WebQuest

WebQuest
WebQuest is a tool that teachers can use from GoogleSites that allows teachers to create an inquiry-based learning environment for students to utilize. They can pick a topic, research it, and then have students follow a detailed, organized process to produce a product without too much additional guidance from the teacher. Using WebQuest, a teacher can cut out the middle-man of google and make sure that the sites he or she uses are legitimate.

I, personally, am not a fan of WebQuest for my content area; I believe that Language Arts should be taught in a peer-to-peer interactive environment where they talk with, write down, and peer-read work every day. As far as I can tell, WebQuest is a bit limited on the peer-to-peer activity. However, I think it would be very useful in fact-based content areas such as Science and History and do not begrudge them that!

I might someday use WebQuest in my classroom to help students explore certain concepts such as Romanticism, Realism, and other literary terms and devices; additionally, it could be beneficial to have students link to multiple videos in order to view the differences between different types of formats and mediums for presenting their work.

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 * Without further adieu, here is the link to my WebQuest about the Solar System:**