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Inquiring Minds WebQuests More!
I.U. 22 HPE Workshop Harry S. Truman High
School Levittown, PA 11 - 08 - 05 110 - 230
pm Websites http//www.mtwp.net
/jane_glass http//www.mtwp.net/jane_glass/mind
s http//www.mtwp.net/jane_glass/wqsmore
Presented by Jane Glass Manheim
Township School District Lancaster, PA
E-Mail jane_glass_at_mtwp.net
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A WebQuests More Inventory  Who has NOT
heard of Webquests, but is a curious soul?
 Who HAS HEARD of Webquests, but not used one?
Who has USED a WebQuest that was pre-made?
Who has ventured into the CREATING of a
WebQuest?
S More Feedback? comments / tips?
Bernie Dodge, WebQuest guru
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What ARE they? PIN by Tom March at Ozline
http//www.ozline.com/learning/theory.html
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What do they INCLUDE? (categories) (
Topic Hotlist - compilation of key works or,
resources ideally a webpage with
hyperlinked bookmarks for others use
Multimedia Scrapbook - links to photos, maps,
stories, facts, quotes, audio clips, virtual
tours, etc. to explore important aspects of a
topic Knowledge / Treasure Hunt - list of
webpages and questions for gathering
up-to-date information and knowledge Subject
Sampler - small number of topic-oriented links
to engaging, interactive or emotional sites
Webquest - complex or debatable issue to be
investigated and evaluated from an authentic
perspective
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What do they LOOK like? (examples)
Topic Hotlists - (hyperlinked
resources) China on the Net http//www.kn.pacbe
ll.com/wired/China/hotlist.html Crool Zone-
School Safety Issues http//www.kn.pacbell.com/w
ired/nonviolence/hotlist.htm Especially Espanol
http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/espanol/index.html
hotlist Space Hotlist http//sln.fi.edu/tfi/hot
lists/space.html Multimedia Scrapbooks -
(visual explorations) Donner Online
http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/donner/index.html
Exploring China http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/C
hina/scrapbook.html Knowledge / Treasure
Hunts - (Q A hunts ) Banana Quest
http//www.biopoint.com/banana.html Black History
- Past to Present http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wire
d/BHM/bh_hunt_quiz.html Wonders of Science
CyberBee http//www.cyberbee.com/scihunt.html
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What do they LOOK like? (examples)
Subject Samplers - (up close personal
vantages) An Insects Perspective
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/insects/ Cr
ool Zone- School Safet http//www.kn.pacbell.com
/wired/nonviolence/sampler.htm Money Matters
http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/sampler.
html My China http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/Ch
ina/sampler.html Sampling African America
http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_sampler.htm
l WebQuests - (complex,authentic style,
investigative evaluations) Big Wide World
http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bww/ Little Rock
9 - Integration 0 http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired
/BHM/little_rock/ School Safety
http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/nonviolence/intro.
htm Shh - Were Writing the Constitution
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/brooklyn/constitu
tion/
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Zen in the Art of Teaching with the Web It's
a lot like what you're already doing. It's
unlike anything you've ever done before. Tom
March, Ozline.com http//www.ozline.com/learning/t
heory.html
David Thornburg, futurist and technology
specialist, explains why technology requires
more teacher-student interaction than ever
before. Teachers need to show their students
how to judge and evaluate the information they
find. http//www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2c
lass/webquests/index_sub1.html
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answers must be discovered or created
focus on USING information rather than on
looking for it
Why?
allows them to explore in a guided,
meaningful manner
must process information - not regurgitate it
allows them to use their imagination and
problem-solving skills
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Webquests also allow for a depth of topic
exploration that cannot normally be done in one
or two class periods.
Webquests demand much upfront work - but once
it's completed, it's a rewarding activity that
can be used over and over again.
It allowed some creativity while making sure
students finished the Webquest knowing key
elements. Students could work on their own pace
while still meeting a deadline.
Why?
It takes the humdrum out of traditional lessons
and allows the students to gain knowledge on
their own all in a well-thought out way.
I love Webquests - - they are meaningful
activities that allow students to do a great
deal of controlled research in a short period
of time.
I also have found that some people are amazed to
see the way that lower functioning students work
when they are in the writing center.
A good web activity keeps the students very
focused and on task.
Q Did you create your own project from scratch?
AYes Q How did that process work out for
you? A Great. I totally completed a
webquest in 6 hours of a trade-off In-Service
day.
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HOW can WebQuests be used?
1. USE pre-existing WebQuests or Internet
projects (be sure to CHECK ALL LINKS!)
2. MODIFY pre-existing WebQuests or Internet
projects (again, be sure to CHECK ALL
LINKS!)
3. CREATE OWN WebQuests or Internet projects
templates are available in html OR MS
Word Bernie Dodges San Diego State Univ.s
WebQuest Templates http//webquest.sdsu.edu/Le
ssonTemplate.html another HTML format
http//www.mtwp.k12.pa.us/jane_glass/wqhtmltempla
te.html another MS WORD format
wqwordtemplate.doc
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Where can you FIND pre-made WebQuests?
