WebQuests

I was a little overwhelmed by it all when I was reading all of the articles about webquests. After viewing the videos about webquests, I must say that I have a little more direction now. It does seem like it takes great time to create one, but once it is done, you have it for years to come to use with your future classes. And whose lesson plans didn’t feel like it took them forever their first year doing them? Now you have them and can just modify when needed. Well, it seems the same for the webquest. I like the fact that webquests involve technology, research, cooperative groups, and various multiple intelligences based on the final project completed. It involves many facets all rolled into one. I really think that a webquest is what you put into it. You can make it plain and simple, without involving higher order thinking skills or much student participation in their cooperative groups. But then what is the point of creating one? On the other hand, you can take your time and put some effort into making a fun and informative webquest that requires higher order thinking skills on the students’ part.