There are a lot of resources on the web to help you create webquests:

San Diego State webquest information
thirteen ed online
Creating a webquest
Using a webquest in your classroom

One of the most useful is from the B. J. Dodge website:

0. Do you really need to create a WebQuest from scratch?
Read http://webquest.sdsu.edu/adapting/index.html to learn about adapting existing WebQuests.

1. Read:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/project-selection.html
Pick a topic that requires understanding, uses the web well, fits curriculum standards, and has been difficult to teach well.

2. Study:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
Select a design that will fit your topic. Download the student and teacher templates for the design you chose. Open them up in your favorite web editor (Dreamweaver, Composer, FrontPage, etc.).

3. Write up the Task in the student template and the Standards and Learners in the teacher template.

4. Read:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/weblessons.htm and
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/rubrics.html

Complete the Evaluation section in the student template. Duplicate it in the teacher template and add any extra information needed by teachers.

5. Read:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm and
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html

Flesh out the Process section by finding a focused set of resources to provide the information needed by learners.

Scaffold where needed with Process Guides.
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/processguides/

Check yourself:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/processchecker.html

6. Complete the Introduction, Conclusion, and Credits section and all other parts of the teacher template. Add graphics where appropriate.

Read:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/finepoints/

Have someone else evaluate your draft:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

The process isn't always as linear as this, of course. As you work your way through the steps, you may need to go back and modify the work done in previous steps. By the time you get to the bottom, you're done! The most difficult part is choosing a design and task. The most time-consuming part is designing the process.

Another useful site is Tom March's Ozline.com, which contains a lot of useful information on developing webquests. Check out March's webquest design map that visually portrays the different design steps.

Module 2: Word document

Five Principles of New Media Production

Acquiring Literacies through the Use of New Media

Literacies Associated with Digital Media

One Example: Video Games as a New Media

Studying and Using the Web

Using the Web as a “Media Lab”: Working with Media Using the Internet

Building Learner-Centered Environments through Technology Integration

Creating a Webquest

What is a Webquest?

What are the Different Parts of a Webquest?

The Webquest Design Process

A Sample Webquest using Filamentality

Final Task: Creating Your Own Webquest

Web-based Resources for Teaching Media Literacy

Using Tappedin.org and Nicenet.org

Tappedin.org

Nicenet.org

References