Planning a WebQuest
Friday, November 12th, 2004

Today's Activities:

1) Evaluate WebQuests based on your grade level (groups of 4)

• Early elementary: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-es.html

• Elementary: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-3-4.html

• Middle: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-ms.html

• Middle-High: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-hs.html

• High: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-hum.html

2) Create our own list of criteria for WebQuests
 

3) Review some concepts/training materials for better planning

• Taskonomy http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html

• Taskonomy Inspiration Web: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/tasksimap

• Pre-writing the WebQuest: http://www.ozline.com/webquests/prewrite.html

• Questions to ask yourself while planning: http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.HTM

4) Use the free TeacherWeb WebQuest template

Create a WebQuest: http://teacherweb.com/TWQuest.htm
 

5) Create your own WebQuest individually or in pairs  

6) Post the link to your new WebQuest onto your echalk site or BBS

Region 9 main echalk site: http://www.r9tech.org/  

Region 9 BBS: http://mbbs2.region9nyc.com/

7) Wanna share?

8) More WebQuest Resources

• The WebQuest Page: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
  

• Rate WebQuests/View Examples: http://webquest.org/matrix0.php
  

• WebQuests--best practices: http://webquest.org/matrix3.php
  

• How to adapt a WebQuest: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/adapting/index.html
  

• WebQuest templates: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html
  

• WebQuest design formats: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
  

• Article w/links on creating a WebQuest: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech011.shtml
  

• Spartanburg, SC's WebQuest Page:http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
  

• More WebQuest training materials: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htm
  
  
• WebQuest Collections (samples): http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest_collections.htm