WebQuests

WebQuests seem like a great way in get students out of the normal routine of opening a book and reading is to find the answer to a question. Not that that is bad, but like all people we like fun activities and doing an assignment on a computer using the internet would be fun and interesting for students. Some students might not even have a computer or access to the internet in their home, so a project like a WebQuest would be very worth while. In the article, Focus: Five rules for writing a Great WebQuest, I found his information to be enlightening for me as a teacher. He talked about how creating a WebQuest for my students would allow them to use the information that they are given rather than just look at it. The main idea that I like is that these lessons can have a great potential for higher learning when the student must think on a level using analysis, synthesis, and evaluations of what they are doing. Because there are many WebQuest already out in the World Wide Web the author points out that some are better than others and to search for the WebQuests that I can tell a teacher really took there time on in incorporating standards and content but is also currently updated. The acronym focus will remind me of how to create the best WebQuest that I can following his method. WebQuests promote collaboration between students and their peers which can be also be seen with teachers who ask their peers to create a WebQuest together for all of their students. After learning about this program I agree with the other article A Productive and Thought-Provoking Use of the Internet, they stated that a WebQuest “can invigorate a curriculum and enliven a class.” I see learning to use the computer and internet an essential idea and tool that all students need to learn.