THE RESEARCHER
As the “brains”
behind the project, you will have to surf the Web for any and all useful
information that your target students will need to use in order to complete the
designed task. You will also be on hand
for the other group members to request information from about their
assignments. You will need to search
electronic materials as well as hard copy forms and list these sources for the
students to use. Before you get started
though, you need to see what other WebQuests have done. Look at the following WebQuests and complete
the Resources
Critique form for each one.
Your job in the group
will be to identify the online resources available on your topic by
brainstorming a list of related words and using the list to search for relevant
sites. As you search, create a hotlist of current, accurate, and
age-appropriate sites that will engage your students' interest. A critical aspect of WebQuest design is knowing how to
find good resources on the Web. Three new guides are now available: Here are some resources to help you
understand how to accomplish this task:
Four Nets for Better Searching
YOUR
PRODUCT:
Using the
information above as well as what you observed in the example WebQuests, you
must create the Resource section of your group’s WebQuest. This will be done on MicroSoft word. Do not worry about hyperlinking anything
yet. The Architect will be responsible
for putting it all together. You will
also need to find anything requested by the other group members as far as
needed research materials about your topic or research materials needed for the
students to create the product.