Locate and Evaluate WebQuests

How can I add some adventure to my class?

What's a WebQuest?

Where can I find WebQuests in my content area and grade level?

cowboy on horse WebQuests provide an authentic, technology-rich environment for problem solving, information processing, and collaboration. This inquiry-based approach to learning involves students in a wide range of activities that make good use of Internet-based resources. Bernie Dodge developed the WebQuest concept back in the mid 1990s. To learn more about WebQuests, check out his website at San Diego State University or Tom March's Ozline site called WebQuests & More. Check out the matrix of top WebQuests at WebQuest.org by Bernie Dodge.

It also links to more indepth information about WebQuests.

Internet Expedition: Exploring, Using, Adapting, and Creating WebQuests

Explore the follow pages to learn how to create a WebQuest:

Links to Great Online Resources on WebQuests

This Teacher Tap page provides links to many online resources related to WebQuests. Use the following hyperlinks to view materials on this page:

Best WebQuests on the Web
Grade Level WebQuest Exploration
WebQuest Collections
WebQuest Links Sites and Indexes
Learning About WebQuests
Suggested Resources and Readings
WebQuest Bibliography

Best WebQuests on the Web

Best Collections to Start

Matrix of Examples: Top by Bernie Dodge
http://webquest.org/matrix3.php
Bernie Dodge's matrix of the top sites. Also check Middling for sites that are okay, but can use work.

Best WebQuests by Tom March
http://www.bestwebquests.com/
All links are evaluated.

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Grade Level WebQuest Exploration

Click on one of the following grade levels for a set of WebQuest examples and resources by grade level:

Kindergarten through Third Grade (literature-based Grades K-2)
Third Grade through Sixth Grade (literature-based Grades 3-6)
Middle, High School and Higher Ed (literature-based Middle School and High School

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WebQuest Collections

Berks County Intermediate Unit
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/
Teacher-produced WebQuests.

Catawba County Schools
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/webquest/
WebQuests by teachers at all levels

Dr. Alice Christie's Matrix of WebQuests (2004)
http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/wqmatrix.html
Provuded by teachers by grade level and subject area.

Davidson County Schools from Davidson County, NC
http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/webquest.html
Teacher-produced WebQuests.

Davidson High School from Michigan
http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/dhs/staff/hewitt/hewitt14.htm
WebQuests plus other resources by subject area.

WebQuests from Dedham MA
http://www.dedham.k12.ma.us/webquest/
Teacher-produced WebQuests from 1999 to present.

Digital Desert Library WebQuests
http://horizon.nmsu.edu/ddl/wqkids.html
Elementary and Middle School WebQuests

Elementary School WebQuest Projects from NC
http://admin.chccs.k12.nc.us/it/wiredprojectselem.htm
Summer workshop WebQuests from 2003.

eMINTS WebQuests
http://www.emints.org/webquest/index.shtml
Some great WebQuests by Missouri teachers.

Germantown Elementary in Illinois
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/webquest.html
Teacher-produced

Guilford County Schools from Greensboro, NC
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/
Teacher-produced WebQuests by grade level and subject area.

Iredell-Statesville Schools from North Carolina
http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/webquests/summer.htm
Teacher-produced WebQuests by grade level and subject area.

ITSCO WebQuests
http://www.itsco.org/webquest/gallery.html
Teacher-produced WebQuests.

iWebQuest.com
http://www.iwebquest.com/Default.htm

Kathy Schrock's WebQuest Archives
http://kathyschrock.net/webquests/index.htm
Graduate student projects (1996-1998)

Louisiana State University WebQuests
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/%7Eedtech/webquest/
Graduate student projects created in 1998-1999.

Macomb WebQuest Index
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/webqindx.htm
WebQuests created in 1997.

Manteno WebQuests from Illinois
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/
Groups by elementary, middle school and high school (1999 to present)

Milford Board of Education in Connecticut
http://www.milforded.org/teachers_rooms/wq.asp
Teacher produced WebQuests from 1999 to present by grade level.

Naturescapes
http://www.eduscapes.com/nature/
A dozen simple WebQuests with resources for different reading levels.

