How to create your own Webquests

Part of the Webquest

The first thing you need to know is that the tools you have access to and the medium that you decide to use are the least important part in creating a WebQuest. 

How do you do that? Well, every WebQuest has six parts that are considered vital. If you want to create your own, it’s necessary that you understand each of them.

This process are:

Introduction. This is where you define what the subject of this particular WebQuest is and tell the overall group what their role is.

For example, you might create a WebQuest where students need to plan a trip to Mars or figure out how to stop gang violence in a local neighborhood. Your goal should be to engage your students and make them motivated to complete the activity, so it’s often wise to choose topics that reflect their everyday life or align with their interests or goals.

Task. In the Task section, you will detail exactly what you expect your students to accomplish by the end of the activity. You want their task to be something that you believe they’re going to find enjoyable, visually appealing, and meaningful. Some WebQuests require groups to create webpages or other kinds of multimedia presentations utilizing the technology they have available. 

Process. Essentially, these are the steps that you want students to take to accomplish the Task. Often, this section tells them what you’re expecting to look for when they go to the Resources (coming up next!) and how they should use that information in order to create something new. 

Resources. This one is pretty simple. It’s the list of acceptable resources for your students to use. For most WebQuests, it’s very important that you do your own research first and choose your resources carefully based on what you want your students to get out of the WebQuest. Letting them choose their own resources can harm the outcome by making the activity seem like more of a fact-finding mission than one in which they are interpreting information.

Conclusion: Is the final, is your critical thinking about your learn in your webquest topic.

Evaluation. WebQuests all have rubrics that teachers should use to evaluate the work of their students. When creating your rubric, ensure that you’re evaluating them on the specific task that was set for them so that everyone’s scores are consistent, clear, and fair. 

Annexes 
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