1. How do I determine which assignment format is most appropriate?

• Activity Formats: Beginning with a Goal <http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/formats.html>
• Grow What You Know: An Evloving Process for Curriculum Design <http://www.web-and-flow.com/articles/grow.asp>
• The WebQuest Design Process: Exploring the Possibilities <http://www.ozline.com/webquests/design1.html> This article was written for specifically for WebQuests, but much of the material applies to MiniQuests and Project Pages as well.
• Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-based Learning <http://www.biopoint.com/ibr/startup.html> Contains a table with links to pages on the following topics:
  • Asking Essential Questions
  • Asking Foundation Questions

2. Searching for Internet resources can be extremely time consuming. How can I collect appropriate sites in the most efficient manner?

• Wouldn't You Rather Gather? Skip Search Engines and Find Sites Faster <http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov99/march.htm>
• Link Like You Mean It! <http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/mar00/march.htm>
• Web Searching: Finding and Evaluating Web Resources <http://www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/search.html>
• Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-based Learning <http://www.biopoint.com/ibr/startup.html> Contains a table with links to pages on the following topics:
  • Developing a Search Strategy
  • Search Tool Resources
  • Specialty Searching
  • Search Resources
• Ideas for "Gathering" relevant web sites
  • Textbook publishers--Many textbooks have companion web sites with links connected to specific chapters.
  • Subject Specific Hotlists and Search Tools
    • CMS resourses
      • Blackboard
      • WebCT
    • Beaucoup.com--A listing of over 1,200 search tools organized by topics
    • Mining Company/About.com
    • Merlot
    • BBC Education Web Guide
    • Blue Web'N (K-12)
    • Kathy Schrock (K-12)

3.What kind of help is available for actually creating an activity?

• Filimentality <http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/>
• WebQuest Templates <http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html>
• Building Project Pages <http://www.biopoint.com/ibr/projectpage.html>
• Myprojectpages.com, part of Biopoint.com, is designed to help faculty build inquiry-based learning Web documents.

4. Assessment is extremely important. How can one assess, and then assign a grade for student work on Internet based activities?

• Rubrics for web lessons <http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/weblessons.htm> This page provides an overview of using rubrics as an assessment tool. The page contains links to other articles on authentic assessment, examples of rubrics, guidelines for creating a rubric, and links to other web resources on rubrics.
• Creating Rubrics: Inspire your students and foster critical thinking. <http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4521.html> This page has links to a  five-part series that explores how one teacher designs, refines, and implements rubrics in a variety of subject areas.