WE BQ UE S

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 A W EBQ UEST IS AN
INQ UIR Y- ORIE NT ED
LESSO N FORMA T IN
WHICH MOS T OR A LL T HE
IN FO RMATIO N T HAT
LEAR NERS W ORK W IT H
CO MES FR OM T HE WEB .
 TECHN OLO GICALLY , CRE ATING A
WEB QUE ST CAN B E V ERY S IMPLE.
AS LON G AS YOU CAN CR EATE A
DOC UM ENT WIT H HY PER LI NK S,
YOU CAN CRE ATE A WEB QUES T.
THAT M EA NS T HAT A WEB QUES T
CAN BE CR EATED I N WOR D,
PO WE RP OI NT, AND EV EN EX CE L!

IF YOU 'RE GO ING T O C ALL IT A

WEB QUES T, T HO UGH , B E S URE
THAT I T HAS A LL T HE CRIT ICAL
ATTRIBUTES .
COMP ONE N
TS OF A
WEB QUE ST
IS WR APPED AR OUND A D OAB LE
AND INT ERESTING TASK

make s goo d us e of t he w eb .

req uires high er l eve l thin kin g, n ot

sim ply sum mariz ing .

isn 't a re se arch r ep ort or a

ste p-by-st ep scie nce or m ath
pro ced ure .
 AN IN TRODU CTION THAT SETS THE STAGE AND
PROVIDES SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

A TAS K THAT IS DOABLE AND INTERESTING.

A SET OF IN FOR MATION S OU RCES NEEDED TO

COMPLETE THE TASK. MANY (THOUGH NOT
NECESSARILY ALL) OF THE RESOURCES ARE
EMBEDDED IN THE WEBQUEST DOCUMENT ITSELF AS
ANCHORS POINTING TO INFORMATION ON THE WORLD
WIDE WEB.
 A description of the proce ss the learners
should go through in accomplishing the task. The
process should be broken out into clearly
described steps.

Some gu idan ce on how to organize the

information acquired. This can take the form of
guiding questions, or directions to complete
organizational frameworks.

A conclusion that brings closure to the quest,

reminds the learners about what they've learned,
and perhaps encourages them to extend the
experience into other domains.