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Design Assessments for Project Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/at-risk-students-project-learning-how-to
How To: Design Assessments for Project Learning
Creating high expectations and ensuring academic markers for at-risk students.
Assessing student learning during and at the end of complex projects can be tough, even at a school like San Francisco's Downtown High School, with its many thoughtful educators and supportive administration.

iEARN Collaboration Centre
http://media.iearn.org/
iEARN Collaboration Centre enables young people to learn with, rather than simply about, the world. Find project partners quickly. Read 200+ project descriptions and browse student-produced

3B
http://3b.net/
3B allows you take any web sites or photos and place them in a personalized 3D space, your 3B village. You can use MySpace, Hi5 or Bebo pages or photos you've loaded onto Flickr, Photobucket or any other web service.
The thing with 3B is that you can make it totally YOURS, it's your unique 3D space. And 3B is incredibly easy to use, it's simpler than uploading a photo to the web and FREE. And if you're in the mood, you can share your 3B village with your friends. You can even create your own avatar and hang out with them virtually and wander around 3B villages, stores and cities together.

Collaborative Internet Projects
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/Misc/njaet.htm
Collaborative Internet Projects
Internet Projects are collaborative learning activities between two or more classes at different locations using the Internet. Students work on a similar problem or topic, sharing their findings and activities through the Internet.
This is purposeful, authentic, engaging work that begins to prepare today's learners for new literacies in the technological world of today and tomorrow.
What Are Internet Projects? | What Internet Projects Look Like | Projects We Have Done | Projects We Host | How To Find Projects | Create Your Own Project |

ThinkQuest New York City
http://www.tqnyc.org/
ThinkQuest New York City creatively brings together learning and technology for students and educators.

WebQuest Adventures on the Web (UK)
http://www.webquests.org.uk/
WebQuest Adventures on the Web
WebQuests (or WebHunts) are an effective way in which you can surf the Internet without getting lost in a maze of information. The WebQuests on these pages have been written by educators from all over the World and every WebQuest has been checked for suitability before being published on this site.
The WebQuests on this site are free to view by anyone. If schools would like their teachers to create their own WebQuests designed for their own pupils then they will need to register.
Some are linked (mapped) to the UK National Curriculum

Webquest Template
http://www.pwcs.edu/i-tech/Templates.htm
Webquest Template

EduHound HotList
http://www.eduhound.com/hotlist/default.cfm
EduHound HotList
EduHound HotList! - a dynamic teaching and learning tool for educators, students, parents, or anyone exploring the World Wide Web! Simply sign up for free and within minutes you'll be creating your own unique Web page of educational resources! Choose your own title, color theme and mascot. Then collect and save your favorite EduHound links and/or add questions, directions or explanations to your HotList right here!

WebQuest News and Forum
http://webquest.org/
WebQuest News and Forum

Search The TeacherWebQuest Index
http://teacherweb.com/WQIndexSrch2.htm
Search The TeacherWebQuest Index

Warning Signs when Sifting WebQuests
http://bestwebquests.com/tips/red_flags.asp
Warning Signs when Sifting WebQuests
As the first Tip for members, I thought it would be helpful to provide a series of questions that can be applied to any Web-based activity to see if in fact it is a great WebQuest.

BestWebQuests Assessment Matrix
http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp
BestWebQuests Assessment Matrix : Criteria for Assessing Best WebQuests

BestWebQuests
http://www.bestwebquests.com/
BestWebQuests.com springs from the fact that people have been creating "WebQuests" since 1995. Somehow this term has become a buzzword in the world of education. Couple "buzzword" with "time" (as measured in Web years) and you've got an exponential number of WebQuests. Or do you?
The time's come when we no longer have to settle for WebQuests that are merely good. We can celebrate the best. We encourage those whose WebQuests aren't included to review the criteria, double-check the Group Process / Transformation stage, make any needed changes (sometimes a matter of a paragraph) and submit your BestWebQuest for inclusion.
You are also able to subscribe to a webquest newsletter.

Webquest Examples .. matrix by grade and subject
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Webquest/matrix.html
The numbers in the cells represent the number of WebQuests listed at each grade level and subject. This list is a selective one... much more selective than what you'll find if you type "WebQuest" into a search engine!

