WebQuest Resource Page

K-12 WebQuests for native speakers
definition, critical attributes, reading/training materials, examples, design steps, rubrics, templates, references 

WebQuests--from the originators

• Dodge, Bernie (1997) Some Thoughts About WebQuests. San Diego, CA: San Diego State University. [Online.] Available from  http://webquest.sdsu.edu/about_webquests.html  
• March, Tom. (1999) WebQuests for Learning. Australia: Ozline Web Development. [Online.] Available http://www.ozline.com/webquests/
• The WebQuest Page: http://webquest.org/ (searchable by subject area and/or grade level: http://webquest.org/search)
• Tom March's Best WebQuests: http://www.bestwebquests.com/
• The WebQuest Design Process (as used and developed by Tom March) -- http://www.ozline.com/webquests/design.html; 2004, by Bernie Dodge: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designsteps/index.html; includes reading materials and step-by-step instructions
• The WebQuest Taskonomy <http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html> -- a taxonomy of tasks with excellent examples (retelling tasks, compilation tasks, mystery tasks, journalistic tasks, design tasks, creative product tasks, consensus-building tasks, persuasion tasks, self-knowledge tasks, analytical tasks, judgment tasks, scientific tasks)

• Reading and Training Materials: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htm

• Wnet School's WebQuest workshop, including a detailed description of the WebQuest for novices (also includes theory of constructivism)

• WebQuest templates for Teachers and Students: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html

• Search for particular WebQuests--click Search on the WebQuest page: http://webquest.org

• Add a new WebQuest to Bernie Dodge's database: http://webquest.org/wqdb/editwq.php

• Rubrics for evaluating WebQuests and a rubric template to create your own: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/weblessons.htm

      additional resources for creating WebQuests

• Building Blocks of a WebQuest: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm

• Anatomy of the New WebQuest Templates:  <http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/anatomy.htm> -- a description of the components needed on each page

• WebQuest Process Checklist <http://webquest.sdsu.edu/processchecker.html> -- excellent for the process component of a WQ during the creating stage

Collections of WebQuest Resources

• From Theory ... to Practice  <http://wwwin.malhatlantica.pt/teresadeca/school/efl-eslpage.htm#webquests> -- Teresa Almeida d'Eça's WebQuests pages
• Understanding and Using WebQuests <http://midgefrazel.net/lrnwebq.html> --Workshop Resources by Midge Frazel, with the expert help of Annette Lamb and Kathy Schrock (updated 6/12/05)
   
• Matrix of examples, categorized by subject area, grade level--top (good examples)/middling (some good features)/new (not yet evaluated): <http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html>; the huge repository of WebQuests is also searchable by topic, subject area, or grade level
• Dr. Alice Christie's Matrix of 175 WebQuests (written by her K-12 students): http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/wqmatrix.html -- categorized by content areas --
  Language Arts | Social Studies | Science | Math | Foreign Language | The Arts | PE
  Cross Curricular | Vocational | Professional Development
• iKnoW WebQuests <http://imet.csus.edu/imet4/bbriggs/iKnow%20Webquest/> -- a catalogue of WebQuests from 2nd grade to high school (created in 2003)

• EdHelper <http://www.edhelper.com/> -- includes 11443 Lesson Plans, 1296 WebQuests, 5000 Free Worksheet Generators, 1600 Word and Critical Thinking Problems, Exams and Puzzles for Standardized Testsa

• Early (1997 and earlier) WebQuests: http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/webqindx.htm

• Instant WebQuests <http://www.instantprojects.org/webquest/browsebysubject.php> -- a searchable database of WQs on art/music, business/economics, English/Language Arts, Foreign language, health/PE, Life Skills/Careers, Mathematics, Professional Skills, Science, Social Studies, Technology

Kathy Schrock's WebQuests in Our Future: The Teacher's Role in Cyberspace: http://kathyschrock.net/slideshows/webquests/frame0001.htm

• The 1960's Museum: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/museum/webquest.html
• A Trackstar Track dealing with the topic of WebQuests with some good links.

More WebQuests for native speakers:

• WWW - Wonderful Web Weather, by Jason Parris: http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/Weather.htm

• What's on the Menu? A WebQuest For second and third graders, by Stacy Bond: http://copland.udel.edu/~sbond/webquest.html

• Opportunities in Covert Organizations: http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/enquest8.htm
• Westward Movement: http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/homepages/ilalko/westweb.htm
• Eureka! A WebQuest on Inventions, by Harriet Pahn (http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/eureka.htm)

• Julius Caesar Webquest, by Joel Sommer Littauer: http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/resources/shakespeare/caesarwebguide.html

• Tour the USA--a WebQuest for grades 4-9, by Linda Starr: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest_orig/webquest_orig004.shtml

