Webquests
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Create custom webquests with Google Sites and Insert Learning
Create custom webquests with Google Sites and Insert Learning
Click the icon to check out the Equal Rights Under the Law webquest created with Sites and InsertLearning.
Click the icon to check out the Equal Rights Under the Law webquest created with Sites and InsertLearning.
In my class, a webquest requires that students examine a variety of sources from across the internet to address an essential question.
Try this process for creating your own webquest
Try this process for creating your own webquest
1. Create an essential question or "question of significance" to guide your webquest.
1. Create an essential question or "question of significance" to guide your webquest.
The new California History-Social Science Framework organizes the grade-level content around questions of significance, designed to promote the use of inquiry as an effective and engaging instructional method. Well crafted and meaningful questions give purpose to student learning.
The new California History-Social Science Framework organizes the grade-level content around questions of significance, designed to promote the use of inquiry as an effective and engaging instructional method. Well crafted and meaningful questions give purpose to student learning.
2. Curate and Organize Content
2. Curate and Organize Content
Curating content is the most fun but can also be the most overwhelming. Be sure the content supports the essential question and always go back to your purpose!
Curating content is the most fun but can also be the most overwhelming. Be sure the content supports the essential question and always go back to your purpose!
AUDIO: Soundcloud files are free and easy to embed in Google Sites. We also listen to lots of podcasts, HERE are some of my favorites.
AUDIO: Soundcloud files are free and easy to embed in Google Sites. We also listen to lots of podcasts, HERE are some of my favorites.
3. Build a Google Site...so fun and so easy!
3. Build a Google Site...so fun and so easy!
4. Make it Interactive with Insert Learning!
4. Make it Interactive with Insert Learning!
InsertLearning (formerly DocentEdu) is a Google Chrome extension that lets you embed questions, notes, highlights, and other tools into any webpage (including Sites and published Google Docs) and allows students to interact with those custom embedded features.
InsertLearning (formerly DocentEdu) is a Google Chrome extension that lets you embed questions, notes, highlights, and other tools into any webpage (including Sites and published Google Docs) and allows students to interact with those custom embedded features.
Get the Insert Learning Extension HERE.
Get the Insert Learning Extension HERE.
Check out a ton of example lessons for all subject areas from InsertLearning HERE.
Check out a ton of example lessons for all subject areas from InsertLearning HERE.
These are some of my favorite IL tutorials!
These are some of my favorite IL tutorials!
Making a lesson with Insert Learning
Making a lesson with Insert Learning
EdPuzzle and InsertLearning
EdPuzzle and InsertLearning
Using DocentEDU with Google Docs
Using DocentEDU with Google Docs
Class Discussions with DocentEDU
Class Discussions with DocentEDU
Good to Know
Good to Know
Insert Learning has a free version but I use the teacher paid version (see below). I prefer free stuff too but this is $40 well spent!
