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Creating a WebQuest: Even a Kid Could Do It!. Presented by Michael Bailey. What is a WebQuest?. “A webQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.” - Bernie Dodge San Diego State University
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Creating a WebQuest:Even a Kid Could Do It! Presented by Michael Bailey
What is a WebQuest? • “A webQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.” - Bernie Dodge San Diego State University • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/about_webquests.html • 7/28/05
WebQuest Example • http://www.instantprojects.org/webquest/introductionlist.php?AuthorID=203 • 7/28/05
Why WebQuests? • “WebQuests are designed to use learners’ time well.” • “To focus on using information rather than on looking for it.” • “To support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.” - Bernie Dodge San Diego State University
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” - Confucius