New Mexico State University Student WebQuests
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/examples.html
Teacher and pre-service teacher WebQuests.

NC Wise Owl
Elementary and Middle/High School WebQuests from North Carolina schools including Aldert Root Elementary

San Bernadino County Schools
http://itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/webquest.html
Some early and good quality WebQuests.

San Diego City Schools
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/projects/gradelevel/gradelevel.html
Great examples by grade level produced with guidance from Bernie Dodge's group.

Science WebQuests from University of California
http://www.can-do.com/uci/k12-lessons.html
WebQuests by year. Many aren't really WebQuests, instead they're web-based lessons

SESD WebQuests from Saskatoon (East) School Division
http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webquest.htm
Links to 1000 WebQuests.

Spartanburg School District
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
WebQuests created by teachers.

Summer 2001 WebQuest Academy from Kansas
http://learning.usd383.org/tlcf/tlcf2001/Default.htm
Teacher produced WebQuests

Teach the Teachers
http://www.teachtheteachers.org/
Many great WebQuests created by California teachers in 1999, 2000, 2001 and advanced WebQuests from 2000, 2001. Many of the teachers worked with Bernie Dodge.

Technology Connections
http://www.ga.unc.edu/NCTA/NCTA/WebQuests.htm
Teacher-produced WebQuests (June 2000-June 2002)

Unity Point School's WebQuests
http://www.up140.jacksn.k12.il.us/Goals2K01/pages/Goals2KIII01.htm
Part of a Goals 2000 grant.

University of Nevada
http://www.nevada.edu/%7Estrudler/wq.html
Matrix of graduate teacher education student WebQuests.

University of Richmond Web-based Projects
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/
Pre-service and in-service teacher-produced WebQuests

Warrensburg Schools WebQuest Academy
http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/
Teacher-produced WebQuests by grade level

WebQuests by Brebru.com
http://brebru.com/webquests/webquestmenu.html
WebQuests grouped by subject area.

WebQuests by Jackie Carrigan's Graduate Students
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webquest.htm
Organized by subject area and grade level, this site contains teacher-produced WebQuests.

WebQuests by Graduate Students at National-Louis University
http://www.lfelem.lfc.edu/tech/DuBose/webquest/wq.html

WebQuests by School City of Hobart IN
http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/webquests/webindex.html
Teacher-produced WebQuests

WebQuests for Middle School from Buncombe County Schools
http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/public/webquests.html
Middle school, teacher-produced WebQuests.

WebQuest Units by Aurora IL University
http://www.coollessons.org/auroracourse99.html
Produced in 1999 and 2000 workshops

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WebQuest Links Sites and Indexes

Connecting Teachers and Students WebQuests
http://www.paducah.k12.ky.us/curriculum/webquests.htm

Database of Inquiry Oriented Internet Projects
http://www.lth3.k12.il.us/rhampton/database.html
Listed by subject and grade level.

EdHelper
http://www.edhelper.com/cat311.htm
Hundreds listed

GEC Computers in the Classroom WebQuest Locator
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/DP/main.htm
Linked verified 2004. Search by division or subject area.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - WebQuests
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html
WebQuest resources.

Teaching, Learning, & Technology Centre from Okanagan University
http://www.ouc.bc.ca/tltc/tr/webquest/
Contains over 1000 WebQuest links.

Technology - WebQuests
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/
WebQuests by topic.

Theme WebQuests for K2
http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/schools/crestview/ls/Links/Web_Quests1.htm

WebQuest Collection from Ecole Whitehorse Elementary (2004)
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/webquest_collection.html
Collections by theme as well as WebQuests developed by their staff.

WebQuest Directory
http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/Schools/recit/wq022200.htm

WebQuest Resource Directories from Pioneer Elementary
http://www.asd.wednet.edu/pioneer/barnard/resources/WQ/wqintresdir.htm
Great list of directories.

WebQuest UK Library Index
http://www.webquestuk.org.uk/webquestuk_library.html
WebQuests by subject from UK.

