1. Paula Barnech Alianza Workshop
Elisa Costa October 2010
Dominica González

2. Beauty… or The beast?

3. Varied materials
Authentic input
Unlimited
resources
Updated
Information Motivating

4. Overuse Grammar focused
Automatic Overwhelming
Controlled
practice Unreliable

6. What is a Webquest?
A webquest is…
an inquiry-oriented lesson format
in which most or all the information
that learners work with comes from
the web.

7. What makes a webquest?
INTRODUCTION  needed to complete the task. This might include web
documents, experts available via e-mail or realtime
conferencing, searchable databases on the net, and
books and other documents physically available in
TASK the learner's setting.
 how to organize the information acquired
INFORMATION SOURCES
 brings closure to the quest, reminds the learners
about what they've learned, and perhaps encourages
them to extend the experience into other domains
PROCESS
 should be broken out into clearly described steps
that learners should go through.
GUIDANCE
 doable and interesting
CONCLUSION
 sets the stage and provides some background
information

8. Different examples:
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/dino/dinowq.htm
http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/ICT6_9/lessons/
“A movie to teach” webquest

9. A webquest may have different types of tasks
 Retelling Tasks
 Compilation Tasks
 Mystery Tasks
 Journalistic Tasks

10.  Design Tasks
 Creative Product Tasks
 Consensus Building Tasks
 Persuasion Tasks

11.  Self-Knowledge Tasks
 Analytical Tasks
 Judgment Tasks
 Scientific Tasks

12. H.O.T
EVALUATION
Definition:
It requires students to manipulate SYNTHESIS
information and ideas in ways
that transform their meaning and
implications. ANALYSIS
APPLICATION
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Different levels of thinking
COMPREHENSION
we use when learning.
KNOWLEDGE

13. LET’S GET PRACTICAL

14. CHILDREN 4
BACKPACK 4
UNIT 5
DINOSAURS
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/dino/dinowq.htm

15. ADVANCED COURSE
NORTHSTAR
UNIT 6
SPIRITUAL RENEWAL
http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/ICT6_9/lessons/

16. TEENS UPPER BASIC
CHECK IT OUT 2
UNIT
ACADEMY AWARDS

17. CONCLUSION
Advanced Course
Children 4

18. STUDENT FEEDBACK
How did our students
feel working with
webquests?

19.  “Tell me and I'll forget;
show me and I may
remember; involve me
and I'll understand.”

20. THANK YOU