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WebQuesting
  • Presented by
  • Alysa Cummings
  • ETTC of Burlington
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What is a WebQuest?
  • “An inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that students interact with comes from resources on the Internet.”
  • -Bernie Dodge
  • & Tom March
  • San Diego State University
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Tell me again…this time in English, OK?
What’s a WebQuest?
  • Six part lesson plan
  • Short term or longer term learning objectives
  • Supports cooperative learning
  • Lends itself to interdisciplinary learning, critical and creative thinking skills
  • Integrates  technology tools


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Maybe it would be helpful to look at an example or two...
  • In Search of Stellaluna’s Family


  • A Tale to be Told
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Hmmm…how about we break it down into parts now?
  • Introduction  (Orients the learner)
  • Task (Sets learner outcomes)
  • Process (Steps in the learning)
  • Information sources (Where the info is)
  • Evaluation (Measure of results)
  • Conclusion (Closure for learner)
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Very interesting…show me more

  • Create a Travel Brochure


  • Pow-Wow!



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Two different paths

  • Use an existing WebQuest already posted on the Internet.

  • Design your own WebQuest to suit your needs.
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How do you find great WebQuests online?
  • Visit the ETTC website
  • ettc.lrhsd.org/
  • Check out our WebQuest page
  •  under Greatest Hits
  • Use the Google search engine
  •  www.google.com




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How does Google work?
  • Search one word: webquest


  • Search a phrase: “civil war”


  • Create a boolean query:
  • “civil war” + webquest
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