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WebQuests using the Library of Congress' Digital Resources to meet the Common Core

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In 2008, Discovery's Steve Dembo asked, "The WebQuest model has been around since ancient times: 1995. The web has fundamentally changed since then with the invention of blogs, wikis, podcasts and social tools of every stripe. Has the model kept up, or are WebQuests a relic of the 20th century?" (http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2008/10/23/edtechconnect-archives-bernie-dodge/)

STEVIE NEED TO FIND VIDEO FROM DISCOVERY THAT GOES WITH DEMBO'S PRESENTATION

Now in 2014 the Common Core is impacting education. Informational text is more important than ever. Can the WebQuest be reinvented again? What is essential to the WebQuests of 2014 and beyond?

From //Critical Thinking Works//: [|Using WebQuests to Fulfill Common Core Expectations] Listen to the VoiceThread at end of the article.

Inquiry
"By their very nature, primary sources engage students in inquiry. First, they transform the learning process by provoking critical thinking: questioning; making inferences; interpreting different points of view; using critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate; drawing conclusions; and pulling together disparate pieces of evidence to think conceptually." Barbara Stripling from //Teaching Inquiry with Primary Sources// [|Teaching Inquiry with Primary Sources by Barbara Stripling]



==Library of Congress Blog //[|Selecting Questions to Increase Student Engagement by Stephen Wesson]//==

Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Resources at Waynesburg University
"All projects listed below follow the guidelines provided by Bernie Dodge and Tom March. The uniqueness is that only Library of Congress primary documents are used to engage students in real-life problem solving. The WebQuests follow a learning cycle of ITO: Input of information (LOC documents), Transformation of information (thinking process), and Output (final student product). Throughout the WebQuests, formative and summative assessment rubrics are provided."

The examples include the following best practices: Differentiated Instruction Inquiry Learning Teaching for Understanding

Library of Congress Resources for in the Classroom
1. [|Using Primary Sources] 2. [|Primary Source Sets] 3. [|Historic American Newspapers] 4.[| Library of Congress Exhibits] 5. [|Featured Digital Collections] 6.. [|Library of Congress Collection Highlights] 7. [| Teacher Pages] 8. [|Prints and Photographs] 9.. [|Teaching with Primary Sources Journal]

Evaluating WebQuests
[|Bernie Dodge's Process Checklist (1999)]

[|Library of Congress Online Analysis Tool]

[|Library of Congress Teacher's Guides and Analysis Tools]

[|National Archives Document Analysis Worksheets]

[|Digital History Primary Source Analysis Worksheets]

[|Bernie Dodge Updated Rubric]

Steps to Create an Inquiry-designed WebQuest that Meets Common Core

 * 1. Verbalize a rationale for implementing WebQuests in K-12 classrooms.**
 * 2. Determine effective inquiry techniques and practices applicable for use with** **primary source integration.**
 * 3. Select primary and secondary sources**
 * 4. Develop an engaging, meaningful investigative question around which a** **WebQuest can be developed for the classroom.**
 * 5. Target the task, align assessment, and identify Common Core State** **Standards that can be effectively addressed by conducting a WebQuest in the** **classroom**
 * 6. Refine and review. Make sure all the components are present.**

Other WebQuest Templates
[|The "Original" one page template]

[|Classic Framed Templates from SDSU]

[|Dan Shellenberg's Templates]

[|Anatomy of the New WebQuest Design]

Wiki WebQuest Example

[|WebQuest Webmix Using Symbaloo]

Design Process
[|Bernie Dodge's WebQuest Design Process] [|Teachers First: WebQuest 101 Packaging Your WebQuest]