Selecting a WebQuest Topic

Writing a WebQuest is time-consuming and challenging, at least the first time. To make the most of your efforts and to maximize your chances for satisfaction and success, you should choose your WebQuest projects well. There are four filters that your idea must pass through.

The WebQuest should:

1. Be tied to local, state or national curriculum standards;
2. Replace a lesson that you're not totally satisfied with;
3. Make good use of the Web;
4. Require a degree of understanding that goes beyond mere comprehension.

There are great lesson ideas that will not pass through all of these filters. They might make for terrific classroom activities, but they won't make terrific WebQuests. Your task now is to juggle possible ideas until they meet all four criteria.

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