Searching http//webquest.sdsu.edu/adapting/inde
x.html Best WebQuests http//bestwebquests.com/
Berks County Intermediate Unit
http//www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/default.ht
m Biopoint http//www.biopoint.com/online_galle
ry/Welcome.html Blue Webn http//www.kn.pacbel
l.com/wired/bluewebn/ Dr. Alice Christies Matrix
of 282 WebQuests http//www.west.asu.edu/achrist
ie/wqmatrix.html Kathy Shrock http//school.dis
covery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html ht
tp//kathyschrock.net/webquests/index.htm
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Where can you FIND pre-made WebQuests?
Louisiana State University http//asterix.ednet.
lsu.edu/edtech/webquest/Macomb County School
District http//www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/webqind
x.htm Midge Frazel http//midgefrazel.net/lrnwe
bq.html Milford, CT Public Schools
WebQuests http//www.milforded.org/teachers_room
s/wq.aspMy Teacher Tools http//www.myteachert
ools.com/New Mexico State University
http//education.nmsu.edu/webquest/examples.html
New South Wales Dept. of Education http//www.c
urriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/learningtechnologies/w
ebquests/quests.htm
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Where can you FIND pre-made WebQuests?
San Diego State Universitys WebQuest page
(Bernie Dodge) http//webquest.sdsu.edu/Spartan
burg County SD http//www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQue
sts.htmlTechnology Challenge Grants http//proj
ects.edtech.sandi.net/projects/index.htmlRichard
Levines List http//www.coollessons.org/coolun
its.htmWEBQUESTS University of
Richmond http//oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/
education/projects/ West Bend WebQuest Resource
List http//www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/
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HOW does one CREATE /modify WebQuests?
Wondering HOW to begin planning? Dodges site
http//webquest.sdsu.edu/designsteps/index.html
Wondering WHAT SCENARIO / TASK to
create? Design Patterns http//webquest.sdsu
.edu/designpatterns/all.htm this site provides
descriptions, applications and examples WebQuest
Taxonomy of Tasks http//webquest.sdsu.edu/ta
skonomy.html
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HOW does one CREATE /modify WebQuests?
Introduction
Wondering WHAT components to include? 6
Building Blocks http//projects.edtech.sandi.
net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm Provide
s a synopsis of, and examples for each step
Introduction / Scenario Task / Essential
Questions Process / Roles / Resources
Evaluation / Assessment Rubric Conclusion /
Summary (Teacher Page)
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Teacher Page
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The Introduction / Scenario
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildin
gblocks/p-index.htm shares background
info, sets the stage, provides a
hook, establishes an authentic
situation http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staff
dev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm Examples The
Ocean's in Trouble! http//projects.edtech.sandi.
net/grant/oceanpollution/introduction.htmlWestwar
d Ho! http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/we
stwardho/introduction.htm Snapshot in Time
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/teen/intro
duction.htm Rock the Vote http//projects.edtech
.sandi.net/lewis/rock/index.htmlIntroduction
Introduction
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The Task
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildin
gblocks/p-index.htm outlines a plan - or
course of action, poses essential
question, usually requires some type of
decision-making, identifies a culminating
product
Task
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/building
blocks/p-index.htm Examples An Insect's
Perspective http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/gra
nt/insects/task.htm The Children's Pool
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/pbelem/childrens
pool/task.htm Snapshot in Time
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/teen/task
.htm
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The Process
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildin
gblocks/p-index.htm describes steps of
action, explains strategies, includes a set of
accompanying questions to help gather
info, provides hyperlinked resources
Process
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/building
blocks/p-index.htm Examples An Insect's
Perspective http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/gra
nt/insects/process.htm Westward Ho!
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/westwa
rdho/process.htm The Amistad Case A Mock Trial
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/hoover/amistad/P
rocess Return of the Great Game
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/greatgame
/process.htm
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The Evaluation
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildin
gblocks/p-index.htm describes the method of
assessment, offers an evaluation rubric
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/building
blocks/p-index.htm Examples Family of Nations
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/balboa/nations/e
valuation.htm The Ocean's in Trouble
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/oceanpol
lution/evaluation.html Biotech, Inc.
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/biotech/e
valuation.htm
Evaluation
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The Conclusion
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildin
gblocks/p-index.htm wraps up the
project, encourages student reflection
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/building
blocks/p-index.htm Examples Farmers, Farmers
Everywhere http//projects.edtech.sandi.ne
t/hawthorne/farm/conclusion.htm Finding the
Lighthouse Diamond Thief
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/kroc/scimethod/C
onclusion Genocide http//projects.edtech.sand
i.net/ofarrell/genocidewebquest/conclusion.htm
Conclusion
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The Teacher Page
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildin
gblocks/p-index.htm includes extra
notes, standards information, some samples
Examples http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/staff
dev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm
Teacher Page
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S More Info (and THANK YOU for your
interest!) To access the Power Point show
from todays workshop, go to the website
URL http//www.mtwp.net/jane_glass/
and follow the instructions in the section
17. IU22 HPE Workshop Levittown, PA
(11-08-05) Questions? E-mail
jane_glass_at_mtwp.net