WebQuest Training Materials

Overviews and Underpinnings
Some Thoughts About WebQuests The early 1995 paper that started it all. A version of this was published in The Distance Educator edited by Fred Saba.	Encouraging the Use of Technology in the Classroom: The WebQuest Connection new by Anne D’Antonio Stinson	Theory into Practice: WebQuests in Geography new By Tony Fisher, University of Nottingham, UK WebQuests in Geography explores the relationship between ICT and student learning in geography.
Building Blocks for WebQuests A description of the six essential sections of a WebQuest. Newly enhanced by the San Diego City Schools Ed Tech Dept. improved!	FOCUS: Five Rules for Writing Great WebQuests From Learning & Leading with Technology, May, 2001. ISTE Membership number required.	A WebQuest about WebQuests An exercise that's useful for introducing the concept to educators. Working in teams they examine five WebQuests from four different points of view. There are several versions: elementary grades 3-4 middle school middle and high school humanities 7-12 kosherquest new
WebQuests in the Middle School Curriculum: Promoting Technological Literacy in the Classroom. By Kenneth Lee Watson. Published in Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal, Volume 2, Issue 2, July 1999. ISSN 1097-9778	The Student WebQuest. By Maureen Brown Yoder. Published in Learning and Leading with Technology, Volume 26, Issue 7, April 1999.	WebQuest Sends Students Back in Time Interview with Bernie Dodge Creating a WebQuest Cinco de Mayo WebQuest
When Students Create Their Own WebQuests by Cynthia Peterson & Deborah Koeck. From Learning & Leading with Technology, September, 2001. ISTE Membership number required.	WebQuests in Our Future An introduction to the WebQuest concept in PowerPoint form on the web, created by Kathy Schrock.	Beyond Read and Recall: An Introduction to Web-Based Learning Using WebQuests new
Specific Aspects
Search Techniques A critical aspect of WebQuest design is knowing how to find good resources on the Web. Three new guides are now available: Before you Search, Four Nets for Better Searching, NEW and Specialized Search Engines.	The WebQuest Design Process A flowchart showing the steps involved in designing a WebQuest.	Adapting Existing WebQuests Why start from scratch? A flowchart showing the steps in finding and changing an existing lesson. NEW!
The WebQuest Taskonomy in Pictures Mary Vieira's terrific set of clickable image maps that show the important characteristics of each task type.	Lesson Templates for Students and Teachers How do you get a WebQuest started quickly? Don't start with a blank screen... download these instead.	The WebQuest Taskonomy: A Taxonomy of Tasks Describes 12 categories for describing what you ask learners to do, 11 of which can lead to higher level thinking.
WebQuest Process Checklist A list for self- or peer-review of the Process portion of your WebQuest.	WebQuest Process Guides A growing series of short guides that you can link to or download and adapt. Each is designed to scaffold a specific cognitive or interpersonal activity.	Fine Points Describes 14 little things you can do to improve the aesthetics and professionalism of your WebQuest (or any) pages.
	A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests Is your WebQuest as good as it could be? This rubric allows you to score it along eight dimensions to see where it might be improved.	Rubrics for Evaluating Student Performance An exercise by Nancy Pickett with templates and example rubrics.
Complete Workshops
wNet School Concept to Classroom WebQuest workshop A self-paced overview complete with video interviews.	Triton/Patterns Summer 99 Symposium A follow-up workshop designed for teachers in San Diego Unified School District's Triton and Patterns Projects which aims to improve their old WebQuests and introduces new tools and templates.	Patterns Summer 2000 Symposium The final workshop for 120 teachers with 3 years experience in the process. The emphasis this year was on scaffolding and visual thinking tools.
Co-Nect WebQuest Workshop by Adam Garry A 4-day workshop that starts at the beginning and ends in a draft WebQuest.	Internet Expeditions: Creating WebQuest Learning Environments by Annette Lamb Explore four ways to build a WebQuest learning environment including using existing resources, adapting or modifying a webquest, create a new webquest, or co-producing materials.	T-Spider.Net A website developed by David Young (U of Colorado at Denver) to help teachers create WebQuests collaboratively with middle school & high school students.
Dr. B's WebQuest Workshop A complete WebQuest design workshop created by Dr. Carolyn Burleson, Los Angeles Unified School District. new	Teaching with WebQuests An online graduate course designed by Bernie and June Dodge and delivered by Teacher Education Institute. new	Map-a-Course Dr. Michael F. Ruffini, Professor of Instructional Technology at Delaware State University, has developed a one web page knowledge map to design and explore WebQuests. new

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