Webquest Top 10

Webquests:

Are very useful for classroom teachers and also teachers who don't have a set classroom.

1. Webquests are great whenever you have a substitute teacher so students don't fall behind in the curriculum
2. Students can collaborate in groups so that students could get more out of the Webquests
3. They can be customized to any subject and grade level for all students.
4. They are an excellent way of giving students assignments when they are going to be out of school or going to be gone for some other reason.
5. Using a webquest you can find multiple ways to communicate with the students and teach across the learning styles of many students.
6. They can be used to show students the information they are learning about is information that they will use later on in life.
7. Many possibilities of different ways to teach the same subject.  There are many content areas within a certain topic and you can always mix it up whenever you are creating a webquest.
8. By doing a webquest you are enjoying your job and showing your students and your principals and parents that you really do care about the students educational experience.
9. Some students may cling to the idea of a webquest because you get to use the internet and that means that it is cooler to learn and will make them want to learn the information.
10. Webquests are also very easy to grade. You create questions for the students to answer and you have a rubric or answer sheet for the questions and you base the grade off of that.