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WEBQUESTS-- Lessons for the Future

Learn about WebQuests, an inquiry-oriented activity that utilizes internet resources to promote critical thinking, creative use of technology, and motivation among students. Discover the components of a WebQuest and explore examples and templates.

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WEBQUESTS-- Lessons for the Future

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  1. WEBQUESTS-- Lessons for the Future By: Rheanna Painter Plemons

  2. The WebQuest: What is it and Where did it come from? • Bernie Dodge’s Definition: "an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet” • Created to encourage critical thinking among student teachers

  3. WebQuest Advantages in the Classroom: • Provides Creative Use of Computer Technology • Promotes Critical Reading • Promotes Authentic Communication • Increases Student Motivation (Brozo & Simpson, 2003)

  4. Required Components of the WebQuest

  5. Introduction Tasks Resources Process Evaluation Conclusion Parts of the WebQuest:

  6. The Introduction: • Set the stage for the Quest • Provide background information • Motivate the student

  7. The Tasks: • Doable and Interesting! • Higher-Order Thinking • Engage Students

  8. The Resources: • Web Documents • Emails • Hard Copies of Text • Real-time conferencing • Searchable databases

  9. The Process: • How am I supposed to do that? • Now what?

  10. The Evaluation: • Rubrics, Rubrics, Rubrics

  11. The Conclusion: • Summarize • Tell them their achievement • Encourage to extend (Lockard & Abrams, 2003)

  12. Examples of WebQuests:

  13. Templates and Other Helpful Links: • http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm • http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/wqdmain.htm

  14. Do students enjoy WebQuests? Daniel: I liked the WebQuest very much. It was way more fun then textbooks. Lacie: I loved the WebQuest. I would love to do many more. Thank you for letting us do WebQuest. Quatez: WebQuest(s) are fun to do. You should try it yourself. Quotes from Cannons Elementary 5th Graders, Spartanburg, SC

  15. The Evolving Classroom: Plemons’ Hypothesis: If more students are allowed to communicate and learn through a computer, then we have greater chance of establishing a Global Society in the classroom.

  16. Sources: Brozo, W.G. & Simpson, M.L. (2003). Readers, Teachers, Learners: Expanding Literacy Across the Content Areas (4th ed.). New Jersey: Merrill Prentice Hall. Lockard, J. & Abrams, P.D. (2004). Computers For Twenty-First Century Educators (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson. What Do Students Say About WebQuests. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2004, from http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/wqstdts.htm Meet Bernie Dodge -- the Frank Lloyd Wright of Learning Environments! (2000). Retrieved February 2, 2004, from http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech020.shtml

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