Webquests

What are the benefits, and the ways you can use Webquests in your classroom?
1. It is a great way to introduce a topic.
2. It is a good thing to have around incase you are gone and need an activity for the sub.
3. It can help teach students how to research topics correctly.
4. It shows students that there is more to the internet than just facebook!
5. It allows kids to go at their own speed, rather than along with the speed of the class.  It is easy to differentiate.
6. This is a good way to keep kids entertained while learning a topic.
7. This could also be used an open note assessment to see if kids learned what they needed to learn.
8. It is good for kids to be able to recognize a good source from a bad source.
9. This is a good way for younger students get comfortable with computers and the internet.
10. For older students it is a good way to use their knowledge of technology to help them learn.