WebQuests (ICT Integration)

Module 3 - Adapting and using WebQuests (With Internet)

3 hours 15 mins

In this workshop you will learn how to critically analyse WebQuests with a view to adapting and improving them for your own use.

WebQuests that you find may be good, but they are never quite good enough until they meet all your requirements. The constant cross-pollination of ideas between one teacher and the next means that we are constantly enhancing the resources which support our learners.

By the end of this task you could achieve the following outcomes:

Evaluate key areas of a WebQuest.
Identify how WebQuests can be improved to suit your own needs.
Adapt WebQuests for classroom use.
Prepare to use WebQuests in the classroom.

Workshop question:
Can I constantly improve the learning experience of my learners?

	Description	Resources
1	Orientation (10 min) Meet as class. Pool your current knowledge about WebQuests what are the most important elements of learning in a WebQuest?
2	Finding a WebQuest (25 min) Work on your own. Find a WebQuest that you would be interested in adapting for use in your class.	Find WebQuests » Partners in Learning WebQuests » The WebQuest Portal » Best WebQuests » Techtrekkers » Search Bing for specific WebQuest topics » Click here to read Selecting a WebQuest Project.
3	Task (25 min) Meet in pairs. Read the "taskonomy" and view the online examples. Discuss how you could use this knowledge to adapt the WebQuest that you would like to use.	» Click here to view a taxonomy of tasks - a "taskonomy".
4	Process (15 min) Meet in new pairs. Consult the process checklist while looking at your proposed WebQuest. Discuss the process of the WebQuest: View the process checklist to identify the most important elements of the process. Identify the main steps of the process. Identify the main learner support elements Identify the resources	» Click here to view the process checklist. » Click here to view the WebQuest rubric
5	Adapting WebQuests (120 min) Work on your own. If you have a colleague working on the same WebQuest you could work in pairs. Your facilitator will support you as you adapt a WebQuest for your own use. Use the notes that you made in the previous activities to help you decide which changes to make. Assess your final product, using the assessment criteria.	Find WebQuests » Partners in Learning WebQuests » The WebQuest Portal » Best WebQuests » Techtrekkers » Search Bing for specific WebQuest topics » Open a WebQuest template » Learn how to save a web page » Read the 7 flags checklist » Use assessment criteria.
6	Join the Partners in Learning Community online and access resources that may help you.	» Go to the Partners in Learning Network

Continue Training

» Module 1 - Introduction to WebQuests
» Module 2 - WebQuests: Analysis and evaluation
» Module 3 - Creating WebQuests
» Module 4 - Handbook for managing WebQuests