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WebQuest Information
What is a WebQuest? A GREAT EDUCATONAL TOOL! In short, it is an inquiry based, online lesson, where students use information from the internet to analyze, sythesize, and evaluate a situation or problem in order to fullfill a task. Please click on "What is a WebQuest" for a more complete description and outline.
Where can I find them? There are literally thousands of WebQuests online on almost every subject. To find a WebQuest in your subject area do the following:
Go to a search engine such as Google and do a search by typing in your subject area in quotation marks and WebQuest. For example, "westward expansion"+WebQuest.
This is a quick way to find relevant WebQuests. You may also check the links listed below:
Before using a WebQuest you find online:
- Be sure to carefully go through it yourself and check the content. Is it relevant? Is it correct?
- Check all links to be certain that they are current. Sometimes links are no longer available.
- Check the validity of links. The WebQuest may look great, but its links are not.
- Check for grammatical errors.
Tools for Using and Creating Your Own WebQuests- Amazing resources can be found at this link for creating your own WebQuests or adapting others. If you are interested in WebQuests, this is the place to go.
The WebQuest Page- This site is the resource to help persons understand what a WebQuest is and how to use it. Reading and training materials are available, the Building Blocks for WebQuests, examples, templates, and more. The example page is a matrix of grades and subject area to help you find what is related to your curriculum. This is the resource of all resources for building and learning about this educational tool.
Understanding and Using WebQuests-Workshop by Midge Frazel with the expert help of Annette Lamb and Kathy Schrock.
WebQuest Lists
WebQuest Links from MSAD #54- Wow....an incredible collection of WebQuest links.
Literature
WebQuests Secondary- To Kill a Mockingbird, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Giver.....
Email suggestions and comments to karsenaultlmm@middlemaine.org
WebQuest Links and Resources