Webquests are a tool utilized by many teachers in order for their students to have an
interactive, hands on session with a given topic. While I haven't created a webquest before, I have completed one and found it to be quite entertaining. Webquests are relavent to students and educators for many reasons. They can be a fun way to learn and students will more than likely engage at a higher level. Educators will be appealing to a wide variety of learners while keeping students engaged in both hands on and cognative ways.
I know there are some educators out there who do not like to use technology in the classroom. They are stuck in their "old school" ways. Creating a webquest can be time consuming and if a teacher already has a set plan for a unit, they may not want to change it.
Personally, I think webquests are worth the work. Webquests can provide for an interesting lesson with the power of the Web behind it. Once completed, the webquest can be utilized over and over. We have to keep checking our sources to make sure they are up-to-date, but that can be done quickly. I look forward to creating my first one soon!
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