Anatomy of the New WebQuest Templates

Unlike the old WebQuest template, which consisted of just two separate web pages, the new template is an interconnected system of smaller sections designed to fit within a frame. The good news is that this allows you to focus on one segment at a time; the bad news is that you'll need to spend a few minutes learning what goes where. What follows is a short description of each of the web pages in the new system.

Student Pages

Name

FileName

Description

Overall Page

index.htm

A frameset consisting of a navigation bar on the left and a main frame to the right. (You don't edit this; it's what holds all the other pages together.)

Navigation Bar

navbar.htm

Navigation bar to allow skipping among the sections of the student page, along with a link to the teacher page. (You can customize this by adding your own background graphic or color, but you shouldn't change the links unless you really know what you're getting into.)

Top Page

top.htm

The splash screen that contains the title and author names. Would usually contain an appealing graphic that distills the content.

Introduction

introduction.htm

An engaging first statement that draws the reader in while setting the stage for the WebQuest. Includes the guiding or central question around which the WebQuest revolves.

Task

task.htm

A description of the end result of the students' work; the culminating performance or product that drives all the activities of the lesson.

Process

process.htm

Describes step by step how the learners will accomplish the task. Includes online (and offline) resources, role descriptions (if any), and guidance on individual steps in the process.

Evaluation

evaluation.htm

A rubric or other means to evaluate the final task. May include rubrics or tests to measure competencies or accomplishment of interim skills.

Conclusion

conclusion.htm

Final statement that may include reflections on the lesson or extensions of the content for further exploration.

Credits

credits.htm

Description of sources used in the creation of the WebQuest, acknowledgement of help received, etc.

 

 

Teacher Pages

Name

FileName

Description

Overall Page

t-index.htm

A frameset consisting of a navigation bar on the left and a main frame to the right. (You don't edit this; it's what holds all the other pages together.)

Navigation Bar

t-navbar.htm

Navigation bar to allow skipping among the sections of the teacher page, along with a link to the student page. (You can customize this by adding your own background graphic or color, but you shouldn't change the links unless you really know what you're getting into.)

Top Page

top.htm

The splash screen that contains the title and author names. Would usually contain an appealing graphic that distills the content. Same file for both student and teacher.

Introduction

t-introduction.htm

An opening statement about the lesson, perhaps including a description of the origins of the lesson.

Process

t-process.htm

Describes step by step how the learners will accomplish the task. role descriptions (if any), and guidance on individual steps in the process from the teacher's point of view. Includes hints on implementation and time requirements.

Teacher Script

t-script.htm

A page on which you can put a script to be printed out and used by the teacher, an aide or older student. Useful for a one-computer situation in which a single screen is used to guide whole-class discussion, or for use by a facilitator working with primary students or other non-readers. This page isn't linked from the navigation bar but could easily be called up by a link from the Teacher Process page (t-process.htm).

Resources

t-resources.htm

Detailed description of any physical resources needed to implement the lesson.

Learners

t-learners.htm

Describes the grade level, class, entry level skills and knowledge expected, and anything else another teacher would need to know about the learners for whom the lesson was designed.

Evaluation

t-evaluation.htm

A rubric or other means to evaluate the final task. May include rubrics or tests to measure competencies or accomplishment of interim skills.

Conclusion

conclusion.htm

Final statement that may include reflections on the lesson or extensions of the content for further exploration.

Credits

credits.htm

Description of sources used in the creation of the WebQuest, acknowledgement of help received, etc.

 

 

Designer Pages (inside the myfiles folder)

Name

FileName

Description

Links

mylinks.htm

A place to paste links to online sites as you find them. Later you can paste them into the Process sections as needed.

Topic

mytopic.htm

A place to write up a tentative description of what your topic is after answering Yes to the four project selection questions.

Junk Drawer

myjunkdrawer.htm

A place to paste ideas and words that you don't know where to put yet.