Wow, Wonderful WebQuests
http://www.geocities.com/smilecdg/webquests.html
Collection of WebQuests for K4

Literature-based WebQuests

Literature Ladders: WebQuests
http://eduscapes.com/ladders/themes/webquests.htm
Links to WebQuests by grade level.

Literature Based WebQuests from San Diego City Schools
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/projects/literature.html
WebQuests from local teachers.

Math and Science WebQuests Collections

Math WebQuests
http://www.wfu.edu/~mccoy/NCTM00/examples.html
Organized by grade level with titles and topics listed.

Science WebQuests from Williston VT
http://www.williston.k12.vt.us/Services/Science/ScienceWebQuests/sciencewebquests.html

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Learning About WebQuests

A Road Map for Designing WebQuests by Bernie Dodge
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/roadmap/index.htm
A web-based presentation on WebQuest design.

Enter the WebQuest by Teach-nology
http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/web_quests/
A tutorial for learning about WebQuests.

Making a WebQuest (1999)
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq2/webles~1.htm
Simple WebQuest on making WebQuests.

Tasks and Design for Teaching the WebQuest Way
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/workshops/stgregory.htm
Workshop materials.

Using a WebQuest in your Classroom (2000) from i4c
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/using_quest.htm
Definitions, form, evaluation, collections, guidelines for building WebQuests.

Weaving the Web into Your K-2 Curriculum (2003) by Bernie Poole and Beckie Randall
http://www.pitt.edu/~edindex/WebQuests/frames.htm
This WebQuest is designed to help pre-service and in-service teachers learning to develop WebQuests.

WebQuest: An Online Lesson from San Diego Schools
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/webqmm/
Modules in learning to develop WebQuests.

WebQuest 101 - Putting Discovery into the Curriculum (2001)
http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-a.shtml
Tutorial on WebQuests.

WebQuest Development
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuest Development.htm
Ideas for developing WebQuests.

WebQuests: What are They? from Ecole Whitehorse Elementary (2004)
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/webquests.html
Nice overview and resources.

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WebQuest Bibliography

Much of the following bibliography is excerpt from an upcoming chapter I coauthored:
Lamb, Annette & Teclehaimanot, Berhane (2005). A Decade of WebQuests: A Retrospective. In M. Orey, J. McClendon, & R. M. Branch, (Eds.). Educational media and technology yearbook (Vol 30). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

About WebQuests (1995). SBC Knowledge Network Explorer. Updated February 23, 2004. Available: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/webquests.html

Arbaugh, F., Scholten, C. M., & Essex, N. K. (October 2001). Data in the middle grades: A probability WebQuest. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 7(2), 90-95.

Benz, P. (December 2002). The English multiverse – WebQuests. Available: http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/tice/enwebquests.htm

Benz, P. (2003). Message of 1051 of 1068. Yahoo Groups: WebQuest. Available: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/webquest/message/1051

Bloom, B.S. (Ed.) (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives: Classification of educational goals. Handbook 1: Cognitive domain. New York: Longman, Green & Co.

Bloom, B., Madaus, G., & Hasting, J.T. (1981). Evaluation to improve learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Building blocks of a WebQuest (1997). Available: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm

Braun, L. W. (November 2001). In virtual pursuit. Library Journal, 126(17), 32. Available: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1299/11_47/80851841/p1/article.jhtml

Brooks, D. W., Nolan, D. E., & Gallagher, S. M. (2001). Web-teaching: A guide to designing interactive teaching for the World Wide Web. Second Edition. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Brooks, J. G., & Brooks, M. G. (1999). In search of understanding: The case for constructivist classrooms. Alexandria VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Brucklacher, B., & Gimbert, B. (1999). Role-playing software and WebQuests - What's possible with cooperative learning and computers. Computers in the Schools, 15(2), 37-48.

Callison, Daniel (2003). Key words, concepts, and methods for information age instruction: A guide to teaching information inquiry. Baltimore, Maryland: LMS Associates.

Chandler, H. (January 2003). Concept mapping: WebQuests in Social Studies. Media & Methods, 39(3), 38-39.

Chatel, R.G. (2003). Developing literacy in the technical age: Expanding the boundaries of reader-text interactions. The New England Reading Association Journal, 39(2), 67-73.

