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Selecting and Implementing WebQuests
Clif Mims


Introduction
"A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web."

Example WebQuests

1. Tooth Fairy Tales
2. A City in Space
   

Find Existing WebQuests

1. Search for WebQuests
2. QuestGarden

Developing a Webquest

1. Bernie Dodge's Buidling Blocks of a WebQuest provides a description of the structure of a Web Quest.
2. WebQuest Templates - Downloadable templates to help you get started
3. Useful WebQuest Resources
4. Traditional Approaches and Digital Alternatives **
5. Bloom's Digital Taxonomy **
6. Bloom's Taxonomy and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) **
   • Note the table at the bottom of Traditional Approaches and Digital Alternatives **
   • Bloom's and Assessment **
   • Educational Origami - Note Andrew Churches' growing Bloom's Taxonomy resources

Activity
Develop a WebQuest that you and your students can use during the first 9 weeks of this coming school year.

Notes and Resources from My Personal Learning Network (PLN)
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