1. Webquests as a Teaching Tool
... join a community of learners researching the issue. Next, Webquests utilize real resources. Interactive computers are more engaging, and thus motivating, then old books, outdated encyclopedias, and biased texts. Students have access to experts, current news, databases, and even less desirable opinions. They sort through mounds of information to develop expertise, which is shared with their group. Motivation is ... on the Web to prior knowledge and build new knowledge. Scaffolding, smaller steps towards a higher-level thought process, such as sub-tasks, build connections to student conce...
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