INNOVATIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES web quests Teaching, Learning and Technology Centre web quests web quests Matrix of web quests webquests developed by Bernie Dodge of San Diego http://www.edu.pe.ca/montaguehigh/teachstr/links/links.htm
LINKS teachnology, web quest portal for Social Studies. Censorship in Fahrenheit 451, Interdisciplinary activity relating to the book and events that occurred in http://library.springbranchisd.com/sbisd_library/librarians/technical_issues/Vau
Extractions: Houston, TX, 713-365-5616 CURRICULUM-RELATED WEB QUESTS Need help? Sample Web Quests Groups of Web Quests List of Web Quests A variety of topics and grade levels. Kathy Schrock's Guide to Web Quests Includes general information about web quests and links to several lists Web Quest Portal Camp Web Questl A plethora of sites arranged by subjects and grade levels WebQuest! A "boot rack" full of items for all ages Language Arts English/Language Arts Web Quests 9-12 Topics include American literature themes, Shakespeare, Women Writers, Publication types. 9-12 Create anthology of literary pieces of the time. Will the Real Shakespeare Please Stand Up 9-12 Was he or wasn't he the "real" author? The Shakespearean authorship question. Fact or Fiction? Truth on the Web
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Web Design For Education introductions; teaching philosophy; what you know about the web; what you think of the web There are many other sites on the web related to web quests. http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/fas/sullivan/635/readings.htm
Extractions: Readings T he web is a huge concept to embrace. Even the limited area of the web that we will look at this class, the web for education, is large. The main focus of the class will be on integrating the web into the classroom. Thus, a major emphasis is on actually making linked web pages, and discussing how to design linked pages. The other major focus is on discussing the pedagogical value of both the web sites we make and put on the web and that others have already made and put on the web. Across the nation there is a strong drive to integrate technology into the classroom. The premise behind the drive to integrate technology is that technology can be a tool to improve both the teaching experience and the learning experience. However, teachers play a vital role in deciding how technology is actually used. They decide how technology is used. They also decide the kinds of technology that are used. This role is very important and is worth examining and discussing. How teachers can use the web for instructional purposes is the main point in the foreground of the whole class. The readings we have selected have been chosen to bring different aspects of the technology-and-teaching-and-learning debate up for discussion in the class.
WebQuest Design Patterns This is a list of patterns derived from existing WebQuests that are To teach the structure and variations of a genre and more generally to teach that http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
Extractions: WebQuest Design Patterns This is a list of patterns derived from existing WebQuests that are instructionally solid. To qualify as a design pattern, the lesson should be easily modified to cover different content while using the same basic structure. Each pattern is distinct from the others in terms of the kinds of content it can be used for, and the organization of the Introduction, Task, Process and Evaluation sections. With templates that are specific to each design pattern, it should be easier to hit the ground running when starting to create a new WebQuest. Name Description Instructional Purpose Examples Alternative History Hypothesize about fictional realities in which historical events turn out different from our own. Extrapolate a chain of cause and effect which that one difference would create.
On-Line Technology Practice Modules - WebQuest WebQuests written by Internet4Classrooms collaborators You just want to teach In desperation you visit the teacher next door. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_quest.htm
Extractions: Daily Dose of the Web Links for K-12 Teachers On-Line Practice Modules WebQuest Introduction to WebQuest - A set of pages designed to provide an overview of the basic components of a WebQuest Using a WebQuest in Your Classroom - The version of "How to Write a WebQuest" that is currently being taught by Internet4Classrooms. This lesson includes instructions on how to use a Microsoft Word template to write your WebQuest. WebQuests written by Internet4Classrooms collaborators Searching for Just the Right Planet - It is now the year 2025. Z-Tech, a large multi-national company, wants to put a space hotel in orbit around one of the other planets in our solar system. Your class has been given the job of searching for the perfect location for this hotel. You have two weeks before Z-Tech expects a report on which planet would be the best place for an orbiting space hotel. Modified with permission Will That Volcano Spoil Our Party? - The small Caribbean island of Mont Isle is planning to hold a major celebration in three months. The island is ten miles long and is part of an arc of islands that includes Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, and Antigua. At one end of the island is a tall, beautiful, cone-shaped mountain; a composite volcano which the natives call Poco-poco. The mountain is over 1000 meters tall and is also known as a strato volcano. The capitol city of Iguana Cay is located at the base of the mountain in the middle of the island. No one living on the island remembers any volcanic activity coming from Poco-poco. The mayor, Jose Cruz, is concerned that tourists may not come to the celebration because of other volcanic eruptions on nearby islands. He has asked your class to give him a briefing on volcanoes so he can give an explanation to any worried tourists.
