“I Guess It Was Pretty Fun”: Using WebQuests in the Middle School Classroom

“It is just easier to do what you did before…”: An Update on Internet Use in Secondary Social Studies Classrooms in Indiana

“…Other foci of studies on Internet use by preservice social studies teachers include: use of the Internet to enable preservice teachers to communicate with each other about classroom management, courserelated topics, and controversial issues (Dutt-Donner & Powers, 2000); preservice teachers' utilization of Internet-based primary sources to create lesson plans (Doppen, 2004); and pre-service teachers' use of the Internet for reflective journals (Bennett & Pye, 2002). Despite new programs and initiatives such as these, Lipscomb (2003) described teacher preparation programs as remaining relatively unchanged, resulting in little change in teacher practice, and that rather than "engaging with the new technology in dynamic classroom settings, students continue to learn in traditional ways and seldom use anything more than word processing and simple research" (p. 152).…”

“…A third theme of recent research is focused on specific uses of the Internet in social studies instruction, such as searching primary documents in history (Berson & Cruz, 2005), or the implementation of WebQuests (Lipscomb, 2003;Milson, 2002;Strickland & Nazzal, 2005). One line of research focuses on the use of digital primary sources to encourage historical thinking, and Berson, Van Hover, and Swan (2004) argued that digital images have the design components to foster these skills and understandings.…”

In Overcoming Obstacles to Curriculum Integration, L.E.S.S. Can Be More!

“…O. (7997) shown to increase student engagement and motivation, raise academic achievement, and bridge the gap between electronic and print literacy (Bryand, 2005;Kahl, Horwitz, Berg, & Gruhl, 2004;Lipscomb, 2003;Reinhart, 1999;Rozema, 2004;Swindell, 2006;Wagman, 2005). The authors contend that well-planned WebQuests may also provide opportunities for teachers to integrate subject matter and to engage students in authentic, realworld problem solving.…”

Interacting Science through Web Quests

“…All of these listed factors played an active role in the success of the students. Lipscomb [16] identified that WebQuest method contributes to the development of creativity. Hassanien [17] indicated that WebQuest method makes it possible to gather information form the Internet as well as it is helpful to get access to information sources.…”