Home Fun Webquest
2. Webquests
Home Fun Webquest
2. Webquests
Webquests are tools which use the internet as part of a research project, they are directed learning and can be quite varied in their approach. They 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.
Go to this page on Webquests,read it.
http://www.geocities.com/aiswebquests/
Also visit
Readings and Training materials
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htm
Many
webquests can be found at San Diego State University
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html
1. Could you use webquests in your classroom? Please explain how or why not.
2. Choose one of the following webquests
Modern China
http://users.cwnet.com/phillips/wq.china.htm
Festivals and Holidays in Hong Kong
http://www2.hkedcity.net/citizen_files/ab/at/wo765803/public_html/Festivals_in_HK/index.htm
3.Evaluate the webquest using the following rubric
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestrubric.html
How did it measure up? How could you improve it?
This page http://www.warwickschools.org/webquest/hints.htm gives you some ideas on what to consider when building your own webquest.
Extension activity:
Create your own short webquest on a topic you have done or will do this year with a class.
Post it to the forum.