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WebQuest Planning Summary

What is your Essential Question?

Introduction

The purpose of the Introduction section of a WebQuest is two fold: first, it's to orient the learner as to what is coming. Secondly, it should raise some interest in the learner through a variety of means.

Describe your project, identify the essential question(s) and list the objectives.

Task

The Task block in a WebQuest is a description of what the learner will have done at the end of the exercise. It could be a product, like a Brochure, Newsletter, Flyer, Pamphlet, Discussion, PowerPoint presentation, or it might be a verbal act, such as being able to explain a specific topic. Describe the major instructional activities. Outline the options for students for their final project

Process

The Process block in a WebQuest where the teacher suggests the steps that learners should go through in completing the task. It may include strategies for dividing the task into subtasks, descriptions of roles to be played or perspectives to be taken by each learner. The instructor can also use this place to provide learning advice and interpersonal process advice, such as how to conduct a brainstorming session.

The Process description should be relatively short and clear. Outline a sequence of instructional activities that will provide a way for students to develop and apply the process and skill targeted by your objectives. Separate the main procedural sections into a teacher component and student activities if appropriate.

Resources

The Resources block in a WebQuest is a list of web pages, which the instructor has located, that will help the learner accomplish the task. The Resources are pre-selected so that learners can focus their attention on the topic rather than surfing aimlessly. It's important to note that resources for the students are not restricted to those found on the web. List any print or electronic references used.

Evaluation / Assessment

Clearly, if we're going to justify the expense of using the web for learning, we need to be able to measure results. Since the learning we're looking for is at the loftier reaches of Bloom's Taxonomy, we can't gauge it (readily) with a multiple-choice test. An evaluation rubric is called for.

What will students use or acquire as they complete the instructional activities and produce their project.

Project Alignment with EALRs

  1. How will this project help students work toward the goals reflected in the
    EALR Benchmarks for this level?

  2. Identify the Subject area, Essential learning, Target components and Benchmarks.

Conclusion

The Conclusion section of a WebQuest provides an opportunity to summarize the experience, to encourage reflection about the process, to extend and generalize what was learned, or some combination of these.