A Web Quest The World Wide Web A New Road to Teaching and Learning Mary Jeanne Olexa Smith

A Web Quest Inquiring Minds Using the Web A Web Quest is an inquiry- orientated activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet.

WebQuest Six Part Harmony The Introduction orients students and captures their interest. The Task describes the activity's end product. The Process explains strategies students should use to complete the task. The Resources are the Web sites students will use to complete the task. The Evaluation measures the results of the activity. The Conclusion sums up the activity and encourages students to reflect on its process and results.

Theme-Based Instruction/WebQuest Theme Based Instruction  Topic  Theme  Setting  Problem/Focal Question  Rationale  Key Concepts  Pre-Theme Understanding  Materials Needed  Supportive Environment  Time Frame  Experiences/Activities  Assessment (Rubric)  Celebration WebQuest  Introduction  Task  Process  Resources  Evaluation  Conclusion

Theme-Based Instruction/WebQuest Theme-Based InstructionWebquest Topic Theme Rationale Setting Introduction Key Concepts Pre-knowledge Problem/Focal Question Experiences/Activities Task Supportive Environment Time Frame Instructions Process Materials NeededReources AssessmentEvaluation CelebrationConclusion

Introduction Write a short paragraph to introduce the activity to the students. May include a role or a scenario, e.g. “You are a detective....” Give an overview

WebQuest The Introduction orients students and captures their interest. relevant to the learner's past experience relevant to the learner's future goals attractive, visually interesting important because of its global implications urgent, because of the need for a timely solution fun, because the learner will be playing a role or making something The Introduction

Task Describe clearly and concisely what the end result of the learners’ activities will be. The task could be A series of questions that must be answered Summary to be created Problem to be solved Position to be formulated and defended Creative work, drawing, collage Presentation on the computer

WebQuest The Task describes the activity's end product. It could be a product, like a HyperStudio stack or PowerPoint presentation, or it might be a verbal act, such as being able to explain a specific topic. It could be a play, a report, a survey, a database, a letter, a diorama. The possibilities are endless. The Task

The Process List the steps the learner will use to accomplish the task Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

The Process explains strategies students should use to complete the task. It may include strategies for dividing the task into subtasks, descriptions of roles to be played or perpectives to be taken by each learner. The instructor can also use this place to provide learning advice and interpersonal process advice, such as how to conduct a brainstorming session. The Process description should be relatively short and clear. The Process WebQuest

Learning Advice Here you would provide some guidance on how to organize the information gathered. This advice could suggest to the learner to use a l Flowchart l Summary Table l Concept Map l Checklist l Questions to Analyze l List of of things to notice

Resources Use this segment to point out places to find resources: Books Magazines Video Websites (Be sure you check the websites before including them.)

Famous Women Web Sites m Children's Encyclopedia of Women Children's Encyclopedia of Women m Distinguished Women of Past and Present Distinguished Women of Past and Present m National Women's Hall of FameNational Women's Hall of Fame m Renaissance Women Renaissance Women m Women Mathematicians Women Mathematicians m 4000 Years of Women in Science 4000 Years of Women in Science

Famous Women Branching Out Web Sites m Women, Teens, and Girls Who Rock the World Women, Teens, and Girls Who Rock the World m Women's Exhibition - Celebrating Women's Achievements Women's Exhibition - Celebrating Women's Achievements m Women of the American Civil War Era Women of the American Civil War Era m Women of NASA Women of NASA

Evaluation/Assessment/ Grading Rubric Create an Assessment Tool/Grading Rubric that is Clear Specific Lists points assigned to tasks Timeline for submission Include worksheets if applicable

The Evaluation measures the results of the activity. Since the learning we're looking for is at the loftier reaches of Bloom's Taxonomy, we can't gauge it with (readily) with a multiple-choice test. An evaluation rubric is called for. The Evaluation WebQuest

Conclusion Include a few sentence that summarize what the students will have accomplished or learned by completing the WebQuest. You may ask the students to reflect upon what they have learned and use their Journal to preserve their reflections.

The Conclusion sums up the activity and encourages students to reflect on its process and results. It rounds out the document and provides that reader with a sense of closure. One good use for the conclusion section is to suggest questions that a teacher might use in whole class discussion to debrief a lesson. The Conclusion WebQuest

Branching Out This is a place to invite the students to grow. Include suggestions for further reading and websites with related, expanded, or tangential information.

A Web Quest Sample Civil War Quest Grade 7

WebQuest The Introduction You will be a detective by finding information about five Pennsylvania Artists from different time periods. After learning about these artists you will need to choose two to compare and one to copy. By learning about the artist and his/her artwork, you will understand and appreciate that work and the process the artist used to create his/her paintings.

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A Web Quest An activity to help students inquire, discover, learn, grow.