Some Examples of Integrating Technology in the Classroom

Using webquests to teach to essential questions:

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.

• Bernie Dodge and the webquest garden.
• Here's a webquest about webquests by Bernie Dodge

Here are some examples of webquests created for St. Mary's School:

• Internet Safety - Wear Your Seat Belt On Line
• The Human Body
• Virtual Scrapbook of the United States