Lesson
9: Web Activity
for Information Problem-Solving
Creating a Web Activity for Information Problem-Solving
Concepts:
- "A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. 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" (Dodge, 1997).
Resources/Activities:
Learn about the rationale for creating WebQuests, how they might be used in the classroom, and ways to create them: Concept to Classroom WebQuest Workshop.
Work with your Work & Support Group to do the following:
- Choose a WebQuest from Example WebQuests to evaluate. (A good place to start at this Web page is the Curriculum X Grade Level Matrix.)
- Identify the six sections in your chosen WebQuest. (Refer to this page: What are the essential parts of a WebQuest?)
- See what kinds of tasks may promote use of higher-order thinking skills: WebQuest Taskonomy. Identify the kind of task used in the WebQuest you are evaluating.
- Evaluate the WebQuest. Use A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests. (You don't have to assign points, just take notes of strengths and weaknesses.)
- Discuss your evaluation notes with your Work & Support Group.
A wealth of information on WebQuests can be found at The WebQuest Page.
Assignment: