Introduction To WebQuests Three Rivers Community College Technology For Teachers.

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Introduction To WebQuests Introduction To WebQuests ObjectivesObjectives

Define A WebQuestDefine A WebQuest Analyze Each Of Its Key ComponentsAnalyze Each Of Its Key Components Locate WebQuests On The InternetLocate WebQuests On The Internet Acquire A WebQuest Evaluation ToolAcquire A WebQuest Evaluation Tool Acquire Knowledge To Develop And Acquire Knowledge To Develop And

Post A WebQuest To The InternetPost A WebQuest To The Internet Identify NETS Standards Supported Identify NETS Standards Supported

By WebQuestsBy WebQuests

30% of America’s high school students will leave without graduating. Here is what one town tells us about the crisis

The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives on High School Dropoutson High School Dropouts

Survey sponsored by the Bill and Survey sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationMelinda Gates Foundation

47% of dropouts said that classes 47% of dropouts said that classes weren’t interestingweren’t interesting

Competition?

DefinitionDefinition

““A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact information that learners interact with comes from resources on the with comes from resources on the Internet.”Internet.”

- Bernie Dodge, 1995- Bernie Dodge, 1995

Why WebQuests?Why WebQuests?

Students don’t just memorize factsStudents don’t just memorize facts Use information to answer a question Use information to answer a question

and complete an achievable taskand complete an achievable task Apply social skills such participating Apply social skills such participating

as part of a team, active listening, as part of a team, active listening, expressing an opinion, dealing with expressing an opinion, dealing with diversity, conversing politely, and diversity, conversing politely, and negotiating without aggression negotiating without aggression

School Safety WebQuestSchool Safety WebQuest

And the Student Said…And the Student Said…

Would you recommend using WebQuests in the Job Corps curriculum?

“Yes, I liked the WebQuest. It provided good, useful information and it was interesting and fun. It was constructive and challenging to find information. It was also a boredom relief.”

“Yes, with this program it let’s individuals become more interactive. This should make work less boring.”

And the Student Said…And the Student Said…

““I found the WebQuest to be informative I found the WebQuest to be informative and I did get a lot out of it. I found some and I did get a lot out of it. I found some difficulty with my assigned role as a difficulty with my assigned role as a sociologist because I had my own thoughts sociologist because I had my own thoughts and beliefs which got in the way. Overall, I and beliefs which got in the way. Overall, I believe this was a great educational tool. believe this was a great educational tool. Entertaining and informative. I probably Entertaining and informative. I probably took more away from WebQuests than any took more away from WebQuests than any other format would have offered.”other format would have offered.”

Tom March’s DefinitionTom March’s Definition

““A WebQuest is a scaffolding learning A WebQuest is a scaffolding learning structure that uses links to essential structure that uses links to essential resources on the WWW and an resources on the WWW and an authentic task to motivate students’ authentic task to motivate students’ investigation of a central, open-investigation of a central, open-ended question, development of ended question, development of individual expertise and participation individual expertise and participation in a final group process…in a final group process…

March’s Definition ContinuedMarch’s Definition Continued

… …that attempts to transform newly that attempts to transform newly acquired information into a more acquired information into a more sophisticated understanding. The sophisticated understanding. The best WebQuests do this in a way that best WebQuests do this in a way that inspires students to see richer inspires students to see richer thematic relationships, facilitate a thematic relationships, facilitate a contribution to the real world of contribution to the real world of learning, and reflect on their own learning, and reflect on their own metacognitive process.”metacognitive process.”

A WebQuest Is A Scaffolding A WebQuest Is A Scaffolding Learning StructureLearning Structure

Rather than ask elementary students Rather than ask elementary students to write to the theme “How I spent to write to the theme “How I spent my summer vacation,“ we might ask my summer vacation,“ we might ask them to perform these activities them to perform these activities before they think about an audience before they think about an audience and descriptive details:and descriptive details:

A WebQuest Is A Scaffolding A WebQuest Is A Scaffolding Learning StructureLearning Structure

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Scaffolding Is At The HeartScaffolding Is At The Heart

Scaffolds are “temporary frameworks Scaffolds are “temporary frameworks to support student performance to support student performance beyond their capabilities.”beyond their capabilities.”

