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WebQuest: Engaging Students in Inquiry on the Internet. Andrew J. Milson Stephanie Brenner Karla Gulke R.C. Lowe Northern Illinois University. Using the Internet. Possibilities? Pitfalls?. WebQuest. Defined
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WebQuest: Engaging Students in Inquiry on the Internet Andrew J. Milson Stephanie Brenner Karla Gulke R.C. Lowe Northern Illinois University
Using the Internet • Possibilities? • Pitfalls?
WebQuest • Defined • an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet. • Types • Short-term or Long-term • Single discipline, Multi-disciplinary, Interdisciplinary • Collaborative or Individual
Critical Attributes • Introduction • Task • Process • Resources • Evaluation • Conclusion
WebQuest Resources • The WebQuest Page • http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html • Sample WebQuests • http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html • http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest_collections.htm • http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~milson/hall_of_fame/index.html
Source Collections • WebQuest “Seed”Sites • http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/seedsites.html • Audio Archives • http://www.archervalerie.com/audio.html • Primary Source Collections • National Archives and Records Administration http://www.nara.gov/ • Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/ • Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu/
Samples • Who are the People in our Neighborhood? • Stephanie Brenner • Discovering Illinois • R.C. Lowe • Washington, DC Here we Come • Karla Gulke