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Do you want to teach your students to
engage in problem-solving and decision making activities using the
Internet and at the same time have control over the direction of the
information resources they acquire? Well, then, WebQuests maybe the
answer to what you seek. WebQuests are designed around your
curriculum and form a structure for student engagement. Students are
instructed to to analyze information, use critical thinking skills,
and engage in "real world problems", problems that require a genuine
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What is a
WebQuest?
WebQuests are lesson plans developed by teachers.
The plans incorporate the use of the World Wide Web. Bernie Dodge and Tom
March at San Diego State University designed
a type of lesson plan that used links to and from the World Wide
Web. Students were given a scenario and specific tasks to complete
to solve a problem or finish a project. The Quest consisted of
Internet resources which when analyzed and organized resulted in
many different creative solutions. They named this type of
curriculum activity a WebQuest.
How Does It Work?
A WebQuest uses a set outline to organized the
teacher/ student learning activity. A WebQuest consists of the
following parts: An introduction, the task, the process, resources,
evaluation, and a conclusion. After exploring how to develop
WebQuests, visit some example WebQuests for more ideas on how to
turn your curriculum into an engaging adventure for your
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