- Cho and Jonassen, 2002- Cho and Jonassen, 2002

Examples of ScaffoldingExamples of Scaffolding

Examples of Examples of scaffoldingscaffolding are activities are activities that help students develop the right that help students develop the right mindset, engage students with the mindset, engage students with the problem, divide activities into problem, divide activities into manageable tasks, and direct manageable tasks, and direct students’ attention to essential students’ attention to essential aspects of the learning goals.”aspects of the learning goals.”

- Ngeow and Kong, 2001- Ngeow and Kong, 2001

Differentiated InstructionDifferentiated Instruction

WebQuests can be modified for WebQuests can be modified for gifted as well as those students gifted as well as those students needing academic assistanceneeding academic assistance

WebQuest design can span a large WebQuest design can span a large spectrum of abilitiesspectrum of abilities

Links may have simpler or more Links may have simpler or more difficult vocabulary, larger text, audio difficult vocabulary, larger text, audio and video, etc.and video, etc.

A WebQuest Uses Links To A WebQuest Uses Links To Essential Resources On The WWWEssential Resources On The WWW Focus on Focus on “essential”“essential”

““Could this learning be achieved just Could this learning be achieved just as effectively without the Internet?”as effectively without the Internet?”

If the answer is Yes, maybe you should If the answer is Yes, maybe you should pursue another lesson.pursue another lesson.

A WebQuest Uses Links To A WebQuest Uses Links To Essential Resources On The WWWEssential Resources On The WWW Internet links are pre-selected by the Internet links are pre-selected by the

WebQuest authorWebQuest author• Focus is on using information rather Focus is on using information rather

than looking for itthan looking for it• Students avoid inappropriate sitesStudents avoid inappropriate sites• Provides students with a structured Provides students with a structured

environmentenvironment

http://www.miniature-earth.com

A WebQuest Uses Links To A WebQuest Uses Links To Essential Resources On The WWWEssential Resources On The WWW

A well-executed WebQuest facilitates A well-executed WebQuest facilitates meaningful use of the Web for meaningful use of the Web for educational ends.educational ends.

A WebQuest Is An Authentic Task A WebQuest Is An Authentic Task To Motivate Students’ InvestigationTo Motivate Students’ Investigation

John Keller’s John Keller’s ARCSARCS Model of Model of Motivational DesignMotivational Design

ARCS ModelARCS Model

Does the activity get students Does the activity get students AttentionAttention??

Is it Is it RelevantRelevant to their needs, to their needs, interests, and motives?interests, and motives?

Does the task inspire learners’ Does the task inspire learners’ ConfidenceConfidence in achieving success? in achieving success?

ARCS Model ContinuedARCS Model Continued

Would completing the activity leave Would completing the activity leave students with a sense of students with a sense of Satisfaction Satisfaction at their at their accomplishment?accomplishment?

A WebQuest Task Is A A WebQuest Task Is A Central, Open-Ended Central, Open-Ended

QuestionQuestion

““Puzzlement is the factor that Puzzlement is the factor that motivates learning.”motivates learning.”

- Savery & Duffy, 1995- Savery & Duffy, 1995

A WebQuest Task Is A Central, A WebQuest Task Is A Central, Open-Ended QuestionOpen-Ended Question

Posing a question in the task Posing a question in the task statementstatement• Activates students’ prior knowledgeActivates students’ prior knowledge• Creates personal curiosity that inspires Creates personal curiosity that inspires

investigation and increased motivationinvestigation and increased motivation

A WebQuest Task Is A Central, A WebQuest Task Is A Central, Open-Ended QuestionOpen-Ended Question

• Challenges students to do more than Challenges students to do more than “know” facts and recite statistics“know” facts and recite statistics

• Questions lead to further inquiry and Questions lead to further inquiry and assimilation of a more comprehensive assimilation of a more comprehensive understandingunderstanding

“It never ceases to amaze me at how focused the kids stay when they are working with a WebQuest. It is often difficult to tear them away from it to work on other things or even to get them to go outside for recess.”

