1. Designing A Webquest Created by Lynne Schalman and Steve Bergen
The Original Teaching Comapny

2. Establish Technical Skills
Copying and Pasting the URL into a word processor or
Copying and Pasting graphics and text
Correct Saving (into webquest folder) using the Rule of 3 or 4
Correct Attributions

3. Choose a Topic Explore other webquests
See webquest index page of Teaching Company
Go to or www. altavista.com
Enter a topic or keyword plus the word webquest
for example at Altavista, type "genetics" +webquest or Macbeth webquest
Go to Bernie Dodge's Suggestion list and read his Task Design Sheet

4. Topic Considerations Read Bernie Dodge's Taxonomy of Tasks
Consider the final project: a special hook
a mock trial
a newspaper
a Powerpoint or Hyperstudio presentation
a persuasive speech on a soapbox
a creative design or project
a town council meeting
a debate
a fictional journal
a documentary

5. Using the Webquest Template
Bernie Dodge Original webquest page
Training Materials has webquest information and design help
Template page has a variety of formats and styles
Choose "Save this file to disk" to download
Unzip or Unstuff the files into a folder created for the webquest
Read Anatomy of Webquest Template

6. Working with Dodge Template
Edit with Netscape Composer
Download from
Frontpage or PageMill
MS Word
Do not use Clarisworks
view the edited files in Netscape Navigator (have both Navigator and Composer open in separate windows)

7. Working with Dodge Template
first open application (Composer, etc.)
then open first file: top.htm to enter the title
then open Introduction.htm, task.htm, process.htm, etc
The file "index.htm" is the most important file in the template folder. Do not touch it. Its preset functions control the placement of all the templates and their various parts.
all files that begin with "T" are for the teacher page

8. Graphics with Dodge Template
Remember to correctly attribute source
Save graphics in the "Images" folder within the webquest folder
Use the Save image as or Download file to disk feature when importing graphics from the web (Do not Copy Images)
Go to
For copyright friendly images, go to Pics4Learning or

9. Try a different Template
Try
Register and then explore the available templates
Click on webquest to view online templates
Use the wizlets menu to create interactive test questions, games and other activities

10. Find Resources Explore the curriculum links at Summercore
Differentiate between a search engine and a search directory
Explore Searchenginewatch for searching tips
Read Summercore Primer Chapter 14
Go to a school oriented index page
Awesome library
Blue Web or Teachers First

11. Saving Your Links For remote access to favorites, try www.backflip.com
Save links in the file "Mylinks.htm" found in the "Myfiles" folder-open this page with composer to add entries
Drag URLs from one window onto the Mylinks page
For direct entry onto the template, use the Link feature in your software

12. Posting
The entire folder of the webquest must be ftped to the server or posted on the intranet
the start page is index.htm or index.html