Project-based learning with meaningful and engaging scenarios. This activity must make sense and have meaning for your students.
Resources which are predominantly online but will also use traditional resources where appropriate and depending on age level.
Cooperative groups of 3 to 4, with distinct roles, responsibilities and assessments for both the individual and group. Each student comes away from the project with having learned the same information and have had the experience of applying new knowledge.
Focused Task scaffolds students beyond knowledge acquisition. Takes them to evaluation, application, and synthesis of new information. Are you willing to give up the time that this project will take? A Webquest is not a collection of fun activities.
Assessment matches task.
Web links are age-appropriate, content correct and reading level appropriate.
Designed so that the users intuitively know how to navigate the site, find the resources needed and is appealing and engaging for techno-savvy kids of today.