Cooper, R.A. & Smarkola, C. (2001). WebQuests: Online inquiry instructional activities for teachers. MARTEC Technobrief, 117. Available: http://www.temple.edu/martec/technobrief/tbrief17.html

Crandall, A., Kinney, M., Taylor, S., & Trauth, B. (2002). Paper or plastic: An Internet WebQuest on recycling. Available: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/paper/

Delisio, E.R. (2001). Technology in the classroom : WebQuest sends student back in time. Education World. Available: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech073.shtml

Dewey (1933). How we think: A restatement of the relation of reflective thinking to the educative process. Boston: Henry Holt.

Dodge, B. (1995a). Some thoughts about WebQuests. Updated May 5, 1995. Available: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webquests.html

Dodge, B. (1995b). WebQuests: A technique for Internet-based learning. Distance Educator, 1(2), 10-13.

Dodge, B. (1996a). Active learning on the web (k-12 version). Presentation to the faculty of La Jolla Country Day School, August 20, 1996. Available: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/active/ActiveLearningk-12.html

Dodge, B. (1996b). Investigating Archaeotype: A WebQuest. Updated February 29, 1996. Available: http://web.archive.org/web/19980121013443/edweb.sdsu.edu/edweb_folder/Courses/EDTEC596/WebQuest1.html

Dodge, B. (1998a). A taxonomy of information patterns. Updated July 18, 1998. Avaliable: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss98/patterns-taxonomy.html

Dodge, B. (1998b). WebQuest: A strategy for scaffolding higher-level learning. Presented at the National Educational Computing Conference, San Diego, June 22-24, 1998. Available: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/necc98.htm

Dodge, B. (1998c). A WebQuest about WebQuests. Available: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest.html

Dodge, B. (1999a). WebQuest task design worksheet. Available: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/taskmastery.html

Dodge, B. (1999b). WebQuest process checklist. Available: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processchecker.html

Dodge, B. (1999c). Fine points: Little things that make a big difference. Available: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/finepoints/index.htm

Dodge, B. (2001a). FOCUS: Five rules for writing a great WebQuest. Learning & Leading with Technology, 28(8), 6-9, 58.

Dodge, B. (2001b). WebQuest rubric. Available: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

Dodge, B. (2002a). Adapting and enhancing existing WebQuests. Available: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/adapting/index.html

Dodge, B. (2002b). WebQuest taskonomy: A taxonomy of tasks. Available: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html

Dodge, B. (2003). WebQuests and other viruses. Keynote presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference, Anaheim, California, November 2003.

Dodge, B. (2004). WebQuest.org. Available: http://webquest.org

Dudeney, G. (March 2003). The quest for practical web usage. TESL-EJ, 6(4). Available: http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/ej24/int.html

Dunne, D.W. (2000). Technology in the Classroom: Cinco de Mayo WebQuest Includes a Fiesta! Education World. Updated April 28, 2003. Available: http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech019.shtml

Dutt-Doner, K., Wilmer, M., Stevens, C., & Hartmann, L. (2000). Actively engaging learners in interdisciplinary curriculum through the integration of technology. Computer in the Schools, 16(3/4), 151-166.

Ficklen, E. & Muscara, C. (2001). Harnessing technology in the classroom. American Educator, 25(3), 22-29.

Filamentality (1996). Updated February 26, 2004. Available: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

Gardner, H. (1991). The unschooled mind: How children think and how schools should teach. New York: Basic Books.

Benjamin, Juanita Y. (August 1, 2003). A checklist for evaluating WebQuests. techLearning.com.

Garry, Adam & Graham, Parry (April 1, 2002). How to succeed with WebQuests. techLearning.com.

