Webquests

The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge and Tom March. They define a WebQuest as "an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by the student is drawn from the Web".**
 * What are webquests?

At HTMS we have used webquests as a way to have students use technology and gain more understanding of new concepts. Additionally, we have used them to introduce cross-curriculum opportunities. For example, one was developed to discover more about simple machines while at the same time learn about Leonardo da Vinci and his expertise in this area.

We have used professional development periods to lead our teachers in using this technology.

You can create your own webquest for free by visiting [|Teacher Web].

[|Webquest.org] is full of webquests created for a variety of subjects.

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 * Examples of webquests:**

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