WebQuests

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WebQuests
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• A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in
  which most or all of the information used by
  learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are
  designed as cooperative learning activities.
  Student groups may be presented with a problem to
  solve, a scenario, or a topic to examine in
  depth. Work begins with every student examining
  some common background material(s). Then each
  student in a group takes on a role and becomes an
  expert on his/her topic. Once students have
  carried out their research, they come back to
  their groups and teach their peers what they have
  learned. The group then reflects on this material
  and together completes a task that includes all
  roles and perspectives.

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• Bernie Dodge and Tom March have been working
  since early 1995 to develop the WebQuest as one
  strategy for effectively integrating the Web into
  classroom instruction. This page gathers Tom's
  work in creating and teaching WebQuests.
• http//www.ozline.com/learning/

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Sample WebQuests

• Farmer Hunts New Farm Location (gr3)
• http//oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/p
  rojects/webquests/disaster/
• Humans on Mars (middle school)
• http//oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/p
  rojects/webquests/mars/index.htm
• Was Tutankhamun Murdered? (grade 6-8)
• http//www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/
• Mystery Island http//oncampus.richmond.edu/academ
  ics/education/projects/webquests/shipwreck/

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Some WebQuest Exemplars

• http//webquest.org/matrix3.php
• http//sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webques
  t.htm

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Designing Your Own WebQuest

• http//www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest
  -a.shtml
• http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/building
  blocks/p-index.htm

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• Nancy_Murphy_at_westiron.monroe.edu