Webquests Annotated Reviewes
Webquests Annotated Reviewes
Webquests in the IMET Program began with investigation and an understanding of the term "Webquest." What Is A WebQuest?
A WebQuest is a form of project-based and problem-based learning in which the resources (and often the tasks and resources) are located on the Web. There are a variety of approaches for WebQuests, according to inventor Bernie Dodge. Learn more about WebQuests and how to design them.
What are the
strategies in a webquest? Some you already use.The task is the most important part of a WebQuest. It provides a goal and focus for student energies and it makes concrete the curricular intentions of the designer. A well designed task is step by step, engaging, and elicits thinking in learners that goes beyond rote comprehension.
Bernie Dodge describes it briefly in "Some Thoughts about Webquests." Bernie Dodge's collections can be found at http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest_collections.htm . Training materials can be found at http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htm Build a webquest here http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm
In the table section of the site you will find the webquests categorized by grade level and subject area with links to the review page as well as the site. The annotated reviews are located according to the group who developed the site.