English 808: Technology & Literacy – Unit: Teaching with Technology

Dr. Gian Pagnucci

WebQuest Basics

Definitions of WebQuests

• “Some Thoughts about WebQuests” by Bernie Dodge (Creator of WebQuests in 1995)
• “WebQuests for Learning: Why WebQuests? An Introduction” by Tom March

Sample WebQuests

• A Literary WebQuest
• Math WebQuests

Practice Makes Perfect (A WebQuest Assignment)

• Assignment: Finding N.E.M.O. (New Evidence of Mathematics Online)

IUP Graduate Student Created WebQuests

• Finding N.E.M.O. WebQuests

More Information on WebQuests

Definitions of WebQuests

• WebQuest Tutorial from TeAch-nology 
• a WebQuest to Learn about WebQuests

Designing WebQuests

• WebQuest Generator
• a WebQuest to Learn How to Design WebQuests
• Rubrics for Grading WebQuests
• WebQuest Evaluation Form

WebQuest Resource Pages

• the WebQuest Page
• Everything WebQuest!
• iWebQuest

Sample Composition WebQuests

• A Writing Process WebQuest
• A Poetry WebQuest
• A Book Publishing WebQuest
• Other Language Arts WebQuests

Sample WebQuests for Other Disciplines

• Early Childhood, Math, and Science WebQuests
• WebQuest Samples for Grades K-12
• Technology Focused WebQuests
• The Joy Luck Club WebQuest
• The Things They Carried WebQuest

An Alternate WebQuest Assignment

• Task: Cinematic WebQuest