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WebQuest Links & Resources selected by Tom March

Portals

Tom March.com
   The central location for all Tom's "Bright Ideas for Education"

BestWebQuests
   Celebrating the Best in WebQuests

WebQuests for Learning
   WebQuests and materials created by Tom March

The WebQuest Portal
   Interactive WebQuest Community from Bernie Dodge


Online WebQuest Makers

Filamentality
   The First WebQuest Spinner

Web-and-Flow
   the most comprehensive WebQuest maker

WebQuest Template
   if HTML is your game

WordPress
   have you considered a good blog?

Quest Garden
   Bernie's foray into php page spinning.


WebQuest Design Guides

The WebQuest Design Process
 Three stages:
    Exploring the Possibilities
    Designing for Success
    Creating Your WebQuest

The Idea Machine
   brainstorming tool

WebQuest Pre-Write
   an interactive worksheet

Uncovering the Question / Task
   ideas & examples

Thinking thru Linking
   tips on picking links

WebQuest Designer's Checklist
   self-check key elements


Articles
The Learning Power of WebQuests - Published in ASCD's Educational Leadership - 2003
A well-designed WebQuest combines research-supported theories with effective use of the Internet to promote dependable instructional practices.

Why WebQuests?, an introduction
   April 20, 1998

Some Thoughts About WebQuests
   February, 1995

Working the Web for Education
   A Range of Activity Formats

Working the Web for Education
   Revised for Web-and-Flow

All Tom March's Writings
   featuring a regular column for Multimedia Schools Magazine & others

The WebQuest Design Process
   as used and developed by Tom March

Crool Zone? Teacher's Guide
   see how various Activity Formats work together


Training & Professional Development

Tom March's Workshops
   1 - 4 day sessions + keynotes

BWQU - BestWebQuests University
   Online course on the fine points of WebQuests


Learning Theory / Pedagogy

The Magic of Learner Motivation: The ARCS Model
   a brief overview of John Keller's model

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
   An overview from Wikipedia

Learner-Centered Psychological Principles from the APA
   a Framework for School Redesign and Reform

The Case for Authentic Assessment
   an ERIC Digest by Grant Wiggins

Jigsaw in 10 Easy Steps
   Overview of the Technique by Elliot Aronson

Design of Constructivist Learning Environments
   by David Jonassen

Essential Questions
   a brief overview

Effective Practices in Service Learning
   a wide range of possibilities from the National Service resource Center


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