Global History Webquests

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Webquests

The Quest for Knowledge

The Internet, unlike any other medium before it, is interactive and accessible to a great deal of people at once. It has the ability to provide endless amounts of information that can be used to motivate students to conduct investigations on any given topic. As an interactive tool for learning, teachers can use the Internet to stimulate creative thought and guide students to develop critical thinking in their "quest" for knowledge. But, how does a teacher tame the nature of the Internet to provide his/her students with a beneficial learning environment?

The Nature of a WebQuest

One model approach for this dilemma is called a WebQuest developed in 1995 by Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University. Simply put, a WebQuest is an inquiry-based activity where students are given a task and provided with access to on-line resources to help them complete the task. It is an ideal way to deliver a lesson over the web. WebQuests are discovery learning tools; they are usually used to either begin or finish a unit of study.

When creating a WebQuest, it is beneficial to be able to make your own web pages. But, it is not necessary. Teachers have delivered fantastic WebQuests in hard copy format.

Six Reasons Teachers To Use WebQuests

1. To begin a unit as an anticipatory set (as per Madeline Hunter);

2. To conclude a unit as a summation;

3. As a collaborative activity in which students create a product (fostering cooperative learning);

4. To teach students how to be independent thinkers since most of the problems encountered in a WebQuest are real-world problems;

5. To increase competency in the use of technology; and

6. As a motivational techniques to keep students on task.

Source: https://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/web_quests/

Webquest	Description	Time Period(s)	Skills Assessed	Individual Pairs Small Group	End Product(s)
Geography Webquest	The Global History Geography Webquest explores physical and human geography basics. Topics: Continents, Oceans, Physical Features, 5 Themes of Geography, Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, Central America, North America, Caribbean, The Middle East, and the concept of Geographic Determinism.	No Specific Time Period	Basic Geography Skills Geographic Determinism	Individual Pairs Small Group	Workpacket 10 Sections 359 Question
Roman Times Webquest	The Roman Times Webquest engages students in creating and publishing their own mythical newspaper called "The Roman Times" which would have been available in Ancient Rome during the Imperial years. Students will write five (5) newspaper articles. All the articles need to be written in the present tense, from the perspective of a contemporary (living at the same time) Roman citizen.Bring your subjects to life. Tell the stories in a way that not only informs your readers, but keeps their interest and their subscription to your newspaper.	Ancient Rome During the Imperial Age	Research, Writing, Comprehension, Computer Publishing	Individual Pairs Small Group	Roman Times Newspaper
Middle Ages Webquest
African Empires Webquest
First Global Age Webquest
The Enlightenment Webquest
Nationalism - Webquest
Imperialism - China & Africa - InfoQuest
Russian Revolution Webquest
World Wars Webquest
Lessons Learned from the Holocaust Webquest
Communist China Webquest
Human Rights Webquest
Global History Review Webquest