Webquests?

• Just what do we mean by that?

• So much more than “Webquests”

Benefits of the Web

• Something for everybody!• Everything and Anything• Not always accurate• Vast and all

encompassing

Browsing the web offers:

• Rich

• Immediate

• Passionate

• Clever

• Funny

InteractiveContemporaryRelevantAuthentic

Tradition Teaching & Web

• References• Resources• Lessons• Tools• Projects• Activities

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Intro

Topic Hotlist

•for open research and exploration

Teachers choose to create a Topic Hotlist when...

• 1.they are new to the Web• 2.they are in a hurry• 3.they want to save student

surf/search time• 4.they want to add Web resources

to curriculum they already have

Where to Acess Hotlist

• It's a much more efficient process to create a Web page that collects the locations in a Topic Hotlist. This solves the computer-specific nature of bookmarks and also makes your collection available to everyone in your school

Knowledge Hunt

•for acquiring defined knowledge

Teachers choose to create a Knowledge Hunt when...

• 1.students need to acquire a specific body of knowledge

• 2.critical thinking is either not a goal is covered using other activities

• 3.Web-based resources are more current or reliable than traditional resources

Subject Sampler

•for connecting emotively / affectively to a topic

Teachers choose to create a Subject Sampler when...

• 1. you want students to feel connected to the topic

• 2. you want to motivate students to explore the topic further

• 3. you have a short period of time and a small number of great sites to share

• 4. you or your students are new to the Web and a user-friendly activity makes sense

Insight Reflector

•Insight Reflector - for prompting open reflection

Teachers choose to create a Insight Reflector when...

• 1.creative thinking is more important than a uniform response

• 2.the subject matter benefits from being viewed through new perspectives

• 3.you want students to engage their emotions and minds in the topic

• 4.reflective writing is a course objective

Concept Builder

•Concept Builder - for developing and refining new concepts

Teachers choose to create a Concept Builder when...

• 1.a simple definition is too abstract• 2.examples of the concept are

available on the Web• 3.at least a few critical attributes

of the concept are easily perceived• 4.you want to engage students in

higher level thinking

Webquest

•for engaging in critical thinking

Teachers choose to create a WebQuest when...

• 1.you want students to tackle big, complex, or gray questions

• 2.students could benefit from cooperative learning

• 3.the subject warrants a deeper understanding

• 4.students would benefit from a more real world learning experience

So much to explore!

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