Curriculum and Learning Teacher Resources

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  iAdventures
An iAdventure is structured around a storyline, about fictional or historical characters, in which the students help the characters make good decisions using real data and primary sources on the Internet. A WebQuest tends to be structured around a single problem to be solved.

Essential parts of an iAdventure:

Learning with iAdventures
Here are lesson plans for iAdventures for Grades 1-12.

  WizBits
A Web-Bit is a short activity emphasizes critical thinking and higher-order thinking skills and that uses the World Wide Web as the resource for gaining information. Here is more information and a worksheet on WizBits.

Webquest

  • "Some Thoughts About WebQuests" by Bernie Dodge
    The 1995 paper by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State that started it all.
    http://webquest.sdsu.edu/about_webquests.html

  • Why WebQuests?  By Tom March
    http://tommarch.com/writings/intro_wq.php

  • An overview of the WebQuest concept presented at NECC 1998 by Bernie Dodge
    http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/necc98.htm

  • Take a look at some WebQuests  [top]

  • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest_collections.htm

  • Building Your Own WebQuest   [top]

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

  • The Webquest Design Process--a flowchart
    http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designsteps/index.html

  • WebQuest Templates for Teachers
    http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html

  • and....more

    WebQuest Training Materials

    Rubrics for:    [top]
  • Evaluating the WebQuest
    http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestrubric.html

  • Student Performance
    http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/rubrics/weblessons.htm

  • Filamentality: this site helps you through the process of building a WebQuest and keeps your Quest online for 12 months.
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