WebQuest

The concept of a WebQuest is one that is relevant for both students and educators. For educators, it can be used as an engaging tool for multiple subjects. For student's, it is an adventurous and independent approach to learning.

WebQuests are an intriguing way to invite students into learning. By introducing a specific objective to a class in a fun and entertaining way, you allow the student to be compelled to discover what the lesson is through guided learning.

Student's are given a hands on learning experience with WebQuests while the teacher has ultimately continued to set the boundaries on the lesson. They are a wonderful way to incorporate videos and websites that are teacher selected, and to find out information that is picked out from the educator while the student feels they are picking it out all on their own. Students using WebQuests are given a guideline of what they are ultimately supposed to discover and know by the end of their journey, but also given the freedom to find and express it in multiple options.

For educators, WebQuests are a great tool to teach independence in the classroom, as well as a nice change of pace from lectures and readings. Following the outline of Introduction, Task, Process, Resources, Evaluation, and Conclusion ensures that all elements of the lesson are being met. Being able to upload WebQuests is also an extremely useful way to see how educators nationwide are using and incorporating WebQuests into their own classroom. I really enjoy how you can use a WebQuest to gauge children's learning levels in a different way than just papers or testing, it is a more open form of an assessment that is nice to mix into a unit.

I am very excited to create my first WebQuest and use it in my Pre-Kindergarten room to see how my students respond to it. My WebQuest will obviously be more teacher guided rather than independent exploration because of their age group. I am confident that my little one's will be just as interested in exploring with me as I was in creating it!