1. WebQuest on
WebQuests WebQuest to Create Webquests
Title For Educators
Introduction Designed by
Task Marilyn Croskey
Process mc93@uakron.edu
Evaluation
Conclusion
Rubric
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Resources Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

2. WebQuest on
WebQuests Introduction
Title Search for the word "WebQuest" in any search engine, and you
Introduction soon discover thousands of online lessons created by teachers
Task around the world.
Process
What is a WebQuest?
Evaluation
Conclusion "A WebQuest," according to Bernie Dodge, the originator of the
Rubric WebQuest concept, "is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most
or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.
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WebQuests are designed to focus on using information rather
Embed than on looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the
levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation."
WebQuests:
•engage students in critical thinking activities
•usually involves group work, with division of labor among
students who take on specific roles or perspectives;
•are built around resources that are preselected by the teacher.
•Students spend their time USING information, not
Resources LOOKING for it.

3. WebQuest on
WebQuests The Task
Title
Introduction
Your task should you decide to accept it
Task (of course you will because it will be graded)
Process is to create a WebQuest.
Evaluation
Conclusion It should be engaging and include critical thinking
Rubric skills.
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The focus needs to be on website evaluation.
The WebQuest subject can be entirely on website
evaluations or you can use a topic from your content
area and scaffold the quest with quality websites.
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4. WebQuest on
WebQuests The Process
Title
• Look at Samples WebQuests in Springboard - Content Resources
Introduction • Determine the subject of your quest.
Task • Organize your thoughts and the steps you want to follow.
Process • Create a WebQuest template or download the sample in
Springboard : Content Resources
Evaluation
• Follow the five rules for making a WebQuest
Conclusion • Find great sites
Rubric • Orchestrate your learners and resources
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• Use the medium of the Internet and tools of technology
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• Scaffold high expectations (higher level is better than
light easy thinking)
• Use Rubistar to create a rubric
• Upload your WebQuest to Slideshare
• Embed in your ePortfolio
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5. WebQuest on
WebQuests Evaluation
Title Rubric: WebQuest
Introduction Criteria
Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Score
3 points 2 points 1 point
Task Requirements
All requirements are met
and exceeded.
One requirement was not
completely met.
More than one
requirement was not
completely met.
Process Product shows a large
amount of original
Uses other people's ideas
(giving them credit), but
Uses other people's ideas,
Originality but does not give them
thought. Ideas are creative there is little evidence of
Evaluation and inventive. original thinking.
credit.
Covers topic in-depth with Includes essential
Conclusion Content
details and examples. information about the topic
Content is minimal OR
there are several factual
Subject knowledge is but there are 1-2 factual
errors.
Rubric excellent. errors.
Many resources are varied
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meaningful information for
and provide meaningful
Resources provided are
information for students.
students. Resources not sufficient for students
Resources provide most of
Embed Quality of Resources
provide all information
needed for students to
the needed information for
to accomplish the task.
Less than half of the links
students to accomplish the
accomplish the task. All are up to date and
task. Many links point to
links point to high quality credible.
high quality up to date
up to date credible sites.
credible sites.
Some misspellings and/or
No misspellings or
grammatical errors. Many Many errors in spelling or
grammatical errors. All
of the links work correctly. grammar. Some links do
links work correctly. Font
Font formatting has been not work correctly. Font
Mechanics formats (e.g., color, bold,
carefully planned to formatting makes it very
italic) have been carefully
complement the content. difficult to read the
planned to enhance
It may be a little hard to material.
readability and content.
read.
Total
Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Points
Overall Score
11 or more 6 or more 0 or more
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6. WebQuest on
WebQuests Conclusion
Title Congratulations!
Introduction You have explored various WebQuests and created one of
your own. You have one more tool in your Education Toolkit
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Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
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7. WebQuest on
WebQuests Create Rubric
Title
Introduction •Go to http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Task •Register to create Log In.
Process
Evaluation •Create new rubric.
Conclusion •Can choose from Customizable Rubric or
Rubric
Create one from scratch.
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Embed •Choose a Customizable Rubric.
•Create Rubric
•Download Rubric to Excel
•Copy and Paste into Webquest Evaluation.
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8. WebQuest on
WebQuests Upload WebQuest
Title •Go to http://www.slideshare.net/
Introduction •Sign up for free account
Task
•Click UPLOAD (Not UPLOAD +)
Process
Evaluation
•Enter Title, Description, Tags, and Category
Conclusion •Go to My Uploads
Rubric •Open your Presentation
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•Copy the URL
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•Paste in a Word Document
•Add your name and the Title of your
WebQuest to the Document
•Upload to Springboard – Assignment Dropbox
•Copy the Embed Code
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9. WebQuest on
WebQuests Embed in Wiki
Title
•Go to your Wiki
Introduction •Log in to your Account
Task •Add a new page
Process
•Edit Page
Evaluation
Conclusion •Open Widget
Rubric •Click on Slideshow
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•Choose Other Slideshow
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•Paste the Slideshare Embed Code in the
the text box.
•Save
•Preview the page
•Save
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10. WebQuest on
WebQuests Resources
Title Rubistar : http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Introduction
Task Slideshare : http://www.slideshare.net
Process
Evaluation Slideshare WebQuest :
Conclusion
http://www.slideshare.net/mkcroskey/webquest-on-webquest
Rubric
Springboard : http://springboard.uakron.edu
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Webquest.org : http://webquest.org/index.php
Wikispaces.com : http://wikispaces.com
M Croskey’s Wiki : http://mcroskey.wikispaces.com
What is inquiry-based learning :
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/
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