- Cindy Graves, 3rd grade eMINTS teacher in Monett

A WebQuest Maximizes The A WebQuest Maximizes The Development Of Individual ExpertiseDevelopment Of Individual Expertise

Process of acquiring information to Process of acquiring information to develop a body of knowledge to develop a body of knowledge to share with a groupshare with a group

Consider a background sectionConsider a background section• Why? Alleviates preconceptions and Why? Alleviates preconceptions and

stereotypesstereotypes• Establishes a baseline so everyone is Establishes a baseline so everyone is

starting at a similar levelstarting at a similar level

A WebQuest Maximizes The A WebQuest Maximizes The Development Of Individual ExpertiseDevelopment Of Individual Expertise

Begin to develop an individual role to Begin to develop an individual role to reflect a viewpointreflect a viewpoint• Logger or environmentalistLogger or environmentalist• Provide different perspectives from Provide different perspectives from

which to view an open-ended questionwhich to view an open-ended question

"Our high schools were designed 50 years ago, to meet the needs of another age. Until we design them to meet the needs of the 21st century, we will keep limiting–even ruining–the lives of millions of Americans every year."

— Bill Gates, Speech to the 2005 National Governor's Association

A WebQuest Maximizes A WebQuest Maximizes Participation In A Final Participation In A Final Group Group

ProcessProcess That Attempts To That Attempts To Transform Newly Acquired Transform Newly Acquired

Information Into A More Information Into A More Sophisticated UnderstandingSophisticated Understanding

A WebQuest Maximizes Group A WebQuest Maximizes Group ParticipationParticipation

Often cooperative in natureOften cooperative in nature Students know their teammates are Students know their teammates are

counting on them to contribute to the counting on them to contribute to the completion of the taskcompletion of the task

When students know their work will When students know their work will be shared with an outside audience, be shared with an outside audience, the motivation to do quality work is the motivation to do quality work is increasedincreased

WebQuest Is Two-FoldWebQuest Is Two-Fold

A WebQuest is a two part exerciseA WebQuest is a two part exercise• A building of expertise A building of expertise • An application of itAn application of it

Litmus TestLitmus Test

Could the answer be copied and Could the answer be copied and pasted?pasted?

Does the task require the student to Does the task require the student to make something new out of what make something new out of what they have learned?they have learned?

Two FoldTwo Fold

Think globally, act locallyThink globally, act locally Use knowledge to application here at Use knowledge to application here at

homehome Justify your answer after considering Justify your answer after considering

the interests of various stakeholders the interests of various stakeholders in the communityin the community• Ecologists, future generations, local Ecologists, future generations, local

inhabitants, government officials for inhabitants, government officials for environmental concernsenvironmental concerns

Final ComponentFinal Component

The best WebQuests do this in a way The best WebQuests do this in a way that inspires students to see richer that inspires students to see richer thematic relationships, facilitate a thematic relationships, facilitate a contribution to the real world of contribution to the real world of learning and reflect on their own learning and reflect on their own metacognitive processmetacognitive process

Students reflect upon the knowledge Students reflect upon the knowledge of their own learning patternsof their own learning patterns


Is it Rich, Real, and Relevant?Is it Rich, Real, and Relevant?• Students use real, timely resources Students use real, timely resources

instead of dated textbooks and instead of dated textbooks and materials that are only presented from materials that are only presented from one point of viewone point of view

Encourage learners to test their Encourage learners to test their newly constructed knowledge against newly constructed knowledge against real world feedbackreal world feedback


Many WebQuests identify an expert Many WebQuests identify an expert and provide an opportunity to and provide an opportunity to communicate with that expert to communicate with that expert to receive feedbackreceive feedback

Rich, Real, and RelevantRich, Real, and Relevant

““I use WebQuests almost exclusively I use WebQuests almost exclusively for science and social studies instead for science and social studies instead of textbooks. Although the textbooks of textbooks. Although the textbooks offer valuable information, the offer valuable information, the WebQuests bring it to life for the WebQuests bring it to life for the students.”students.”

