Re: webquests

Try www.4teachers.org, they have a program called TrackStar
that is extremely user friendly and completely free to use.
You can search their database of "tracks" or create your
own.

On 5/20/09, eduKate wrote:
> I'm looking for more information about webquests. I hear
> they are fun and kids learn a ton in doing them. As one of
> my final 'outcomes' for the year I was thinking my students
> still haven't learned much about giving an oral
> presenation. Normally, I have a class that does lots of
> them but for whatever reasons: not so this year.
>
> So, can 5th graders do webquests relatively independently
> (not in groups)? Can I control the outcome or product
> (such as "You will give a 3-5 minute speech)? Whenever
> I've googled a particular topic to find a webquest it has
> started the same: "You will ... " and typically I
> see 'create a brochure' or something along those lines.
>
> Any ideas where to start to find suitable webquests, please?
>
> Thanks ever so much.
>
> eduKate