Learning Quests Provides a definition of Learning quests, including Webquests and Online research modules. http//library.trinity.wa.edu.au/teaching/webquests.htm http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/webprojects/webprojects.html
Extractions: Definition Learning Quests are structured learning activities in which students investigate problems or issues, using the web as a resource. Ideally they engage students in higher order thinking and problem solving and involve them in meaningful, challenging and motivating inquiry. They are structured to provide students with scaffolding that direct them to reliable and developmentally appropriate websites and avoid the frustration of time wastage on unproductive searching. Two types of Learning Quests are: WebQuests provide students with a structural learning framework, which provides scaffolding and support, yet still facilitates self-directed learning. They provide an authentic meaningful contextual learning environment, which enhances the nature of learning and thinking, problem solving and the integration of knowledge.
WebQuests And On-Line Research: Philosophy And Method PL Duffy Resource Centre. webQuests and OnLine Research Philosophy and Method Contact Rosemary Horton web Author and Teacher Librarian Feedback form. http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/teaching/webquests.htm
Extractions: Perth, Western Australia WebQuests and On-Line Research: Philosophy and Method Go to the new site!!! Australian Aboriginal People Careers Contemporary Issues Department Topics ... Home Contact Rosemary Horton Web Author and Teacher Librarian Feedback form. Site Last Updated: June 21, 2005 Notice: Sorry, you have arrived at the old site. This still operates for the moment, but will soon be discontinued. Use the navigation or the Freefind or Google box on the right hand side to find files on the new site. Type the title of this page into the search box to be taken to the updated page. Go to our new and updated site !!! P.L. Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western Australia http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/ Visit the new Site Map. If you still can't find what you're looking for email me. Contact : Contact Rosemary Horton Web Author and Teacher Librarian with Feedback form.
Gabriel's Wake 'Em Up Quest For Learner-Centered Instruction The purpose of this web quest is to take teachers through a variety of activities Plan to try out one small but significant change in your teaching a http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/webreflectiga.html
Extractions: There is a great deal of talk in education about the student-centered or learner-centered classroom environment. In fact, many teachers understand inherently the value of placing greater emphasis on the role of the learner in learning. But how do we take this somewhat abstract notion and make it more concrete? The purpose of this web quest is to take teachers through a variety of activities designed to help them reflect on what they believe about teaching and learning, how they apply these beliefs as they plan and carry out lessons, and what they might be able to do to shift more of the focus of their teaching onto the learner.
WebQuests: What Are They? Trying a WebQuest WebQuests that teach about WebQuestsHow to Design a WebQuest WebQuest for teachersThe Elementary Webquestion by Linda Gurion for teachers http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/webquests.html
Extractions: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 867-667-8083 (tel) Acting Principal:Richard Johnson email VP:Margot Simonot WebQuests:What are they? Visit our WebQuest Collection page for specific links to webQuests created by our staff and other resources. What is a WebQuest?A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by the students is drawn from the Internet. WebQuests are designed to use the students' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support students' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Webquests help ensure that students stay on task while online. The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge with Tom March.Instructional and Cognitive Practices Supported by WebQuests critical thinking authentic assessment schema theory novice/expert models cooperative learning technology integration scaffolding constructivism WebQuest Design Map a graphic organizer of the steps in WebQuest design Six reasons Teachers use WebQuests1. To begin a unit as an anticipatory set;2. To conclude a unit as a summation;3. As a collaborative activity in which students create a product (fostering cooperative learning);4. To teach students how to be independent thinkers;5. To increase competency in the use of technology; and6. As a motivational techniques to keep students on task.