- Janna Elfrink, 3- Janna Elfrink, 3rdrd grade eMINTS teacher in Reed grade eMINTS teacher in Reed SpringsSprings


Goal is self-initiated learnersGoal is self-initiated learners• Research shows that when students are Research shows that when students are

aware of their own thinking patterns, aware of their own thinking patterns, independent use of these strategies independent use of these strategies eventually develops in learners.eventually develops in learners.

Questions, Reflections, & Group Questions, Reflections, & Group DiscussionDiscussion

Where Do I Find WebQuests?Where Do I Find WebQuests?

http://bestwebquests.comhttp://bestwebquests.com

http://www.webquest.orghttp://www.webquest.org

http://www.kn.sbc.com/http://www.kn.sbc.com/kne_search.html#filkne_search.html#fil

Evaluation RubricEvaluation Rubric

http://ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html

Develop Your Own WebQuestDevelop Your Own WebQuest

HTML skills not requiredHTML skills not required Template for Hotlist, Knowledge Template for Hotlist, Knowledge

Hunt, and WebQuestHunt, and WebQuest

http:www.filamentality.com/wired/fil/index.html

Career Exploration WebQuestCareer Exploration WebQuest

http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/webcareersir.html

WebQuests Address National WebQuests Address National StandardsStandards

International Society for Technology International Society for Technology in Education’s National Educational in Education’s National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)Technology Standards (NETS)

http://it.wce.wwu.edu/344/Tasks/standards.html


II. Planning and Designing Learning II. Planning and Designing Learning Environments and ExperiencesEnvironments and Experiences A. Design developmentally appropriate A. Design developmentally appropriate

learning opportunities that apply learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs strategies to support the diverse needs of learnersof learners


II. Planning and Designing Learning II. Planning and Designing Learning Environments and ExperiencesEnvironments and Experiences

B.B. Apply current research on teaching Apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when and learning with technology when planning learning environments and planning learning environments and experiencesexperiences

C.C. Identify and locate technology Identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitabilityaccuracy and suitability


III. Teaching, Learning, and the III. Teaching, Learning, and the CurriculumCurriculumA. Facilitate technology-enhanced A. Facilitate technology-enhanced

experiences that address content experiences that address content standards and student technology standards and student technology standardsstandards

B. Apply technology to develop students’ B. Apply technology to develop students’ higher order skills and creativityhigher order skills and creativity

ConclusionConclusion

Can utilization of well constructed Can utilization of well constructed WebQuests curb this unfortunate WebQuests curb this unfortunate trend in retention?trend in retention?

Review short slide showReview short slide show

ConclusionConclusion

One TRCC student recommended this One TRCC student recommended this tool for use with family in the home tool for use with family in the home during summer break to aid in during summer break to aid in retention and also inquiring into retention and also inquiring into subjects not covered during the subjects not covered during the school year but of interest to the school year but of interest to the child.child.

Questions & SurveyQuestions & Survey

Attitude SurveyAttitude Survey Q & A PeriodQ & A Period

CreditsCredits

This presentation was adapted from This presentation was adapted from information found at the following information found at the following sitessites• http://ozline.comhttp://ozline.com• http://bestwebquests.comhttp://bestwebquests.com• http://www.thematzats.com/webquests/intro.htmlhttp://www.thematzats.com/webquests/intro.html

• http://www.iste.orghttp://www.iste.org

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