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You Are Here: Home > Recommended WebQuests and ThinkQuests Recommended WebQuests and ThinkQuests for History and Social Studies Teachers Excerpt from Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers, by Teachers . . . WebQuests were pioneered by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University way back in 1995, but they have matured into one of the most effective frameworks for teaching with technology. Dodge's two sites for WebQuests, http://www.webquest.org/ and http://www.questgarden.com/ represent a tremendous resource for educators. Over 29,000 teachers have registered on the site and over 14,000 WebQuests are available for teachers to use online. 14,000 WebQuests represents something like 14,000 week-long, free lesson plans for projects built by teachers in all disciplines from around the world. WebQuests are structured Internet research exercises that lead students to create some kind of educational product. They typically consist of seven standard sections
The genius of the WebQuest model is that it provides simple structure for student inquiry on the Web, guiding them towards important questions and the most useful Web sites. Once you have guided students through one WebQuest, they'll be ready to tackle future ones almost on their own. A great place to start looking for WebQuests is Dodge's WebQuest portal at http://www.webquest.org/. Click on Find WebQuests for three search options.
Another way to find great WebQuests is to browse our select list below! WebQuests vary in quality. Many on the Web are made by pre-service teachers, many of the older ones have broken links, and many have resources that are not well-chosen or age-appropriate. And some are just brilliant. If you search through the webquest.org search portal, many of the WebQuests that you find will be ranked on a scale from 1-50. You can usually depend on WebQuests ranked in the high 40s and 50 to be excellent. Those that are unranked often include the newest WebQuests, so you might check out those as well. You might also review Tom March's list of recommended WebQuests at http://bestwebquests.com/. March, a former colleague of WebQuest Creator Bernie Dodge, recommends over 40 English and Language Arts WebQuests and nearly 50 History and Social Studies WebQuests. For every WebQuest you consider using, be sure to check all of the links to make sure that they are active and age-appropriate. Select WebQuests in History and Social Studies: Comparative Democracy (Lang. Arts/Hist./Soc. Sci. - 8) Rock the Vote (Lang. Arts/Hist./Soc. Sci. - 8) Snapshot in Time (Lang. Arts/Hist./Soc. Sci. - 8) Return of the Great Game (Gov./Hist./Soc. Sci. 12)
Westward Ho, Shall we Go? (Literacy/Soc. Sci. 3) WebQuest - Abraham Lincoln: Civil War A Stitch in Time: An Internet WebQuest on Quilting Traditions (middle school) Journey Back in Time (Grafes 3-4) Tempests of Fact and Fiction (Grades 3-4) Gilded Age WebQuest (ms or hs) "Extra, Extra: Read All About it!"(ms hs) But What Does It Mean? Symbols in Religion Black History: Exploring African American Issues on the Web Look Who's Footing the Bill! (Democracy and the National Debt) Voices From the Past (Oral History Project) Ancient Civilization Web Quest Colonial Kids: A Celebration of Life in Southeastern Pennsylvania in the 1700's |
Summer 2010 Teaching with Technology Workshops Organized by Tom Daccord and Justin Reich of Best of History Web Sites, Center for Teaching History with Technology, & National Council of Social Studies Technology Committee Join educators from around the world who come to Boston each summer for a memorable educational experience: 8th annual Teaching History with Technology Geography & Maps 2.0 Primary Sources 2.0 Connecting Classrooms with Web 2.0 4th annual Teaching English and Language Arts with Technology Creative Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards 21st Century Skills- Frameworks and Teaching Strategies Follow Best of History |
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