WebQuests Try out these WebQuests which teach about WebQuests. For elementary grades. http//edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestwebquestes.html http://www.mathesonline.com/WebQuests.html
Extractions: WebQuests WebQuests are cooperative inquiry based learning experiences which utilize the web and other resources. "A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation." Building Blocks of a WebQuest: "Putting a WebQuest together is not how they'll be evaluated, and then summarizing and extending the lesson." Try out these WebQuests which teach about WebQuests. For elementary grades: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestwebquest-es.html For middle and high school grades: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestwebquest-hs.html To learn about Webquests, the best spot to begin is at Tech Coordinator (Fredonia Central School District) Richard Steinfeldt's
Mine The Internet:WebQuests Very simply, a web Quest is an inquiryoriented activity in which some or all Teaching students whose technological skills far surpass our own creates http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/cc/inclass/webquest.htm
Extractions: simple Web pages The WebQuest is perhaps one of the most documented strategies for integrating the Web with our instructional goals. Very simply, a Web Quest is "an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet." ( Bernie Dodge , San Diego State University) What is a WebQuest ? But there's more. In his Concept Paper " Some Thoughts about Web Quests " Bernie Dodge defines the attribute of a WebQuest as follows: "WebQuests of either short or long duration are deliberately designed to make the best use of a learner's time. [...] To achieve that efficiency and clarity of purpose, WebQuests should contain at least the following parts: An introduction that sets the stage and provides some background information.
The "Quest" For Excellence In Teaching And Learning Every part of a web Quest is preplanned by a teacher. For example, during an Oregon Trail web Quest students are asked to assume a role, such as a http://learning.usd383.org/tlcf2000/tip/desc/carpenter.htm
Extractions: Tina Carpenter Lee Elementary The "Quest" for Excellence in Teaching and Learning This project involves four teachers, a computer lab aide, and seventy-two students in third, fifth, and sixth grades. The goal of this project is to create technology-based lessons, called Web Quests. Web Quests provide students with more meaningful and exciting ways to learn and enable teachers to efficiently facilitate a multidisciplinary project while continuing to meet state and district curricular standards. Web Quests allow teachers to integrate many subject areas through a teacher-created web site. The Web Quests contain sections called: The Introduction, Tasks, Resources, Process, Evaluation, and Conclusion. Every part of a Web Quest is pre-planned by a teacher. For example, during an Oregon Trail Web Quest students are asked to assume a "role," such as a pioneer who has a family of four. Introductory information (about the Oregon Trail) is provided at the beginning of the Web Quest. The students are then lead through a series of tasks which provide opportunities to research information about the Oregon Trail by using a variety of Internet resources and traditional resources that have been predetermined by the teacher. The teacher’s responsibility is to facilitate the learning process. By the end of the Web Quest, the students have met all of the objectives of the lesson and have quality products such as reports, art projects, or PowerPoint presentations that can be shared with the teacher and the class. Rubrics are commonly used to evaluate projects.
WebQuest- indepth articles and a host of other features. Teaching Today compliments the subject areas web sites of the Glencoe Division at the McGraw-Hill Companies. http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/print/25
Extractions: The WebQuest is perhaps the most ubiquitous Web-based activity found in classrooms today. In 1995, San Diego State University professor Bernie Dodge devised an instructional model for a goal-oriented Internet project activity. Working with Pacific Bell Education Fellow Tom March, the two found a way to make full use of the resources of the Web and its intrinsic appeal to students. Like any instructional practice, it has taken on a life of its own, and today examples of both good and bad WebQuests can be found. As defined by Bernie Dodge, "A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation." With the WebQuest instructional model, students use the Internet as a research tool to answer questions, pose hypotheses, and form opinions depending on the specific instructional objectives. This all typically occurs in the context of a larger project that allows students to explore issues and content from a variety of perspectives.
WebQuest- Teaching Today compliments the subject areas web sites of the Glencoe Division Plan on spending a minimum of three hours preparing a short web Quest and http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/25
Extractions: The Making of a Good Journey, Education Up Close, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online Teaching Today publishes innovative teaching tips on a weekly basis. Written with the busy teacher in mind, each tip is concise, practical and easy to implement in the classroom right away. Topics covered in Teaching Today are classroom management, career development, high stakes testing, instruction and planning, parental involvement, reading in the content areas, using technology in the classroom, and portfolio development. Teaching Today also offers free weekly downloads that correspond to the tips. Our free downloads make implementing the teaching tips even easier. Teaching Today provides educational resources for teachers looking for everyday solutions to the challenges of the classroom. The WebQuest is perhaps the most ubiquitous Web-based activity found in classrooms today. In 1995, San Diego State University professor Bernie Dodge devised an instructional model for a goal-oriented Internet project activity. Working with Pacific Bell Education Fellow Tom March, the two found a way to make full use of the resources of the Web and its intrinsic appeal to students. Like any instructional practice, it has taken on a life of its own, and today examples of both good and bad WebQuests can be found.