ESL Web Quests

Teacher, have you thought about me? A multiple intelligences webquest for adult learners of English: http://www.eslgo.com/classes/mi/ (for
by James Trotta, S. Askey, T. Fleming (2003)

Philip Benz's page on WebQuests, including ESL:

• Ellis Island Web Quest: http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/ellisislandwebquest.htm (for EFL learners)--includes lots of scaffolding activities, like vocabulary matching quizzes and more
• Articles about WebQuests, including Thinking through Linking, an article by Tom March  in Web-and-Flow that describes six categories of web activities
• From Hotlists to Concept Builders, Tom March's categories of web activities
• WebQuest links & worksheets, web hunts and WebQuests that Phil has used over the years
• Activity Worksheets
• Sample Second Language and Native Language WebQuests
• Life in the Tenements WebQuest -- includes teacher's pages and worksheets <http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/tenement/tenementquest.htm>

JoAnn Miller's WebQuests

• UFOs: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webufosjo.html
• Crime Prevention WebQuest: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webcrimeprjo.html (URL not found on 3/9/05)
• Ecology WebQuest: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webecologyjo.html (URL not found on 3/9/05)
• Non-Verbal Communication WebQuest: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webbodylanjo.html (URL not found on 3/9/05)
• Archeological Field Work: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listfieldwojo.html
• Hunt for Companies: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntcompaniejo.html
• New York, New York: A Virtual Vacation: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntcompaniejo.html

Paula Emmert's page on ESL WebQuests (posted with the author's permission; 1/14/03) <http://www.call-esl.com/samplewebquests/webquestcontents_htm.htm> -- includes 

• WebQuest #1: Mission: Possible --  (high-intermediate to advanced); adjustment into an American host family

• WebQuest #2: On the Road Again -- grammatical and cultural development through a WebQuest;  students map out a road trip. 
• WebQuest #3: American University: Here I Come!! "designed to help prepare advanced academic ESL students for American University"

More ESL/EFL WebQuests:

• The Copacabana Restaurant: A Foodquest for Intermediate and Advanced Students of EFL (by Barbara Dieu) -- <http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/foodquest/t-index.html> 
• They Had an Impact <http://www.camuniz.hpg.ig.com.br/webquest.htm> (by Carlos Muniz)-- Upper-intermediate 
• Creative Problem Solving <http://php.indiana.edu/%7Efpawan/creativestudent.html> (by Farida Pawan) -- Advanced ESL students at the college level.
• A Magical Day in the Magic Kingdom <http://www.vcsc.k12.in.us/staff/hackneyl/mkwebquest/> (by Linda Hackney) -- for ESL in grades 3-5; students spend the day at the Magic Kingdom, plan itinerary, complete cloze story, design ad. 
• Let's Learn about Albania (Julie Sefa) <http://mentor.ucs.indiana.edu/~call004/learnaboutalbania.html>
• Dream Holiday (http://home.vicnet.net.au/~flemrw/dreamholiday/introtext.html) -- planning a dream vacation to France, Greece, and Poland.

WebQuests developed for the CALL Online course by graduate students at Saint Michael's College

