Global History Webquests
Global History Webquests
| The Quest for Knowledge | The Nature of a WebQuest |
| 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? |
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. |
| Six (6) Reasons Teachers To Use WebQuests |
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1. To begin a unit as an anticipatory set; 2. To conclude a unit as a summation; 3. As a collaborative activity in which students create a product which fosters 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; 6. As a motivational techniques to keep students on task. |
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Individual Pairs Small Group |
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| 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. |
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Basic Geography Skills |
Individual Pairs Small Group |
Workpacket with |
| 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 |
Research, |
Individual Pairs Small Group |
Roman Times Newspaper
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| Middle Ages Webquest |
The Middle Ages Webquest engages students in topics of European medieval history in "My Country, My King, My Webquest!" Students will explore a brief history of the middle ages, manorialism, feudalism, role of the Roman Catholic Church, social classes of monarchs, nobles, knights, artisans, craftsmen, peasants, role of societies. This webquest culminates in a student choice of one of two possible final products in which they will evaluate and synthesize a feudal society in a post-apocalyptic world.
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The Middle Ages |
Research,
Argumentative Writing, Critical Thinking |
Individual Pairs Small Group (note: Final Product should be an individual activity) |
Workpacket, andFlyer or Written Report |
| African Empires Webquest |
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| First Global Age Webquest |
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| The Enlightenment Webquest |
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| Nationalism - Webquest |
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| Imperialism - China & Africa - InfoQuest |
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| Russian Revolution Webquest |
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| World Wars Webquest |
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| Lessons Learned from the Holocaust Webquest |
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| Communist China Webquest |
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| Human Rights Webquest |
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| Global History Review Webquest |
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