Geraghty, C.L. (February 2, 2004a). Bernie Dodge puts his life online. SDSUniverse. Available: http://www.sdsuniverse.info/people_content.asp?id=13409

Geraghty, C.L. (February 2, 2004b). Learning (and teaching) in the technological age. SDSUniverse. Available: http://www.sdsuniverse.info/story.asp?id=13378

Hill, J.R., Wiley, D. Nelson, L.M., & Han, Seungyeon, H. (2003). Exploring research on Internet-based learning: From infrastructure to interactions. In D.H. Jonassen (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology. Second Edition. Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

Jakes, D.S., Pennington, M.E., & Knodle, H.A. (2000). Inquiry-based learning and the Web: An epaper. Available: http://www.biopoint.com/inquiry/ibr.html

Jonassen, D. H., Peck, K.L., & Wilson, B.G. (1999). Learning with technology: A constructivist perspective. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Junion-Metz, G. (July 2002). World wide WebQuests: Internet research made fun. School Library Journal.

Keller, J. M. (1983). Motivational design of instruction. In C. M. Reigeluth (Ed.), Instructional design theories and models. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Kelly, R. (1999). Getting everybody involved: Cooperative PowerPoint creations benefit inclusion students. Learning & Leading with Technology, 27(1), 10-14.

Kelly, R. (2000). Working with WebQuests: Making the web accessible to students with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 32(6), 4-13. Available: http://www.teachingld.org/pdf/teaching_how-tos/ working_with_webquests.pdf

Koenraad, T.L.M. & Westoff, G.J. (2003). Can you tell a LanguageQuest when you see one? Design criteria for TalenQuests. Paper presented at the 2003 Conference of The European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning. University of Limerick, Irland, 3-6 September 2003. Available: http://www.feo.hvu.nl/koen2/Home/TQPinball/index-l.htm

Lamb, A., Smith, N. & Johnson, L. (April 1997). Wondering, wiggling, and weaving: A new model for project- and community-based learning on the web. Learning and Leading with Technology, 24(7), 6-13.

Lamb, A. (1998). EMPOWER: State of Indiana technology literacy challenge grant project. Available: http://www.evsc.k12.in.us/schoolzone/schools/EMPOWER/empower.html

Lamb, A. (2000). Internet expeditions. Eduscapes. Available: http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/travel/

Lamb, A. (Jul-Aug 2003). Extreme thinking: Transforming traditional student projects into effective learning environments. Educational Technology, 43(4), 31-40.

Lamb, A. (2004). From potential to prosperity: Twenty years of online learning environments. In G. Kearsley (Ed.), Online Learning: Personal Reflections on the Transformation of Education. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications.

Lamb, Annette & Teclehaimanot, Berhane (2005). A Decade of WebQuests: A Retrospective. In M. Orey, J. McClendon, & R. M. Branch, (Eds.). Educational media and technology yearbook (Vol 30). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Levin, D., & Arafeh, S. (August 14, 2002). The digital disconnect: The widening gap between internet-savvy students and their schools. Washington, DC: Pew Internet & American Life. Available: http://www.pewinternet.org

Lim, B.R. (2001). Guidelines for designing inquiry-based learning on the Web: Online professional development of educators. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University. UMI Number: 3024215.

Lin, B. & Hsieh, C. (2001). Web-based teaching and learner control: A research review. Computers and Education, 37, 377-386.

Lipscomb, George (2002). Eighth graders' impressions of the Civil War: using technology in the history classroom. Education, Communication & Information, 2(1), 51.

Lipscomb, G. (January/February 2003). I guess it was pretty fun: Using WebQuests in the middle school classroom. The Clearing House, 76(3) 152-155.

March, T. (May 1996). Look who’s footing the fill!, a WebQuest. Updated May 30, 2001. Available: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html

March, T. (1997a). Working the web for education: Theory and practice on integrating the web for learning. Updated 2001. Available: http://www.ozline.com/learning/theory.html

March, T. (1997b). WebQuest design flow. Updated 1998. Available: http://www.ozline.com/webquests/design.html

March, T. (1998a). WebQuest rubric. Updated January 6, 2004. Available: http://www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html

March, T. (1998b). Why WebQuests? Updated January 6, 2004. Available: http://www.ozline.com/webquests/intro.html

March, T. (January 1999). Little Rock nine WebQuest. Updated December 22, 2003. Available: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/little_rock/

March, T. (2000a). The 3 R's of WebQuests. Multimedia Schools, 7(6), 62-63.

