WebQuests
“The Computer as an
Educational Tool:
Productivity and Problem Solving”
©Richard C. Forcier and
Don E. Descy
What is a WebQuest?
 Web
pages with educational
objectives
 Learning activities that extend
classroom experiences
 Exercises using the Internet
Six Parts of a WebQuest
 Introduction
 Task
 Process
 Evaluation
 Conclusion
 Teacher
page
Introduction
Prepare student
 Raise interest in learner
 Relevant to past experiences
 Relevant to future goals
 Visually interesting
 FUN!!!
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Task
 Focus
student on what to do
 Final product
 Make assignments different
 Stay away from oral and written
papers
Process
 Outlines
task step-by-step
 Strategies for making subtasks
 Description of roles
 Learning advice
Evaluation
 Criteria
used to grade
 Rubrics used to help meet
standards
 Most recently added part
Conclusion
 Brings
closure to WebQuest
 Encourages reflection
 Additional links found here
 Rhetorical questions found also
Teacher Page
 Usually
a separate page
 Includes
 Target audiences
 Problems
 Questions that may arise
 Examples of finished products
Resources (Optional)
 Websites
for students to look at
 List of other information (books,
videos)
 Preselected for students
 Focus attention on topic
 Prevents aimless surfing
Three Acceptable Uses
 Use
a pre-existing WebQuest
 Use pre-existing WebQuest as
starting point
 Make your own
Possible Complications
 No
computers
 One computer
No Computers
 Can
print off pages
 Other aspects of learning used
 Lose computer
 Lose Web
One Computer
 Pair
up students
 Use stations
 One group online
 One group uses printouts
 One group uses books,
magazines, movies, etc.
Choosing a WebQuest
Excellence of site not the most
important factor
 KNOW YOUR STUDENTS!
 Prior experiences
 Knowledge
 Interests
 Your goals for what they achieve
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