WebQuest Directory

Mrs. Barford's Web Quest Directory

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Above is the mission control page of the Web Quest movement, founded by Dr. Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University.

See EIU student created Webquest from Mrs.Reid's section of ELE3290, science methods.

Following is a quoted selection of WebQuest Resources for Teachers copyrighted by the National Council for the Social Studies and appearing in the April, 2004, issue of Social Studies and the Young Learner, p. 14, "Using WebQuests to Scaffold Higher-Order Thinking," by Philip J. VanFossen.

WebQuest Background and Discussion
SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT WEBQUESTS (edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webquests.html). Bernie Dodge, one of the founders of the WebQuest model, describes its key elements in this seminal piece.

THE WEBQUEST PAGE (webquest.sdsu.edu). this site is the best resource site for teachers interested in using the WebQuest model. By far the most comprehensive "one-stop shopping" site.

KATHY SCHROCK'S "WEBQUESTS IN OUR FUTURE" (school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html). An overview of the WebQuest model and resources housed at DiscoverySchool.com.

A WEBQUEST ABOUT WEBQUESTS (Elementary) (webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-es.html). This unique activity uses the WebQuest model to analyze a number of WebQuest examples.

WebQuest Portals (Collections)
WEBQUEST PORTAL (webquest.org/search/webquestquery2.php). This database, maintained by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University, is searchable by author, content, or keyword. It is home to more than 200 K-5 WebQuests in social studies (and more than 200 in K-5 language arts) that have been rated as either "top" or "average".

DR. ALICE CHRISTIE'S DATABASE OF WEBQUEST (www.west.asu.edu/achristie/wqmatrix.html). More than 175 WebQuests written by pre-service students in Dr. Christie's educational technology class.

SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT (www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html). More than 100 WebQuests created by teachers in this district in South Carolina.

COLLECTION FROM PLAINFIELD SCHOOL (www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/grade.htm). More than 50 WebQuests sorted by subject and grade level.

WEBQUESTS WRITTEN BY MEMPHIS CITY TEACHER (www.sea-kindzone.org/webquest/Webquests/WebQuests.htm). More than 40 WebQuests for early and upper elementary grades.

WebQuest Creation (How to Build Your Own)
Bernie Dodge talks about Obstacles to Building Your WebQuest, NECC 2005

WNET SCHOOL CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM WEBQUEST WORKSHOP (www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/month8). This video is a self-paced overview of how to create a WebQuest. It includes interviews with teachers.

INTERNET EXPEDITIONS: CREATING WEBQUEST FOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (eduscapes.com/sessions/travel). Annette Lamb explores four ways to build a WebQuest learning environment: using existing resources, adapt or modify a WebQuest, create a new QebQuest, or co-produce materials.

Please explore the following Web sites compiled by Dr. Fowler at College of Charleston, S.C.