| 26 | | <p>The Process block in a WebQuest where the teacher suggests the steps that learners should go through in completing 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.</p> |
| 27 | | <p>The Process description should be relatively short and clear. For example, Week 1 of Cheryl Rondestvedt''s <a href="http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/PollSol/Week1.html">Ocean Pollution/Solution</a>unit involves students doing a lot of activities, but the steps are clearly specified. Note that in this case, the resources needed are embedded within the steps rather than being separately liste.</p> |
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| 31 | | <li><a href="http://education.uregina.ca/iteachered/modules/preservice/module8.html">Designing Webquests</a></li> |
| 32 | | <li><a href="http://webquest.org/index.php">Webquest Home</a></li> |
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| | 27 | <h1>What is a Webquest?</h1> |
| | 28 | <p>A webquest is an assignment which asks students to use the World Wide Web to learn about and/or synthesize their knowledge a specific topic. A ÒtrueÓ webquest, as originally designed by Bernie Dodge and Tom March, requires synthesis of the new knowledge by accomplishing a Òtask,Ó often to solve a hypothetical problem or address a real-world issue. Simpler web activities designed for students to investigate and collect new knowledge from web-based sources can also be a more engaging and effective replacement for read-the-chapter-and-complete-the-review-questions. This tutorial will walk you through the basics to create a simple or more elaborate activity. </p> |
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| | 30 | <p>The assignment can be given on paper, certainly the simplest and most portable option. For an example, click here to print out a simple "on paper" webquest on Laura Ingalls Wilder. (You\'ll need Adobe\'s Acrobat Reader, which is available from the TeachersFirst Toolbox.</p> |
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| | 32 | <p>A webquest assignment can also be given on the web itself by sending students to a web page which serves as the "home base" for the studentÕs information search. For an example, click here to see an "on the web" webquest bsed on Harper Lee\'s book To Kill A Mockingbird.</p> |
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| | 34 | <p>You can also present a webquest using some other multi-media software such as Hyperstudio or Powerpoint.</p> |
| | 35 | <p>The quality of your webquest depends on the ideas and thought that go into in more than on flashy presentation technologies. ItÕs easy to create a mediocre webquest, and it\'s far more difficult to create quest that really works well.</p> |
| | 36 | <h1>Why Bother?</h1> |
| | 37 | <p>Why should you take the time to create a webquest? The best reason is that, like any carefully planned lesson, a good webquest makes learning interesting for your students. Beyond that, however, several other factors make webquests a powerful learning tool. |
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| | 39 | <p>First, a good webquest puts the power of the web behind your topic. You can show students - or let them discover for themselves, not just tell them. Web sites can take your students anywhere in the world.</p> |
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| | 41 | <p>Webquests are a way to let students work at their own pace, either individually or in teams.A webquest lets students explore selected areas in more depth, but within limits that you have selected. This makes webquests ideal for classes which combine students with different ability levels.Webquests offer a different, more dynamic approach to teaching the value of research. |
| | 42 | Webquests can also increase the "comfort level" of students using the Internet for learning activities. While your students are probably already computer literate, a properly designed webquest can help students become creative researchers rather than simply "surfing" from one site to another.</p>', 'en'); |
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