Have you ever been nervous about an upcoming math test? Did you ever wonder where you could go to practice your math skills? This web quest will help you to locate sites on the Internet which can help you with homework, studying for tests, or just finding math games that can help to increase your math skills. Throughout this web quest you will work in groups to critique web quests that I have found, as well as search the Internet to find some that you would use. You will also need to tell me why those sites stand out to you and why you feel they are more credible and user friendly than others.

Students will search the Internet and critique two sites from a list that I provide. A rubric will be provided on how to critique them. Students will also search the Internet by way of various search engines and locate three helpful sites within their groups. Students will be required to assess their chosen sites and explain what makes them stand out. Each group will present to the class at least one of their sites that they found and demonstrate how it works.

Students will follow the steps below in order to complete the task of the web quest.

• Students will form groups of two to three to work together throughout the web quest.
• Students will explore the list of sites I have prepared for them and choose two to critique. (See Resources for list of sites and critique form.)
• Students will explore the Internet by way of the search engines I have provided and find three math game sites that they believe are useful for our class.
• Students will assess their chosen sites and critique them using the form from before.
• Students will prepare a presentation of one of their math game web quests that they found and share it with the rest of the class.

Below are the sites, search engines, and critique forms that are needed for this web quest.

Math Game Web Sites to Explore and Critique:

Critique Form for Web Sites

Search Engines to Use and Explore New Math Game Sites:

Students will be evaluated by a rubric created for this web quest. The rubric will assess how students critiqued the sites I provided, how they critiqued the three sites they found, and how they presented one of their sites to the rest of the class.

To see the rubric, click here.

Students are also required to turn in the critique forms from the five different sites they assessed after presenting their web site to the class.

After all of the groups have presented, the class as a whole will reflect on the web quest by writing a short paper. (See Reflection)

This web quest was designed to help students find sites on the Internet to visit when they need more math help. The web quest is geared toward learning how to use search engines to find credible sites as well as critiquing the sites that are found. By the end of this web quest, students will have found numerous sites to consult if they need math help, practice, or just to play math games.

It is always important to reflect back on assignments to determine the relevance and success of the project for both the student and the teacher. For this section, students should write a short paper reflecting on the following three things:

• What did you learn about technology through this web quest?
• What makes a web site more credible and user friendly than others?
• What are the benefits and disadvantages to using search engines?

My goal for this web quest is to get students more familiar with finding credible web sites on the Internet. I want to give my students guided practice on how to properly use search engines as well as know how to critique web sites for their validity and credibility. I also want to provide my students with ways to get more math help than just from me in the classroom. This web quest is a simple demonstration of how math teachers can incorporate technology into their curriculum because the content is truly math-related. The web quest could take as short as three days or as long as three weeks. I hope students will be able to find math sites that are helpful to them so they can share them with the rest of their classmates.

For those of you teachers wondering how this web quest complies with math and technology standards, click here.

If you have found my web quest useful, or would like to give me ANY advice on how to make it better, please email me with all comments or constructive criticism. I hope teachers and students will find this web quest useful!

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