A well-designed WebQuest allows students to increase their computer technology skills, do research, discover what they didn’t know, and construct new understandings of mathematics and science concepts. WebQuests can be done solo, with a partner, or in small groups. Small groups can jigsaw and gather an even wider breadth and depth of information for teaching and sharing with others. Here are several sites to introduce you to the WebQuest concept and get you started. Adding another teaching strategy to one’s repertoire is a win-win for teachers and learners.

WebQuest.org
This site from San Diego State University claims origination of the technique. The left navigation bar includes links to finding WebQuests and creating WebQuests. The pedagogy in the latter link should not be overlooked.

A WebQuest about WebQuests
This exercise has proven useful for introducing the concept to educators. Working in teams, the participants examine five WebQuests from four different points of view.

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
This page echoes elements from the site above but includes links to tutorials and rubrics for assessing WebQuests.

Dr. Alice Christie’s What Is a WebQuest?
Here one finds detailed pedagogical and technical information on creating and using WebQuests.

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