*4)+WebQuest,+What+is+it?+Advantages+&+Disadvantages

‘A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources of the internet’, (Some Thoughts About WebQuests 1997). A standard WebQuest will contain an introduction, task, process, evaluation and conclusion (Internet 4 Classrooms 2007). The WebQuest is firstly designed by the teacher for the students to use in a teaching program. The page will include a number of resource links for where the students will find information to which the teacher sees appropriate. The advantage of using WebQuest is that only one tool needs to be used when finding the desired information, the internet. If students were to find information elsewhere it could be very time consuming; for example searching books which may not even provide the correct information. However a disadvantage of this is that if the WebQuest is not designed properly than unwanted information will be found. Some Thoughts About WebQuests (1997) discusses that teachers must classify a topic and for which there are suitable resources online. (YouTube 'WebQuest Tutorial' 2007) media type="youtube" key="FnJ2moNmbdk&hl=en" height="355" width="425"