WebQuests are collaborative projects that require participants to draw on the Internet's resources to frame and present an answer to a good question.

A good WebQuest

• Asks a challenging question that is understandable to and can be answered by participants.
• Uses multiple resources.
• Requires participants to work as members of a group.
• Calls on groups to explore and reshape the information they gather and present.

More information about WebQuests:

• The WebQuest Page [http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/]. The definitive source of WebQuest information, from the man who started it all - Bernie Dodge. [templates]
• WebQuest Taskonomy [http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/taskonomy.html]
• Filamentality [http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/]

Sites with resources for developing WebQuests:

• Classroom Connect [http://www.classroom.com/). Sign up, then browse.
• Infoseek Education [http://infoseek.go.com/WebDir/Education]
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators [http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/]
• Technology in the Classroom [http://www.k12.bellsouth.net/inclass/]
• Wired Learning in the Classroom and Library [http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/]
• Yahooligans! [http://www.yahooligans.com/]

Wappingers WebQuests

Viper : The "Very Influential Person that Everyone Recognizes project."

John Jay High School [developed in August 1999]

 

Medieval Castles: The Lady wants a new castle

Kinry Road Elementary School [developed in August, 1999]

 

In Search of Historic Sites: Explore the Hudson River Valley

Oak Grove Elementary School [developed in August 1999]

 

Mr. Schukals' Bridge Quest: Hudson River Bridges

Van Wyck Junior High School [developed in January 2000]