WebQuest Introduction

Fall 2006

The DesignerBernie DodgeProfessor of Educational Technology

at San Diego State University E-mail: bdodge@mail.sdsu.edu  

Background of the Author: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/Background.html

About WebQuest Teachers can design a complete inquiry-ba

sed unit (WebQuest) that will engage students over a period of two or more weeks.

It’s for teachers to design and develop an activity which will guide the students in exploring and using information on the Internet.

Some Thoughts about WebQuest “Some Thoughts About WebQuest” is writt

en by Bernie Dodge. It is published at this site:

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webquests.html

WebQuest Template The template is designed by Bernie Dodge

and is provided at this site: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/bui

ldingblocks/p-index.htm

Teaching with WebQuest Here is a course information about “Teachi

ng with WebQuest.” http://www.teachereducation.com/webout.

html

A Taxonomy of Tasks This article talks about the purpose of usin

g WebQuest. http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.htmlut

WebQuest Example 1 Why the Ocean is in Trouble http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/ocean

pollution/introduction.html

WebQuest Example 2

Was It Murder? The Death of King Tutankhamun: The Boy King

http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/

Web Quest Example 3The Aztec Adventure http://webby.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/azte

c/

Rubrics Examples http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/Profe

ssional.html

WebQuest Check list http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tps

s99/processchecker.html