Ozline.com - Articles & Writings For information specfic to webQuests, go to that page. the Art of teaching with the web and five activity formats for achieving learning goals with the http://www.ozline.com/writings/
Extractions: ozline.com is the home of all Tom March 's educational initiatives. Tom March has been writing about the interaction between the Web and education since 1995. The collection below should provide some "big picture" vision as well as practical details for the day-to-day educator. Please contact us if you'd like to re-produce any of these writings for in-service workshops. For information specfic to WebQuests , go to that page. In-person Support can bring these articles to life. What's on the Web for Educators? Discovering Your Topic The Importance of Keeping Things in Context. Textbooks, encyclopedia, and other traditional sources are great for getting to the content of the courses you teach. Use the Web for that trickier bit of re-contextualizing the topic in the complex mesh that is the World (Wide Web).
Ozline - Working The Web For Education With the web you get the world. Explore the Zen of Teaching with the web The products of webQuests are usually then put out to the world for some real http://www.ozline.com/learning/theory.html
Extractions: Theory: an Introduction In 1995, "What's on the Web?," was written with the goal of scanning the Web for what might be useful to teachers and students. The "might be useful" was not individual stellar Web sites, but a broader contextual framework to cyberspace: if not exactly defining the universe, I hoped to at least mark out that some things are galaxies, a few constellations, and many are stars radiating their own special light. Books entitled such things as "Explore the Unleashed World Wide Web in 7 Days for Dummies/Educators" list tens of thousands of "Killer Web sites," implicitly suggesting that once you get a handle on these you'll have "done" the Web. But this is akin to getting access to the Library of Congress and being handed a piece of paper listing someone's Top Ten Favorite Books. Oh yes, and the library's collection doubles in size every three months. So, it's not the titles that are needed, it's the structure, the organization, the forest for the trees.
HES237: Information Literacy And Health Education You must teach essential skills needed to complete the webquest as part of the Bernie Dodge, an early innovator of WebQuests from San Diego State http://www.gustavus.edu/oncampus/academics/hes/courses/hes237/webquest.cfm
Extractions: WEBQUEST - PARTNER PROJECT You will work with a partner on this project. The task is to design a web quest for 10th grades in a health education or physical education class. A web quest engages students in one or more tasks that promote learning and critical thinking. Use of the internet and in some cases, presentation software or other presentation techniques, is part of a good web quest. A web quest includes sites to visit, questions to answer, tasks to complete - it is detailed and designed as "individualized learning." This means a teacher cannot assume "knowledge or skills." You must teach essential skills needed to complete the webquest as part of the webquest. For this assignment, partners will design a web quest they would have 10th grade students complete to learn more about the topic selected. Partners may decide whether they wish to create a web quest for a topic in health education or physical education. Topics must be approved by Dr. Herman and Joyce Aarsvold. 65 points possible
Quest For The Quest teach the use of WebQuests as a technology tool to support instruction to at least one other teacher. While sharing this WebQuest, make sure in step 6 your http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/ALVARADO/WebQuest/
Extractions: Introduction Are you tired of the old hum drum - chalk dust lessons? Have you heard the phrase "Work smarter, not harder!"? It's about time you move into the millennium! That's what web questing is all about. By the time you leave this WebQuest, you will be ready to jump right into web questing with your students. You will be the guide on the side while your students make crucial decisions and learn essential curriculum skills and much more! You will leave with an understanding of just what a WebQuest is all about and how you can start your students "questing" in your classroom this week. Introduction Task Resources Process ... Conclusion The Task Congratulations! (?) Your principal has been to a Classroom Connect workshop about WebQuests and has strongly suggested that you use this in your instruction AND teach other teachers how to use WebQuests in their classrooms'. You're new and you really need to keep your job but you don't know what a WebQuest is, so...............you must go on this mission. Your mission, should you accept it, (oops, you really don't have a choice) will be :
