3. EDUC W200 Week 2
WHAT IS A WEBQUEST?
• “an inquiry-oriented lesson for individual learning in
which most or all the information that learners work
with comes from the web. ”
o Teachers will give a task to students to work on
either individually or as a group.
o Teachers will provide information and appropriate
resources needed to accomplish that task.
4. EDUC W200 Week 2
Example Webquests
• Searching for China
• Black History Month
5. EDUC W200 Week 2
WHY WEBQUESTS?
• Webquests allow:
• students to learn at their own pace and on their own (but
all students learn the same content)
• teachers to be free from the role of presenter
• teachers to give individual assistance to those in need.
7. EDUC W200 Week 2
CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNING A WEBQUEST
Instructional
Strategy
Technology
Options
Content
• Templates
o Quest Garden
o Zunal.com
• Website building tools
o Google Sites
o Weebly
o Yola
• Others
o Google Docs
• Devising a task through
which students will meet the
learning goals.
• Providing appropriate
guidelines and resources
• Providing self-assessment
tools
• Refer to the academic
standards to choose
an appropriate topic
for your target learner
Editor's Notes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lupuca/8720604364/sizes/m/in/photostream/Individualized LearningStudents learn at their own pace so that they do not have to move onto the next topic without mastering the current topic. Forcing them move onto the next topic will only worsen their academic performance. Customized LearningStudents have a variety of choices that can suit their needs and interests.
To help us meet the standards using technology…Enter WebQuests.
Draw attention in particular to how the introduction and task motivate the students. Also, note that the process page is detailed and does not link to worksheets or long drawn out texts without specific instructions.
Students have different levels of prior knowledge, understanding, and intellectual capability. With all the talk on NCLB, we need to make sure every single student in your class learns what a standard entails.
Suggestion: Discuss about how a specific topic can be taught as a webquest, going through each of the steps