Wild About WebQuests! Workshop Resources
http://www.msfiedler.com/wq/
Wild About WebQuests! Workshop Resources
The WebQuest, popularized by Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University, is a learning activity that focuses on developing higher-order thinking skills for learners. WebQuests use current, relevant web resources as an integral part.
This website was developed to assist you in learning about the increasingly popular WebQuest. It has all the information you need to create an original WebQuest and get it posted on the web. It lists a variety of resources that will be useful to you as you plan and create your own WebQuests. Checklists, rubrics, and peer evaluation tools are also linked from this site. Most materials were developed by others and all links to external sites will open in a new page.

Self-paced workshop on WebQuests
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index.html
Welcome to WebQuests. Start here in the "Explanation" section, which is all about the CONCEPT. Then go on to "Demonstration" and the following sections, where we move from CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM!
What is a WebQuest? | What are the benefits of WebQuests? | How did WebQuests start, and how have they developed since they became popular? | What are the essential parts of a WebQuest? | What kinds of topics lend themselves to WebQuests? | What do I need to create a WebQuest? | What are some critical perspectives? | How can I use WebQuests in conjunction with other educational techniques? |

WebQuests
http://www.cyberbee.com/quest.html
WebQuest Home Page | A Webquest About WebQuests | WebQuest Generators | Examples of WebQuests |

Template for designing Web Quests relevant to the UK National Curriculum
http://www.webquestuk.org.uk/DOCUMENTS/WebQuest%20Template.doc
Template for designing Web Quests relevant to the UK National Curriculum
Word document

WebQuestUK
http://www.webquestuk.org.uk/
WebQuests were the original conception of Bernie Dodge from San Diego State University. The original WebQuest site can be accessed by clicking on the graphic to the left of this panel.
WebQuestUK holds true to the original concept but attempts to link quests to the UK National Curriculum.
The first series of UK WebQuests contain some converted from the original site and others devised in the UK. Each WebQuest is matched to a QCA Module or one of the National Strategies.

BestWebQuests Assessment Matrix
http://www.bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp
BestWebQuests Assessment Matrix
From years of creation, design, evolution, and hard thinking after good peer feedback, we believe the following criteria describe a "Best WebQuest."
We understand that people may use a variety of templates or formats to write their WebQuests and that not all of these incorporate the same sections or directly match-up to these criteria. We're not too fussed about that. When we find a WebQuest that avoids the "7 Red Flags," we're happy to look for the criteria below however they may be listed or appear between the lines.

BestWebQuests
http://www.bestwebquests.com
BestWebQuests
BestWebQuests.com springs from the fact that people have been creating "WebQuests" since 1995. Somehow this term has become a buzzword in the world of education. Couple "buzzword" with "time" (as measured in Web years) and you've got an exponential number of WebQuests. Or do you?
BestWebQuests.com was initially designed as a site to celebrate the work of thousands of educators. We still plan to do that. It's just that a couple things have had to happen before that's a reality. First, we're sifting (some would say slowly even for a philanthropic undertaking... ;-) through the online directories of "WebQuests." We've found three main categories of activities.

A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html
A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests
The WebQuest format can be applied to a variety of teaching situations. If you take advantage of all the possibilities inherent in the format, your students will have a rich and powerful experience. This rubric will help you pinpoint the ways in which your WebQuest isn't doing everything it could do. If a page seems to fall between categories, feel free to score it with in-between points.

WebGuide - Planning Template
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/webguide_online_template.htm
WebGuide - Planning Template

Web-based Activity - Planning Template
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/web_plan_template.htm
Web-based Activity - Planning Template

Web Quests and Directed Web Searches
http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquests.htm
Web Quests and Directed Web Searches
Bernie Dodge created the webquest template. Browse the collection and choose more than a resource, choose a plan.
This tutorial introduces you to Webquests ?an internet activity which lets you create something useful for your students while increasing your web "comfort level" at the same time. A well-designed webquest lets you turn your students loose on the web for a specific project and get results that both you and your students will like.

