WebQuest.Org - http://webquest.org/index.php

What is a WebQuest? February, 1995, Bernie Dodge of the San Diego State University together with a colleague from SDSU/Pacific Bell Fellow Tom March, the Educational Technology staff at San Diego Unified School District, developed this web model. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format containing information from the web that learners work with. The use of this model has been Brazil, Spain, China, Australia and Holland (HTTP://WWW.WEBQUEST.ORG/) There are different parts in the web quests namely: the introduction, task, process, resource (optional), evaluation, conclusion, credits and references and teacher page. Why use WebQuest? There are some advantages in using this internet tool in your classrooms. Some of them includes: Good webquests pose open-ended questions, the level of scaffolding in webquests, students assume the role that allows them to investigate an issue through their view, students can gain access to webquests sites at home so they can work on the task at home, it’s something different and students can work at their own pace, so they don’t feel pressured to complete the task. One of the conveniences of using this internet tool is that you do not necessarily need to create your own, but you can use some of the available webquests created by other educators. http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/mapadventure/map.htm http://academics.uww.edu/cni/webquest/Fall03/wellness/index.html http://osr.org/en-us/articles/space-webquest-resource-page/ http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/quilts/quilts.htm http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/king/authorexpert/ http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/hawthorne/platetectonics/t-index.htm