Sara+Moore+-+WebQuests

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners’ time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
 * WebQuest **


 * **The WebQuest Page**
 * [|http://webquest.sdsu.edu]
 * Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University developed the concept of WebQuests and uses The WebQuest Page as his main information dissemination vehicle.


 * **Study Skills: Survival Guide to your Education**
 * http://questgarden.com/23/08/8/060419215421/
 * This site allows students to determine what type of learner they are and gives them the tools to be a good studier based on this knowledge.


 * **Building a Small Business**
 * http://questgarden.com/10/62/5/070220121642/index.htm
 * Students are required to create a small business after conducting research online with various resources listed. After they’ve done their research and determined the type of business they want to have, they must develop their plan and present it via an oral PowerPoint presentation. Students are evaluated based on their grammatical correctness and organization of their business plan, mathematical correctness and evidence to support their choices.


 * **Earth Quest: Volcanoes**
 * http://www.webkwestie.nl/earthquest%20vulcanos/index.htm
 * This quest puts students as the role of a geologist. Through the use of live cams and Google Earth, they classify volcanoes by continent, country and type. Students also use the internet to search for information regarding their volcanoes and are then required to write a document in Word about the specifics they’ve learned.


 * **Look Who’s Footing the Bill!**
 * http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html
 * This is a math webquest designed to get students working collaboratively to understand why having such a huge national debt matters. Students take different roles and get the opportunity to have a different perspective of what the national debt means to them in that role.


 * **Technology Webquest**
 * http://users.carlisleschools.org/kiehld/edtools/technology/
 * This webquest takes students through the history of technology. Through research via the internet, they are able to see where technology began and how quickly things have changed in such a short amount of time. Additionally, using their knowledge of the past, they must predict the future of technology.