Week 08 - WebQuests: Part 1

Intro

WebQuests were first developed by Bernie Dodge. They have maintained an important place on the stage of Educational Technology Resources. The first step to understanding them is creating one yourself.

WebQuests will require

• • Introduction

  • The Task

  • The Process

  • Conclusion

  • Deliverables

Resources and Tutorials

Please use the following resources to investigate and learn about Building Webquests

• Doc Waters EDSC3250 Page

Assignment

This week work with your group to organize and plan your WebQuest. Submit a paper with a 1 to 2 sentence description of each of the components of a WebQuest.

Reflection

Use the Pioneer Library, especially EBSCO to locate 1 article about WebQuests, preferably about how they are used in your content area. In your reflection:

• • Post a link to the article

  • Include a full citation of the article

  • Write a 2 to 3 paragraph response about What you learned, what that means to you today as a pre-service teacher, and what the implications will be for you in the classroom as a full-time teacher.

Remember that you can use your my.uen login to access Pioneer or the student login given out in class