Education 218: Media for Teachers, Dr. O'Conner

Assignment Eight: WEBQUEST

Design an instructional web lesson, a Webquest, on a subject related to your teaching area or interests that involves the use of the internet. Save your html file by naming it webquest.html and placing it in your www folder on your H: jupter home drive.

See Bernie Dodge's Webquest Site
See Tom March's Webquest Site
See many examples of Webquests at The Educational CyberPlayground Site

• Decide on the intended audience (grade level) of your project
• Decide on the lesson or topic you wish the medium to convey
• Decide on the intended use web explorations
• Make sure your Webquest has all six elements on page 158 of your text. Make sure these six elements are clearly labled on your Webquest web page. These include specific headings called: introduction, task, information sources or links, process, guidance or evaluation rubric, conclusion.
• Create or assemble rubrics, guidelines or recommendations for the student lesson
• Be prepared to demonstrate the lesson in our class. You will not actually give the entire lesson. Just show your Webquest to the class and explain what your lesson would have been with it. You will only have five minutes for your demonstration.
• save the file as: webquest.html in your www folder on your H: drive

Here are numerous other webquests to check out.  Just follow the grids:  Matrix of Examples-Webquests

A Media Lesson Plan write-up on your Webquest lesson will be due in class. You should be prepared to give your demonstration of the lesson in class if called upon.

See grading rubric for this assignment (for Fall 2003).

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