Webquests: an Era of Exploration

A "Webquest" is a concept that has just been introduced to me, but seems to be a fantastic way of getting students to learn and explore concepts on their own in a creative structure way (and of course, one that involves technology!)

The following website does a fantastic job of explaining what a webquest is and how it works:

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html

the following are examples of actual webquests designed by teachers:

http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/maori.html

http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/ocean/index.html

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/hlynch/ToleranceWebQuest/tolerancewebqst.htm

If you don't have the time or the desire to create your own there are many available for your use on this search engine

http://webquest.org/search/

Check back soon for a link to my personally designed webquest!