Webquests

(1) A webquest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. It is designed to use learners' time well to focus on using information rather than on looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Focus is usually on knowledge acquisition and integration on short webquests and on extending and refining knowledge and then creating new knowledge which is presented.
(2) I will use webquests in my classroom when I teach for many reasons. Webquests will hopefully help my students remember things better. I think the involvement whithin the technology realm will be good for students. I will most likely be using webquests to help students learn and retain information about culture of hispanic and spanish countries.
(3) Some pros include that webquests are nice because of the well-organized web environment they provide. It is also nice because students find the interesting, meaningful, and organized problem-solving tasks challenging and they usually learn from the real world situations. They make students think outside the box. Some cons include that they are time consuming. Short webquests can be completed in only a few class periods, however long webquests may take anywhere from a week to month or more to complete. It may be hard also if students are absent. Although, if students are able to access the webquest somewhere other than the school computer system, then they may be able to keep up if they miss school.