Healthy Kids ?Healthy Future Learning Quest (webquest)
http://www.kidshealthandfitness.org.au/lq/index.html
The Healthy Kids ?Healthy Future Learning Quest is a four week themed investigation around a student challenge focussed on creating an understanding of how to achieve health and fitness.
What is the '5 Ways to Health and Fitness'? The '5 Ways to Health and Fitness' is a set of guidelines that presents a holistic and fun approach to balance nutrition and physical activity to achieve health & fitness.
The Healthy Kids ?Healthy Future Learning Quest is a four week themed investigation around a student challenge focussed on creating an understanding of how to achieve health and fitness.
This Quest has three main parts:
- 1 Jump In (Introductory activities)
- 2 a Knowledge Hunt
- 3 a WebQuest
During the Quest, you will have the opportunity to reflect on your own health and fitness and do some personal Goal Setting. Make use of what you have learned during the Quest, reflect and further develop your goal setting strategy.

The Creative Connections Project
http://www.ccproject.org/
The Creative Connections Project
Get Connected! The Creative Connections Project links classrooms from around the world through E-mail, the Internet, art/music exchanges and Study Partnerships -- with components in the Amazon Rain Forest, Africa, the Galapagos Islands, the Arctic and China. Over 740 classes have participated since 1999. Register your class or school today!
The Creative Connections Project links US/world K-12 classrooms with partner classes from the Amazon Rain Forest, Africa, the Galapagos Islands, the Arctic and China through E-mail, the Internet, art exchanges, music exchanges and Study Partnerships.
The Creative Connections Project is a sponsored project of The New York Foundation for the Arts, a non-profit organization

What is ThinkQuest?
http://www.thinkquest.org/about/tour.html
What is ThinkQuest?
ThinkQuest is a global network of students, teachers, parents and technologists dedicated to exploring youth-centered learning on the Net.
ThinkQuest is an online community where young people learn, teach, mentor, discover, research and grow through ThinkQuest programs.
The ThinkQuest World encompasses young people, educators and technologists in more than 100 nations who come together as digital learners, web creators, and Net entrepreneurs.
Through ThinkQuest, young people work together in teams, use the Internet to research a topic in science, mathematics, liter ature, the social sciences or the arts, and publish their research as an educational web site for peers and classrooms aroun d the world.
ThinkQuest participants learn the 21st century skills of online collaboration, Internet research, asynchronous project manag ement and web communications. They think critically about their selected subject and organize their research into a format that educates and engages their audiences.

ThinkQuest Libraries
http://www.thinkquest.org/library.html
ThinkQuest Libraries
The ThinkQuest process of online programs produces some of the finest educational websites available on the web today. Follow the links below to see the amazing work that students and teachers have created!

ThinkQuest USA Library
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/JR_index.html
ThinkQuest USA Library
The library contains unique educational web sites that have been created through ThinkQuest competitions and programs. The library currently contains more than 5,000 web sites to search and surf. Built by kids for kids to use and learn. It is also a great place to get ideas for your own project in one of our many programs around the world.

TrackStar
http://trackstar.scrtec.org/
TrackStar - trackstar.scrtec.org/ - an on-line interface that helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) into lessons.
The list of resources acts like a table of contents and remains visible throughout the lesson allowing the user/student to easily browse through the lesson and stay on track.
By viewing several Tracks on a topic, an educator may find some sites that fit his or her needs exactly or may see an approach to the content that sparks further creativity. Because educators have different needs, we have provided several ways to find Tracks.
A Track is a composite work based on other people's original online creations. In Tracks with 2-5 links, don't collect more than 2 of your links from one source. In Tracks with 6-15 links, don't collect more than 3 of your links from one source. If you wish to do so, please get permission first. Tracks with possible copyright infringement will be put on hold until they are edited.
quest | webquest | teaching about the www | organising the www | learning | web | planning on online lesson |

Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
Filamentality - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ - a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into activities appropriate for learners.
So it helps you combine the Filaments of the Web with a learner's mentality (get it?). Support is built in through Mentality Tips, so you'll be guided right along the way and end up with a Web-based activity you can share with others even if you don't know anything about HTML, Web servers, or all that www-dot stuff.
Create Internet Assignments Online | We will store your file for at least one year | Web-based learning page | no graphics though |

