Implementing WebQuests in the elementary classroom.

Abstract

Technology, including computers, is an ever increasing topic within the world today. Since technology is finding its way into classrooms, WebQuests, a particular learning tool that fosters student learning while working with the computer and the Internet are the focus of this curriculum project. The Internet can be a vast, unsecured network with a mix of accurate and inaccurate information. Teachers become responsible for sifting through the information on the Internet to create quality learning environments in the form of WebQuests for their students. Although the research related to this topic is limited, several studies have shown positive outcomes for using computers technology in the classroom. Within this curriculum project is a manual, How to Create a WebQuest for Your Students, designed to provide teachers with a step--by-step guide for creating a WebQuest, implementing the. tool in the classroom, and providing research-based ideologies for its use.-- Author abstract