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WebQuest Training
There are two training components for WebQuest. It is important that both components are completed before trying to create your own WebQuest. These should be done in the following order:
On
the Cutting Edge
The first training component involves actually
doing a WebQuest. This training is
primarily for the group of students who are working on the project, but
if the teacher wants to join the group for this training, that is perfectly
acceptable. This WebQuest works best if there are four people involved,
but it can be done with three to eight people.
If
you did the scanning activity
when you first started considering WebQuest, you got a chance to briefly
look at some WebQuests. Actually doing a WebQuest will help you better
understand the various parts of any WebQuest.
Students:
doing this WebQuest may have the added benefit of improving your web site
design skills.
Again,
this activity is to be done as a team, so be sure you communicate with
everyone involved before you start this training. Email may be your easiest
method of communication, so be sure to share email addresses with each
other.
If you think you're ready to start this
training, click the "On the Cutting Edge" button at the left.
World
of WebQuest
Now
that you've actually done a WebQuest, you should have a better idea of
the "concept" of WebQuest. You might be having second thoughts
now about whether or not the idea you had in mind for a class activity
is suitable for WebQuest. Don't worry! WebQuests are special activities--not
every lesson plan can be (or, in fact, should be) implemented using WebQuest.
If
you are having second thoughts, take a look at some other kinds of §Internet
activities developed by Tom March. You may just discover one of these
other activities is a better fit for what you had in mind. Or, maybe you
need to adjust your learning goals if you're certain you want to use the
WebQuest concept. You'll learn how to do this later in the planning stages.
But,
if you're certain at this time that WebQuest is for you, then it's time
for the second training component. This next training activity must be
completed by everyone involved--the group of students and the teacher
working together. This training should take about four hours to complete,
though the team doesn't have to be together the whole time to finish the
training. Click on the "World of WebQuest" button at the left
to start this training.
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§Lisa
Konrad.
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created on
July 10, 1999
and
last updated on
June 30, 2009.
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David L. Young
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