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Making WebQuests
Resources teachers need ...
and how a librarian can help.
You know how to facilitate student questions, BUT... do you know where to find the resources and how to put them into a WebQuest. See also "Finding the Answers" for sources you need to use in WebQuests-including library subscription databases! Be sure to ask your librarian to suggest any resources and databases the library has to offer!
# 1 Standards to be incorporated into WebQuests
- National Information Literacy Standards for Students. Standards for library and research.
- National Educational Technology Standards for Students. See Standards, Profiles, and Examples & Scenarios.
- Your curriculum content area standards, e.g. math, language arts, social studies, health...
# 2 WebQuest Design Process. Steps to select the best topic and design.
Kuhlthau Information Processing Model (may be incorporated into your WebQuest design): Adapted from the research of Carol Kuhlthau, Teaching the Library Research Process, second edition (1994) this model provides suggestions to the practitioner for implementing the library research process. The most motivating research occurs when students are given choice of a topic and focus, but guidance that their choices must fit within the course content.
The information search process has the following stages:
1) initiating research,
2) selecting a topic,
3) exploring for a focus,
4) forming a focus,
5) collecting information on the focus,
6) presenting the information, and
7) assessing the product and process used.
# 3 WebQuest Examples.
- Best WebQuests.com Selected quality-reviewed WebQuests.
- San Diego State University Matrix of WebQuest Examples.
- Florida State English Education WebQuests. (Dr. Swope).
# 4 Specific WebQuest Examples
- Frog WebQuest for younger elementary students.
- Solar System WebQuest for upper elementary/middle school students .
# 5 Finding the Answers. Libraries & directories of web sites you can search to find sources to include in your WebQuest for K-12 students' use.
# 6 How to Create a WebQuest in Netscape Composer. Instructions for UNI students.
Iowa AEA Online provides all Iowa schools FREE access to two subscription graphics databases. As a UNI Student, you have access to only one of these, Multimedia Archive.