value to you. Support materials and activity sheets needed to complete these Quests are right in the web pages.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO - http://www.itsco.org/webquest/gallery.html
Links to the WebQuest Portal.

MACOMB INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT - http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WEBQINDX.HTM

SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA - http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
A collection of home grown WebQuests that include a lot of support materials, theoretical and practical considerations, assessments and links to other WebQuest collections around the Web.

STONEWALL TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY - http://www.stonewall.fayette.k12.ky.us/wq/wq.htm
Original WebQuests and links to other high quality Quests developed by educators from around the world for K-5 And while the K activities may not be true Quests, they still give you ideas for using technology in the classroom. If you're a primary teacher looking for age-approrpiate tasks online this is a good place to start.

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND - http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webquests.html
Eighty-four WebQuests here, presented in categories of Art and English, Foreign Language and Social Studies
and Math and Science. Each Quest is labeled with an intended grade level, an indication of when it was last revised, and markers for new Quests recently added. Titles include are Restoring the Nike, Rewriting Wuthering Heights, Put Words in My Mouth, Murder in the Tropics and Dolphin-Safe Tuna?

WEBQUESTS -  http://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/webquests.htm
As teachers you are busy enough and these sites don't ask you to reinvent the wheel. Just find what approximates your needs and adapt it to your classroom. You can save a Quest page to your hard drive and then open it up in Word, Composer or your favorite html editor to modify it for your students. Just be sure to email the creator of the Quest and get permission to use their work. Not to worry - these Quests are housed online to share the wealth - these educators will be gratified that you like their work enough to make use of it in your own room!

YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT - http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webquests.htm
Sixty WebQuests for your consideration, listed by grade level and annotated to give you an idea of what each has to offer. Titles include A Quest for Respect with The Grouchy Ladybug, Be a Good Citizen with Miss Rumphius, The Colonial Antique Road Show, Plastics By the Number, Using the Number "e" for Population Growth Analysis and Travels with Forrest Gump - Creating a commemorative magazine.
 

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The Introduction and the Task: Writing Compelling Scenarios. By Maureen Brown Yoder

Teachers' imaginations can produce limitless ideas and topics for WebQuests. Their scenarios, however,  tend to fall into categories, including: bringing contemporary world problems into the classroom, evaluating history, creating products, dealing with life's realities, and sparking students' imaginations.

Bringing contemporary world problems into the classroom. Students are given a real problem, one that currently troubles a local or the world's population. The topic may be environmental, political, or sociological and can range from polluted rivers to human rights to endangered animals. Often these problems defy easy solution, but nonetheless students are challenged to come up with feasible resolutions, engage in debate, reach consensus, and formulate a plan.

Evaluating history. Many WebQuests let students look closely at wars, major tragedies, disasters, or periods of exploration. When dealing with historic difficulties, teachers challenge students to imagine themselves as eyewitnesses. As a result, we have seen excellent WebQuests on the Civil War, the sinking of the Titanic, the Great Depression, and a range of historic voyages from Noah's Ark to Apollo 7.

Creating a product. Some WebQuests end with the creation of concrete items such as images of murals or flower beds, multimedia productions, or menus for multicultural dinners. Students research their projects using both traditional and Web resources. The topic might be anything from whales to Bach to the first printing press.

Dealing with life's realities. The task is something a student might actually encounter: finding a job, buying a car, traveling to another city or country. The students can use such online resources as employment pages, airline schedules, and money-exchange charts.

Sparking the imagination. Students' imaginations can be triggered by a trip through outer space, a journey back in time, a visit to the ocean's bottom, or a journey through the human body. Additionally, students might be given superpowers such as the ability to fly or to become invisible. They may have time machines or submarines.

From  THE STUDENT WEBQUEST - http://www.iste.org/L&L/archive/vol26/no7/features/yoder/index.html
 

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Last Updated September, 2007

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