There's Something About WebQuests!
 
     
THINKING ABOUT TEACHING & LEARNING!
  
     
 
      "Some Thoughts About WebQuests"
Bernie Dodge, San Diego State University
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webquests.html		  
     

What is Problem Based Learning?
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/problearn.html
Michelle Mawer, Science & Technology (K-6) Consultant
michelle.mawer@det.nsw.edu.au

 
     

Home Grown WebQuests
DET Professional Services & Curriculum
http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/learningtechnologies/index.cfm?u=2&i=7

 
      Learning in the Nick of Time!
http://www.hornsbyd.det.nsw.edu.au/maths/nickoftime/index.htm
Carol Field, Maths Consultant
carol.field2@det.nsw.edu.au
 
      It's all about the learning - Taskonomy
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html		  
      What does it feel like in the "Learners" seat?
Try a WebQuest...
Retelling: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webquests/tropical/
Compilation: http://www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/webquest2/peace.htm
Mystery: http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/
Journalistic: http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wq/gildedage/student.htm
Design Task: http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/it/webquests/homedesign/index.html
Creative Product Tasks: http://www.thematzats.com/radio/index.html
Consensus Building Tasks: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/ChinaQuest.html
Persuasion Tasks: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/hoover/amistad/
Self-Knowledge Tasks: http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/webweavers/johnc/my_life.html
Analytical Tasks: http://www.madison.k12.ky.us/district/projects/WebQuest/MarchMadness/mmwebquest.html
Judgment Tasks: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/ofarrell/rainforest/
Scientific Tasks: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kroc/scimethod/
 
      Looking at the Internet as a teaching and learning tool
Tom March
http://www.ozline.com/webquests/intro.html#choosing		  
      Building Blocks
(We all need a little help sometimes)
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm 		 
     

Online templates

  
     

Create an outline for your WebQuest using a Word template

 
     

An Introduction to MS FrontPage

  
      Using Web Resources
http://www.anovember.com/articles/zack.html 		 
      Search techniques
http://www.google.com.au/help/index.html
http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm		  
      Copyright and citing internet sources
http://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/directorates/traindev/pdn/topics/copyfaq.htm http://www.apastyle.org/elecsource.html 		 
      FTP your site
http://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/webdev/learcent/ftpprogs/welcome.htm		  
      WebBoard
http://webboard.det.nsw.edu.au/%7EHornsby_Computer_Coordinators
http://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/internet/services/wb-requestform.htm		  
      Hot Potatoes
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/
 
      Assessment & Evaluation
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/adapting/index.html
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/biotech/projectmrubric.html
http://www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html
http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/WQRubrics.html