Some suggestions Before going on to WebQuests, realize that these are challenging activities for both teachers to make and students to participate in. If you are new to the Web, read Working the Web for Education to explore other Web-based learning strategies like Topic Hotlist, Subject Samplers, and Knowledge Hunts. It has been found that using Subject Samplers is often the best preparation for working with WebQuests.
Find many examples of WebQuests on The WebQuest Page or the Filamentality Database. A first suggestion is to see if a WebQuest already exists on a topic you study. Then you can adapt it to your needs.
Once you've decided to create your own WebQuest, it is suggested to use one of the interactive sites like Web-and-Flow or Filamentality. The latter is great for beginners.
If you learn best by reading, the WebQuest Design Process is the most detailed available on the Web. Finally, as you're designing your WebQuest, test out your progress with the Designer's Checklist. This could save time and heartache.
Conclusion Teachers need to learn how to effectively use the Internet to support the teaching and learning process. They should spend time defining an information need, searching for information, and evaluating the information before attempting to incorporate it into a lesson. Being one of the effective strategies the WebQuest strategy can help teachers to integrate the power of the Web with student learning is in a way that makes sense for the New WWW. This is because WebQuests are found to be an activity that integrates the power of the Web with sound learning theory and instructional design methods and plants the seeds of change and growth so that students will internalize some of these cognitive strategies and apply them to lifelong and self-directed learning.
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