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Wouldn’t It Be Great…
Tutor
Teach
Refine and Extend Learning
Help Students with Computer Skills
Engaging
Excite learning
Make Connections Cross-Curricular
Be Interactive
Provide Hands Activities
Tools for Visual Learners
Provide Comprehensible Input
Translate to a Students Primary Language
Meet the Special Needs of Students
21st Century Skills
By: Heather Hawks and Charity Messimer
•It can be used in Primary Grades through College Classes •Adapted to any Subject•Provides Scaffolding•Develops Higher Level Thinking
The web quest was developed
in 1995, by Bernie Dodge
and
Tom March.
Highly Effective Webquests Include: 1. Clear Objective tied to the Standard2. Hook3. Age Appropriate4. Relevant to what the Students are Learning5. Highly Visual6. Easy to Use7. Evaluations
What should a webquest look
like?
Steps to create your own webquest…
EXAMPLE
Know your standard and your objective
Choose a theme or topic
Make an outline of your introduction, quest, process, evaluation, and conclusion
Before you finish your webquest make sure to revaluate it with your objective in mind
Remember webquest are meant to be interactive and engaging at the same time as refining and extending.
How does a serve ELL
students?
• Content Access in Home Language• Offers Background Knowledge• Comprehensible Input through Pictures and Examples• Gives ELL Students an Attainable Goal• Provides Scaffolding • Resources to Complete the Task• Keeps them Interested • Offers Review of the Learning in a Conclusion
In general, the results of the comparative studies have indicated that Web-based language instruction produced better writing quality and more writing quantity than traditional classroom instruction (Braine, 1997; Ghaleb, 1993; Liou, 1997; Sullivan & Pratt, 1996).
However, a few studies have found that Web-based language instruction had non-significant or negative effects (Biesenbach-Lucas & Weasenforth, 2001; Leh, 1999).
Survey Says…
ELL Webquest
Opportunities
A teacher can tailor it to whatever subject it needs to be or whatever specific needs a student has
Makes good use of internet resources
It’s a step-by-step procedure rather than a research report
It is limitless, there is no limits to what you can do with a webquest
Collaborative or individual
There are premade webquests for the busy teacher
Challenges
If a teacher does not know how to put together a webquest correctly, it will not be effective
Finding an internet source that are valid with good information that serves the need of your student or that portrays the correct information
Making the webquest age appropriate
Making sure that the webquest relates to the classroom objective
Helpful website to help you understand more about creating a webquest is http://www1.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-a.shtml