Teacher Resources

What is a WebQuest?

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. The model was developed by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University in February, 1995 with early input from SDSU/Pacific Bell Fellow Tom March, the Educational Technology staff at San Diego Unified School District, and waves of participants each summer at the Teach the Teachers Consortium.
Since those beginning days, tens of thousands of teachers have embraced WebQuests as a way to make good use of the internet while engaging their students in the kinds of thinking that the 21st century requires.

WEBQUEST
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/ss/grant

This site has examples of webquests developed in Jefferson County schools.. Webquests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Materials are available for grades 3 through 10.

WEBQUEST
http://aamcolorado.mscd.edu/learnactComp.htm

This site has several webquests for teachers. All grade levels are included.

Learning Activities Development (LAD) brings teams of content experts together to create learning activities using a template, and incorporating primary sources and other educational elements to accomplish stated learning outcomes.

Learning Activities Development projects:

• Follow a specified template.
• Are centered around a topic (unit or lesson) using American Memory primary sources.
• Propose and answer essential questions about the topic.
• Address specific state learning standards.

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