Esl Webquest Workshop
ESL Webquest Workshop
Introduction
What better way to discover what a WebQuest is than by doing one? In this WebQuest you will discover its characteristics, visit some sample sites and finally make your own ESL WebQuest.
Task
Discover the characteristics of WebQuests through on-line tutorials.
Visit sample WebQuests in order to enrich your knowledge base about WebQuests.
Create your own WebQuest for your students.
Resources
Part 1:
Using WebQuests in your Classroom
WebQuest 101
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - WebQuest
The WebQuest Page
Designing and Creating a WebQuest Workshop
Part 2:
Clouds WebQuest
Roots: Investigating your Heritage
Backyard Bugs
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone CyberGuide
You Be the Travel Agent
Recycle the Earth
South American Countries
Process
Part 1:
With a partner, visit the links in Resources Part 1 .
In your own words, write a short definition of the different characteristics of a WebQuest.
Discuss your answers with another pair.
Share your conclusions with all of the group.
Part 3
Choose a theme from your ESL program.
Using a search motor (AltaVista, Yahoo ...), do a site search on that theme.
Select the sites that you think you could use for your WebQuest.
Paste the URL addresses in a document. You may use MSWord, Microsoft Front Page Express, Netscape Composer or any other suitable program.
Make up the rest of your WebQuest using the criteria that you came up with in Part 1.
Save your WebQuest.
Share the different WebQuests with your colleagues.
Learning Advice
Be very specific with the wording of your search topic. It will save you lots of time.
If your topic is more than one word, don't forget to put quotation marks around it.
Take the time to select sites that are appropriate for your students.
Don't forget to use your back arrow to return to the original lesson.
Conclusion
Surfing the Net can sometimes be difficult in a second language. Also,
Introduction
What better way to discover what a WebQuest is than by doing one? In this WebQuest you will discover its characteristics, visit some sample sites and finally make your own ESL WebQuest.
Task
Discover the characteristics of WebQuests through on-line tutorials.
Visit sample WebQuests in order to enrich your knowledge base about WebQuests.
Create your own WebQuest for your students.
Resources
Part 1:
Using WebQuests in your Classroom
WebQuest 101
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - WebQuest
The WebQuest Page
Designing and Creating a WebQuest Workshop
Part 2:
Clouds WebQuest
Roots: Investigating your Heritage
Backyard Bugs
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone CyberGuide
You Be the Travel Agent
Recycle the Earth
South American Countries
Process
Part 1:
With a partner, visit the links in Resources Part 1 .
In your own words, write a short definition of the different characteristics of a WebQuest.
Discuss your answers with another pair.
Share your conclusions with all of the group.
Part 3
Choose a theme from your ESL program.
Using a search motor (AltaVista, Yahoo ...), do a site search on that theme.
Select the sites that you think you could use for your WebQuest.
Paste the URL addresses in a document. You may use MSWord, Microsoft Front Page Express, Netscape Composer or any other suitable program.
Make up the rest of your WebQuest using the criteria that you came up with in Part 1.
Save your WebQuest.
Share the different WebQuests with your colleagues.
Learning Advice
Be very specific with the wording of your search topic. It will save you lots of time.
If your topic is more than one word, don't forget to put quotation marks around it.
Take the time to select sites that are appropriate for your students.
Don't forget to use your back arrow to return to the original lesson.
Conclusion
Surfing the Net can sometimes be difficult in a second language. Also,