WebQuest Introduction
Fall 2006
The DesignerBernie DodgeProfessor of Educational Technology
at San Diego State University E-mail: [email protected]
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