Webquests

Webquests are amazing tools that allow students to do inquiry-based projects, letting students learn while doing the different tasks outlined in the webquest. 


There are two types of webquests, a short-term where the learner deals with a significant amount of information and makes sense of it and long-term one where the learner deeply analyzes a body of knowledge, transforms it, and demonstrates understanding by presenting it in some way. 
Critical attributes of a webquest: introduction, task, process, information sources, evaluation and conclusion.
Critical attributes: should orient learner as to what is coming, should raise interest in the learner through a variety of means, should describe what the final product will be (verbal presentation or other), should let the learner know the process to go through to accomplish the task, should state resources to use (websites etc.) and bring closure to the webquest. 


 Webquests bring together the most effective instructional processes into one integrated student activity. It is usually done collaboratively with others, and it develops thinking skills.
Webquests use "scaffolding"!!!