March, T. (2000b). WebQuests 101. Multimedia Schools, 7(5).

March, T. (2002). About best WebQuests. Updated 2004. Available: http://www.bestwebquests.com/about/default.asp

March, T. (2002). Criteria for assessing best WebQuests. Updated 2004. Available: http://www.bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp

March, Tom (December 2003/January 2004). The learning power of WebQuests. Educational Leadership, 61(4), 42-47.

Marco, M.J.L. (July 2002). Internet content-based activities for English for special purposes. English Teaching Forum, 20-25.

Marzano, R. J. (1992). A Different Kind of Classroom: Teaching with Dimensions of Learning. Alexandria VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Mathison, C. & Pohan, C. (July/August 1999). An Internet-based exploration of democratic schooling within pluralistic learning environments. Educational Technology, 39(4), 53-58.

McDowell, D. (1999). Process guides. Available: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/index.htm

McKenzie, J. (October 1997). Creating research programs for an age of information. From Now On, 7(2). Available: http://fno.org/oct97/question.html

McKenzie, J. (2001) From trivial pursuit to essential questions and standards-based learning. From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal, 10(5). Available: http://www.fno.org/feb01/pl.html

McTighe, J. & Wiggins, G. (1998). Understanding by design. Alexandria VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Milson, A.J. (2001). Fostering civic virtue in a high-tech world. International Journal of Social Education, 16(1), 87-93.

Milson, A.J. & Downey, P. (2001). WebQuest: Using Internet resources for cooperative inquiry. Social Education, 65(3), 144-146.

Milson, A.J. (Summer 2002). The Internet and inquiry learning: integrating medium and method in a sixth grade social studies classroom. Theory and Research in Social Education, 30(3), 330-353.

Minkel, Walter (2000). Solar system WebQuest. School Library Journal, 46(11), 34.

Monroe, E.E. (2003). The nature of discourse as students collaborate on a mathematics WebQuest. Paper presentation at the National Educational Computing Conference in Seattle, Washington, June 2003.

Patterns summer symposium (2000). Available: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/patterns2000/

Peled, Pini (April 1, 2001). Migrating birds know no boundaries. techLearning.com.

Perkins, B. & McKnight, M. (2003). What are teacher’s attitudes toward Web Quests as a method of teaching? Paper presented at the Eastern Educational Research Association Conference, Hilton Head, SC, February 28-2003. Available: http://arachne.cofc.edu/faculty/Perkins/PerkinsEERA%20WQPaper.doc

Peterson, C., Caverly, D.C., & MacDonald, L. (Spring 2003). Developing academic literacy through WebQuests. Journal of Developmental Education, 26(3), 38-39.

Peterson, C.L. & Koeck, D.C. (2001). When students create their own WebQuests. Learning & Leading with Technology, 29(1), 10-15.

Picceri, Linda (2001). Historically Speaking. Available: http://wms.watertown.k12.ma.us/library/oralhistory/index.html

Pohan, C. & Mathison, C. (1998). "WebQuests: The potential of Internet-based instruction for global education." Social Studies Review, 37(2), 91-93.

Porter, B. (2001). Evaluating student computer-based products. Sedalia, CO: Bernajean Porter Consulting.

Schrock, Kathy (1996). WebQuests in our future: The teacher’s role in cyberspace. Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators. Available: http://web.archive.org/web/19970619021119/www.capecod.net/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.htm

Schrock, Kathy (2004). WebQuests in our future: The teacher’s role in cyberspace. Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators. Revised Edition. Available: http://kathyschrock.net/slideshows/webquests/frame0001.htm

Snider, S.L. & Foster, J.M. (2000). RESEARCH - Stepping stones for linking, learning and moving toward electronic literacy: Integrating emerging technology in an author study project. Computers in the Schools, 16(2), 91.

Spanfelner, D. L. (2000). WebQuests, an interactive approach to the web." Community & Junior College Libraries. 9(4), 23-28.

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Stinson, A.D. (March 2003). Encouraging the use of technology in the classroom: The WebQuest connection. Reading Online, 6(7). Available: http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=stinson/

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