WebQuest Design Patterns
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
WebQuest Design Patterns
This is a list of patterns derived from existing WebQuests that are instructionally solid. To qualify as a design pattern, the lesson should be easily modified to cover different content while using the same basic structure. Each pattern is distinct from the others in terms of the kinds of content it can be used for, and the organization of the Introduction, Task, Process and Evaluation sections. With templates that are specific to each design pattern, it should be easier to hit the ground running when starting to create a new WebQuest... examples are:
Alternative History - Hypothesize about fictional realities in which historical events turn out different from our own. Extrapolate a chain of cause and effect which that one difference would create.
Analyzing for Bias - Analyze sources of information for bias and use that analysis to articulate a point of view and demonstrate its impact.
Behind the Book - Use the web to learn more about the time and place in which a work of literature is set.
Collaborative Design - Resolve conflicting viewpoints about an issue sufficiently to work together to design a plan, policy or tangible object within a given set of constraints.
Concrete Design - Design a physical space or object to meet a specified goal while working within realistic resource constraints.
In the Style of... - Sharpen your understanding of a particular artist or artistic style by creating a new work in a similar way.
Simulated Diary - Write a daily account from the point of view of a particular individual in a specific time and place.
Travel Account - Create an account of a trip as if you had actually taken it.

WWW4Teachers - online tool
http://4teachers.org/
WWW4Teachers features Notestar, which allows teachers to set up Web-based research projects for their classes. After registering, teachers may define projects and assign groups and topics. Using the NoteStar NoteCards tool, students take notes from online sources as they browse the Internet. Source information is automatically captured to help with work citation, and teachers may access student accounts to observe their progress and provide feedback. The Think Tank tool is designed to help grade 3-8 students develop a research organizer for reports and projects.
webquests | online | tool | website | class | research | project | projects |

The Webquest Page
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web. By pointing to excellent examples and collecting materials developed to communicate the idea, all of us experimenting with WebQuests will be able to learn from each other. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.
WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge with Tom March, and was outlined then in Some Thoughts About WebQuests.

Collaboarative Online Science Projects
http://www.k12science.org/collabprojs.html
CIESE, the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education, was established in 1988 at Stevens Institute of Technology to help bring the Institute? technology experience to the K-12 sector.
Working collaboratively with K-12 schools and school districts, in concert with a variety of other partners, CIESE has helped more than 700 schools in New Jersey realize the benefits of technology.
Since 1994, CIESE has been a pioneer in the development of Internet-based lessons that exploit the unique and compelling aspects of this technology. Focusing on the use of real-time data and global telecollaborative projects, these projects engage students in authentic science investigations in which they perform experiments, collect and record real data, make predictions, and, in effect, become real scientists.
water | human genetics | temperature | the sun | environment | global | test fresh water | asteroid watch | measure circumference of the world | projects | collaboration | collaborative | online | conferencing |

Collaborating in the global classroom
http://telecollaborate.net/education/
Learning and sharing in the global classroom ... Fostering unity and understanding through collaboration
The Internet offers us an immediate way to join together, telecollaborating with educators and students around the world. Here at NickNacks, we can help, whether you want to participate in a telecollaboration or start your own, with information to help you and projects to join.
Participate in a Telecollaboration | Guide for project participation | Find projects | Find tools | Live classroom conferencing | Technology volunteers in the classroom | video | confenecing |

HILITES - Online Learning Projects List
http://www.gsh.org/lists/hilites.html
Hilites -- The ORIGINAL Online Learning Projects Announcement List!
HILITES is the ulitmate collection of high-quality, online collaborative learning projects! You may also post your project announcement to our Projects Registry database at http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/pr/. Your project will be available there to our thousands of Web visitors looking for projects, and it will also be posted to the Hilites mailing list where it will be seen by thousands of teachers around the world. Our professional staff moderates and approves all projects submitted to HILITES.
online | projects | collaborative | collaboration |

