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Technology in Education: WebQuests

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The WebQuest Page This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web. By pointing to excellent examples and collecting materials developed to communicate the idea, all of us experimenting with WebQuests will be able to learn from each other.

Some thoughts about WebQuests This page from Bernie Dodge defines the term WebQuest (short term and long term) identifies the six critical attributes of a WebQuest. Ensure that your WebQuest has these attributes!

Creating Web-Based Lessons: WebQuests and Other Internet Projects This page is designed to model how productivity tools and Internet-based research can fit into the information problem-solving process, especially when using web-based lessons such as webquests.

WebQuests and More This is a resource site by Tom March containing articles, guidance, tools and templates.

The Student WebQuest By Maureen Brown Yoder. K–12 teachers and administrators who are interested in using the Internet in a safe and productive way with students probably have heard at least a little about WebQuests. Developed by Bernie Dodge and Tom March, these projects use Internet sites to help students learn problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: WebQuests

WebQuests Here's an active on-line workshop for educators from the Disney Learning Partnership and wNet School.

Using a WebQuest in Your Classroom This is a summary of how to create a WebQuest, how to evaluate student work, and some other places to go for sample WebQuests.

More WebQuest Links compiled by Linda J. Burkhart

Specific Recommended WebQuests

A Bomb is Dropped This Web Quest is designed for high school history teachers and students who want to uncover the reasons the Atomic Bomb was used on Japan and how it affected various people. This Web Quest is intended to introduce the use of the bomb to students and for students to realize the impacts the bomb had on various people.

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