I read the article:
Yoder, M. (1999) The Student WebQuest: A productive and thought-provoking use of the Internet. Learning & Leading with Technology, 26(7), 6-9.52-53. Retrieved January 8, 2004 from http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/myoder/webquest.pdf
This article gives an overview of what webquests are, how to find them, and tips for creating your own. What really caught my attention was how the author describes that a well written webquest requires that students go beyond basic fact finding. Students are asked to analyze resources and information and use other higher level thinking skills.
In my opinion students become much more engaged when presented with a real world problem or situation and this is exactly what a webquest does. In fact, in my recent county curriculum writing class we were required to create performance tasks and performance evaluations that will reflect higher level thinking skills. ( much like a webquest) The links to resources and tips for finding relevant sites were helpful as I plan to introduce more webquests this year.