• MovieQuest: A WebQuest for English Intermediate Students, by Stefanos Flourakis, Christina Daktylidi, and Akane Hosoda: Entrance; Students' Page; Teacher's Page
• Vermont?  Here we come - A WebQuest for Students Attending the Intensive English Program at Saint Michael's College in Vermont, by David Parker, Jennifer Ball, and Vasiliki Andreou: http://academics.smcvt.edu/dparker2/dparker2/default.htm/
• Women's Health - A WebQuest about Women's Health for Students in the Health Profession, by Amina Nihlawi:  http://academics.smcvt.edu/anihlawi/WQ/default.htm
• Concepts of Culture: A WebQuest for Fourth Grade Social Studies, by Aimee Perrino, Rebecca Baker, Elizabeth (Beth Ann) Cope: http://academics.smcvt.edu/aperrino/
• Traveling to English Speaking Countries--A WebQuest for Pre-Advanced EFL Students, by Heather Odell /Andri Robert Wally:  http://academics.smcvt.edu/awally/
• What's New at Our Zoo?  A Science WebQuest for 5th/6th Grade  Intermediate English Language Learners, by Sheryl Dunn / Susanna Mason / Jen Harvey: http://sheryldunn.net/Whats_New_At_Our_Zoo/
• Discovering Vermont: A WebQuest for Intermediate EFL/ESL Students at Saint Michael's College, by Amanda Gustafson / Hussein Al-Ashwal:  http://academics.smcvt.edu/halashwal/
• The New Net Traveler Web Quest: Internet Chat—A WebQuest for intermediate-advanced EFL students, grades 11-12, by Masahiko Okamura / Kseniya Ursu / Christine Howley:  http://academics.smcvt.edu/mokamura/mokamura/default.htm
• Vermont Housing for International Students--A WebQuest for Intermediate Level International Students at the college level, by Rattiya (Jane) Panichkul and Hung-che (Ben) Chen: http://academics.smcvt.edu/hchen/hchen/Default.htm/
• Learning more about the TOEFL and IELTS: A WebQuest for EFL Learners, by Susan Marandi: http://susanmarandi.tripod.com/
• The New Delphi Museum WebQuest—a WebQuest for Intermediate students, by Lily Papadaki / Phyllis Spathopoulou:  http://epapad.tripod.com/
• The Cinco de mayo in the United States--A WebQuest for 6th Grade Spanish Classes, by Jessica Noyes: http://academics.smcvt.edu/jnoyes
• Fact or Fiction: Learning to Evaluate Websites--A WebQuest for 9th Grade, by Nicole Chalmers & Jeff Wallis:
  http://academics.smcvt.edu/jwallis/jwallis/fact/Default.htm
• The Olympic Games of 2004 welcomes its volunteers--A Web Quest for young adults (aged 18 to 22) learning English as a foreign language, by Anastasia Diamantopoulou, Mario Alberto Dubielzig,and Kyriaki Kondylopoulou:
  http://homepages.pathfinder.gr/Michaelangelos/index.htm
• American College Tour, by Koko Hirano / Yasuko Unno:
  http://academics.smcvt.edu/khirano/khirano/default.htm
• Getting Hitched: Exploring Wedding Customs in other Cultures: A WebQuest for upper intermediate high school ESL students, by Chris Dussault / Emmanuel Batungwanayo:
  http://cdussaultrun.tripod.com/
• Choosing a Pet: A WebQuest for upper intermediate high school students
, by Julie Ludvigsen / Anne Orellana:
http://academics.smcvt.edu/aorellana/choosing_a_pet.htm
• A Virtual Scavenger Hunt: A WebQuest for 7th Grade Social Studies/Language Arts (on Indigenous Peoples of all continents), by Jennifer Sicard: http://jenifersicard.tripod.com/
• Let's Read Japanese Fairy Tales: A WebQuest for intermediate ESL learners (grades 3-4), by Hiroko Kunimatsu / Stacy Wells: http://onene24.tripod.com/
• Work & Travel: A WebQuest for Advanced EFL Students, by Jason Barnaby:
  http://jasonbarnaby.tripod.com/
• World Wide Web Quest for Knowledge (a PowerPoint slide show with a lesson for kids to practice searching the web effectively, reading and scanning for information, using email, cutting and pasting, and using the printer; divided into "Presentation" and "Lesson"--with spoken instructions), by Heidi Brown -- <http://www.members.tripod.com/heidibrownvt/Presentationcall_Auto_files/frame.htm>

Christine's Instructions for Creating a WebQuest based on Bernie Dodge's instructions for WebQuests <http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/gsl520_online/WQ/WQ_FP_Steps.htm>

Rubrics for Evaluating WebQuests 

• Rubrics for Web Lessons (Bernie Dodge) < http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/weblessons.htm> -- includes discussions of authentic assessment, advantages/features of rubrics and many resource links (articles, books, rubric software, rubrics for other areas/projects/assignments--journals, web pages, etc.)
• A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests (Bernie Dodge) <http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html>
• WebQuest Evaluation <http://www.udel.edu/sine/webquests/wqevalsht.html>
• http://udel.edu/~sbond/webquestrubric.html 

Templates for creating Web Quests

• WebQuest templates for Teachers and Students: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html
• Student WebQuest template: http://www.udel.edu/sine/currweb/student-template.html
• Teacher WebQuest page template: http://www.udel.edu/sine/currweb/teacher-template.html
• QuestGarden: http://webquest.org/questgarden/ -- free templates; no cost to membership for Web hosting until September 1, 2006. After that time, membership will cost (tentatively) $20 for a 2-year subscription. Members who choose not to renew will always have access to their prior work but will no longer be able to edit it on the site.
• TeacherWebQuest Template <http://teacherweb.com/AK/Appleton/WebQuest/> -- includes guidelines and links for content of each WQ page
• Instant WebQuest: http://www.instantprojects.org/webquest/index.php -- WebQuest templates and free Web hosting

Templates for creating Rubrics

• Rubric Template <http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/july/rubrics/Rubric_Template.html>

Publishing your WebQuest

• Add a new WebQuest to Bernie Dodge's database: http://webquest.org/wqdb/editwq.php
• Submit your WebQuest for peer review to Merlot Teaching and Technology (You will need to subscribe, but it's free):
  http://www.merlot.org/./artifact/AddArtifact.po?discipline=Teaching_and_Technology