Integrating Educational Technologies

WEB QUESTS

     Web Quests provide effective strategies for engaging students in learning about a topic. Dr. Cristiana Assumpção provides these  suggestions for making an effective Webquest.

    As one example pertinent to today's theme, Jean McMahon (Valley Central HS, NY) provides this web quest about glaciers.

    You can use the E2C Search to the left to find other examples of Web Quests created in conjunction with E2C Workshops.

Your assignment:

1) What characteristics make Web Quests effective as a classroom teaching tool?

2) When should Web Quests be used for full-class instruction, and when should they be used for small groups or individual projects?

3) Describe strategies to locate suitable Web Quests for your classes.

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4) Design a lesson plan that incorporates at least one Web Quest.

E2C Follow-up:

You may send your model lesson and other responses to this "assignment" to michael@earth2class.org. If suitable, we will post your work in the E2C lesson plans and/or add them to this section of the Workshop website.