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français Welcome to the best website for finding or publishing student Webquests in health education.
This site is sponsored by the Canadian Health Network and published by the Canadian Association for School Health.
This site is for teachers (and others working with teachers) who want to use the internet for health education through
carefully designed student research projects (Webquests) that include
virtual and real activities.
A Webquest is an online, inquiry-based activity used to learn and apply new knowledge in a meaningful way.
A short-term Webquest (an hour or two) can be used by individual students in preparation or as a follow-up
to classroom work. A medium-term Webquest (a couple of class periods) can help a group of students transform
information into knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs. A long-term Webquest (between a week and a month project)
involves a group of students doing or creating a class activity, peer program or developing action plans to
address a selected health or social problem.
The Webquests that are published or linked through this website are interactive,
appeal to youth, involve student collaboration, relate directly to curriculum outcomes and include
specific evaluation criteria and tools (rubrics). They include visiting
websites that have quizzes/self-tests, animations, simulations, role plays, or that
have real-life data
or current research. These Webquests go beyond simply assessing good health information. They
develop students
in health-related skills, attitudes beliefs and knowledge, as well as help develop new behavioural
intentions and personal health action plans. Many of the Webquests show young people how to access or
provide social support from/to friends, parents and trusted adults and where and how to access health services.
Some of these Webquests include service learning activities.
However, teachers still need to review each webquest carefully by visiting all of the
assigned,
deciding if parental permission is required for students, checking their curriculum and then deciding if
these Webquests are appropriate for their students.
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