WebQuests

Hello Bloggers!!

Webquests are a fantastic resource for the classroom. This learning tool is so good because it allows the teacher to design a series of tasks or assessment peices, scaffold the learning journey to complete the task and assess the students learning while still maintaining excitement and engagement in the learning from the students. These webquests can be designed to be low level teacher input tasks which may help to create more time to see each student and allow them to discuss their ideas and learning through their learning journey.

There are a range of great websites with pre-existing webquests designed by teachers on the web. These libraries provide countless resources for teachers accross the globe. If you can't find something specifically that you need, you can use a webquest website such as WebQuest Direct to create your perfect webquest. These sites and programs are easy to use and once you get the hang of it can become quick and easy to complete.

WebQuests provide excellent resources, tasks and scaffolding supports for learning, as supported by the Learning Design Framework (Oliver, 1999).

Click on the link above to browse through some existing WebQuests or create your own! Please let me know if you have used these tools or seen them being used in a classroom. It would be interesting to see if you have any ideas about them or their use and which grades you have used it successfully with.

Cheers, Pete