Webquests? Just what do we mean by that? So much more than “Webquests”

Benefits of the Web Something for everybody! Everything and Anything Not always accurate Vast and all encompassing

Browsing the web offers: Rich Immediate Passionate Clever Funny Interactive Contemporary Relevant Authentic

Tradition Teaching & Web References Resources Lessons Tools Projects Activities

Intro

Topic Hotlist for open research and exploration

Teachers choose to create a Topic Hotlist when... 1.they are new to the Web 2.they are in a hurry 3.they want to save student surf/search time 4.they want to add Web resources to curriculum they already have

Where to Acess Hotlist It's a much more efficient process to create a Web page that collects the locations in a Topic Hotlist. This solves the computer-specific nature of bookmarks and also makes your collection available to everyone in your school

Knowledge Hunt for acquiring defined knowledge

Teachers choose to create a Knowledge Hunt when... 1.students need to acquire a specific body of knowledge 2.critical thinking is either not a goal is covered using other activities 3.Web-based resources are more current or reliable than traditional resources

Subject Sampler for connecting emotively / affectively to a topic

Teachers choose to create a Subject Sampler when you want students to feel connected to the topic 2. you want to motivate students to explore the topic further 3. you have a short period of time and a small number of great sites to share 4. you or your students are new to the Web and a user-friendly activity makes sense

Insight Reflector Insight Reflector - for prompting open reflection

Teachers choose to create a Insight Reflector when... 1.creative thinking is more important than a uniform response 2.the subject matter benefits from being viewed through new perspectives 3.you want students to engage their emotions and minds in the topic 4.reflective writing is a course objective

Concept Builder Concept Builder - for developing and refining new concepts

Teachers choose to create a Concept Builder when... 1.a simple definition is too abstract 2.examples of the concept are available on the Web 3.at least a few critical attributes of the concept are easily perceived 4.you want to engage students in higher level thinking

Webquest for engaging in critical thinking

Teachers choose to create a WebQuest when... 1.you want students to tackle big, complex, or gray questions 2.students could benefit from cooperative learning 3.the subject warrants a deeper understanding 4.students would benefit from a more real world learning experience

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