WebQuest Builder – Blog

WebQuests offer a structured approach to research. It guides students step by step through internet research on a given topic. Research skills are essential for all students. Finding and understanding information on the internet is a skill that will serve students well through their primary and secondary education and beyond. If a student is college bound, colleges require students to research from the beginning of their time in college. Regardless of college, research is an essential component to adult life in our information saturated society. Students will need to be able to find information, access it and use it to make decisions on everything from purchasing a car to purchasing a home. WebQuests provide educators with a beginning step to guide students on the path to becoming successful, lifelong researchers. The guided format of a WebQuest takes a great deal of pressure off the teacher. The format is neatly structured to support the research process and to walk new researchers through keeping the process while keeping them focused and on track. It is also great for with more experienced students providing them with reliable sites that they will have access to both at school and home, providing educators and parents with the peace of mind that their student will not wander into undesirable sites.