Learning & Leading Through Technology

Tip

Problem: i’d like to assign my students WebQuests, but i don’t have much time to prepare this assignment and don’t know where to begin.

Here’s a solution: A WebQuest is an internet-based tool that encourages students to explore content in a scaffolded choose-your-own-adventure scenario. You can create a WebQuest for any subject and any grade level. it may seem like a daunting task at first, but it doesn’t have to be. You can get templates that make the process no more difficult than creating a PowerPoint.

has created. Zunal allows educators to embed unlimited photos or files. You can embed videos, Voki, or glogster presentations too. Make WebQuests interactive by adding quizzes, a photo gallery, or a google Map.

Make WebQuests Even Easier with Premade Templates

Not all WebQuests are created equal, however, so make sure to review the materials prior to assigning to students.

Katie D. Lewis, EdD, is an assistant professor at Texas A&M International University in College Station, USA, where she teaches classroom ethods and management. She earned her doctorate from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.

Correction: Aditi Rao’s name was misspelled in the Tip in the June/July issue. We apologize for the error.

Zunal WebQuest Maker (www.zunal.
com) has more than 220,000 users.
Once you create a free account,
you can use one of more than 100
templates to create your WebQuest
or search for one that another user
Questgarden ( questgarden.com) is a
paid site that offers a free 30-day trial
period. educators are encouraged
to comment on each other’s work,
share links and images, and build
new WebQuests based on existing
ones. rather than starting from
scratch, users can bring a WebQuest
written by another member of the
community into their workspace,
modify the content or appearance to
suit their needs, and use it with their
own students. Attribution to the first
author is maintained, and authors are
notified when another member of the
community makes an improved or
modified version of their work.