WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which
most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.
WebQuest is a model developed and designed in early 1995 by Dr.
Bernie Dodge, Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State
University, and Tom
March. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus
on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners'
thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The model
is outlined in Some
Thoughts About WebQuests. Using the available template
to guide the students/teachers through the process of creating a short-term,
single discipline WebQuest, the EDU506 graduate students designed webpages
that could be used immediately in their classrooms. These samples are available
for viewing and comment, as well as thorough instructions for creating
your own interactive webpages for students and parents. Instructions
for both Windows-PC and Macintosh
operating systems are provided for Netscape Communicator's Composer. Many
of these Interactive WebQuests are featured below and others are featured
at the EDU 330 undergraduate site.
WebQuest Projects
Project
One -- Electronic Mail: Hotmail, 
,
the world's largest provider of free Web-based email, is the program selected
for EDU506's email projects. Hotmail provides email access that is easy
and possible from any computer connected to the World Wide Web.
Project
Two -- Finding Information on the World Wide Web: Because
the Web is not indexed in any standard manner, finding information can
seem difficult. Without a clear search strategy, using a search engine
is like wandering aimlessly in the stacks of a library trying to find a
particular book. A "Finding
It Online" Tutorial is available.
Project
Three -- Powerpoint Presentations: These PowerPoint Presentations
have been built by the EDU 506 graduate students to illustrate the capabilities
of Microsoft Office 2000's PowerPoint software program. A PowerPoint
97 Tutorial by ChalkSoft is available.
Project
Four -- SpreadSheet Exercises: These SpreadSheet Exercises
have been designed for the EDU 506 graduate students to illustrate the
capabilities of Microsoft Office 2000's Excel software program. An Excel
97 Tutorial by ChalkSoft is available.
Project Five -- WebQuests:WebQuest
is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information
used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuest is a model developed and
designed in early 1995 by Dr.
Bernie Dodge, Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State
University, and Tom
March. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus
on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners'
thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The model
is outlined in Some
Thoughts About WebQuests. Using the available template
to guide the students/teachers through the process of creating a short-term,
single discipline WebQuest, the EDU506 graduate students designed webpages
that could be used immediately in their classrooms. Some samples
are available for viewing and comment, as well as thorough instructions
for creating your own interactive webpages for students and parents. Instructions
for both Windows-PC and Macintosh
operating systems are provided for Netscape Communicator's Composer. An
HTML
Tutorial by ChalkSoft is available.
Contact Dr. R.
Bruce Lewis for further information or to make suggestions.
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