Kathy
Schrock's Guide to WebQuests
--If Kathy likes WebQuests, they must be great!
Why WebQuests?
--rationale for including/developing WebQuests in your classroom
ozline.com - WebQuests & more
--basics of WebQuests as well as an alternative format to extend
Tom March
Ellis Island WebQuest
--students take on the role of immigrants and create a scrapbook to
share their experiences
Learning Roman Numerals
--students use websites to learn this important numbering system
Secret Agent
WebQuest
--with its fabulous introduction, this WebQuest could be used to replace the
same old boring country reports
WebQuest
Example Matrix K-3
--elementary WebQuests from the original WebQuest Page
WebQuest
Example Matrix 4-5
--elementary WebQuests from the original WebQuest Page
1960s Museum WebQuest
--another cool creation of Kathy Schrock's
Art in the Millennium
--a cool interdisciplinary WebQuest about pursuing a career in art
technology
The Burial of King Tutankhamun
--a WebQuest that illustrates students each taking on a
role as part of the Process
Healthy
School Environment WebQuest
--students examine contaminants of our air, how to test for them,
control them, etc.
Presidential
Campaigning: Past and Present
--a very interesting WebQuest in which students choose two former
presidential candidates and give them a campaign strategy for today
Units
of Measure WebQuest
--7th grade science WebQuest in which students forming a new country develop
a new standard set of weights and measures
WebQuest
Example Matrix 6-8
--elementary WebQuests from the original WebQuest Page
WebQuest
Example Matrix High School
--elementary WebQuests from the original WebQuest Page
iwebquest.com Discover the Joy of Learning
--professionally designed WebQuests for use in your classroom
Webquests -
Lesson Plans Webquests
--includes links to 1078 WebQuests--be sure to evaluate them
thoroughly before adopting/modifying one
WebQuest
Taskonomy Cluster
--useful in helping you to choose the type of task you wish
students to accomplish
WebQuest Template
--from the original WebQuest page
WebQuest Template
--a good template which assigns each of four students a role
Books
These books are available from every IMC in Unit 5.
Basch, Shari. The Best of Internet Activities from
Teacher Created Materials. Westminster,
CA: Teacher Created Materials, 1999.
Berger, Pam. Internet for Active Learners: Curriculum-Based Strategies for K-12. Chicago: ALA, 1998.
McLain, Timothy. How to Create Successful Internet Projects. N.p.: Classroom Connect, 2000.