Kidlink | Kidspace |
http://www.kidlink.org/
Empowering youth to build global networks of friends
Preparing Kids for Life search for Advanced From Kidlink's Gallery of Computer Art to give youth better control over their lives, help them mature, get friends, create social networks, and collaborate with peers around the world individually or through their classrooms.
Promoting the creation of a global dialog among the youth of the world ... through the Kidlink Project, a world-wide collaboration of many people who have volunteered to organize and support local participation in the Kidlink global dialog.
Online | projects | collaboration | cyberfair | worldwide |

Global Schoolhouse - Collaborative Projects
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/
This international learning challenge, now in its 8th year, encourages students around the world to produce an educational web site that tells a story about how their local "community cares."
Collaborative learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become responsible global citizens.
Online | projects | collaboration | cyberfair | worldwide |

WebQuests
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month8/index.html
Welcome to WebQuests. Start here in the "Explanation" section, which is all about the CONCEPT. Then go on to "Demonstration" and the following sections, where we move from CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM!
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented online tool for learning, says workshop expert Bernie Dodge1. This means it is a classroom-based lesson in which most or all of the information that students explore and evaluate comes from the World Wide Web.
What is a WebQuest? | What are the benefits of WebQuests? | How did WebQuests start, and how have they developed since they became popular? | What are the essential parts of a WebQuest? | What kinds of topics lend themselves to WebQuests? | What do I need to create a WebQuest? | What are some critical perspectives? | How can I use WebQuests in conjunction with other educational techniques? |

Online Web Quest Rubric Maker
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/webquest/
Online Web Quest Rubric Maker
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Online Web Quest Generator
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_quest/
A Web Quest is a method used to engage students in inquiry based learning. A web quest is meant to guide students through a process of inquiry through a set of assigned tasks that lead them to a conclusion, or that results in a product.
Fill in the sections below with required information for each step. Be specific and clear. You may want to use a bulleted format in some sections or use a format will be easy for students to read and comprehend what is expected. Be sure to save your work in a file you create.
webquest | online |

Big Chalk ... Webquests
http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/db/WebExplore.html
Elementary School WebQuests
World of Pigs, Jurassic Puppets, Pilgrim Life and more
Middle School WebQuests
Living on Mars, Death of King Tut, Roller Coasters and more
High School WebQuests
First Car, City in Space, Genetic Engineering and more
WebQuest Teacher Resources
Background information, tips, assessment guidelines and more.

WebQuest ... the original site / concept page
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html
This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web. By pointing to excellent examples and collecting materials developed to communicate the idea, all of us experimenting with WebQuests will be able to learn from each other.
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
webquest | webquests | internet | project |

Locating and Evaluating WebQuests
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htm
WebQuests provide an authentic, technology-rich environment for problem solving, information processing, and collaboration. This inquiry-based approach to learning involves students in a wide range of activities that make good use of Internet-based resources. Bernie Dodge developed the WebQuest concept back in the mid 1990s.
Start by exploring the WebQuests that others have created. You may find a WebQuest that fits your needs. WebQuests all share the same basic elements. These include an introduction, task, information resources, processes, learning advice, and evaluation.
Just because a WebQuest contains the essential elements, doesn't mean that it's perfect for your classroom. Look beyond the structure and examine the effectiveness, efficiency, and appeal of the project.
webquest | webquests | internet project |

Webquest | Thnkquest | Trackstar |
http://4teachers.org/intech/lessons/
A WebQuest is a form of project-based and problem-based learning in which the resources (and often the tasks and resources) are located on the Web. There are a variety of approaches for WebQuests, according to inventor Bernie Dodge.
ThinkQuest is an online program that challenges students to develop educational Web sites for K-12 curriculum. Students can win great prizes for themselves and their school.
TrackStar is a free online interface that helps teachers organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) into lessons called "Tracks."

I Have a Dream
http://www.kidlink.org/dream/
The 'I Have a Dream' program is for school classes and individual youth through the secondary school level. It aims at helping kids and youth realize their dreams about their future and a better world. Students are challenged to plan, design, and implement an Internet based project to realize their favored dreams in collaboration with peers in other countries.