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The following are resources available to teachers to create SPEAQ-quests.

Here are some design patterns and example WebQuests to provide guidance for your chosen topic: The original taxonomy of Webquests http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html has been expanded or become more specifically Design Patterns : http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm

• Building an ESL WebQuest with InstantWebQuest templates

• Graphic Organizers  Assess students' skills using one of our handy helpers.

• Rubric Maker Adapt each one accordingly for every lesson.  (also look into http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/rubrics/weblessons.htm Rubrics for Web Lessons)

• Bernie Dodge's Rubrics for Web Lessons
  Bernie Dodge, the creator of the WebQuest, has put together a good resources for teachers on rubrics

• Flash Card Maker Create interactive cards with math problems or vocabulary words.

• To-Do List Make your list, check it twice, then start checking off completed tasks.

• Christine Bauer-Ramazani's WebQuest Resource page: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/webquests.htm

• Instant WebQuest (by InstantProjects.org): http://www.instantprojects.org/webquest/main.php

• Link to Authoring Tools for web-based Quizmakers, Puzzlemakers, Action Mazes, Surveys, and more: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/authoring_tools.htm

• Link to free images in the public domain: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/Links/freeware.htm#Images

• Christine's How To's page for "walk through" tutorials on many tech tools and applications: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/gsl520_online/howtos2.htm

• Teachnology - hundreds of free resource tools that will help you prepare for your classroom lessons. http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/

• MyTeacherTools.com- comprehensive directory of Teaching Tools  http://www.myteachertools.com/

• Educator's Reference Desk - brings you 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses  http://www.eduref.org/

• Wiki   Wikis   Giving everyone a say!

• NiceNet  OZ7827E22  A tried and true site that allows teacher to organize a simpler but nevertheless interactive 'Net class.

• Technology Applications for Learning - High School - part of the Education Reform Network

• Try this audio tool.  Select a text and click here for voice  from vozMe.com

• Trailfire http://www.trailfire.com/  Trailfire is a free online service that helps teachers and students harness the power of the web as a collaborative learning tool. With Trailfire, you can create "sticky note" comments on web pages and link them together into trails that are easily navigated and shared. Trails help keep students on task by providing context and a flexible structure as they explore the infinite resources of the web. trail mark can contain text, images, videos and other media types. When you give several marks the same "trail name" you are forming your own navigation path, or trail, on the web.
   

 Related -quests:

• SurReal Quests: Enriched, purposeful language learning in Second Life. Here is an interesting blog review:

   http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2007/edition-15/surreal-quests-enriched-purposeful-language-learning-in-second-life