On this home page, you would put interesting graphics to represent the content, including the header above. You would also have a menu with active links to 6 categories of the WebQuest—each category will have its separate page explaining instructions for the WebQuest.

Benefits of a WebQuest?

When predictions are made about life and work for the coming decades, there are a few points on which there is nearly universal agreement:

  • Tomorrow's workers will need to be able to work in teams.

  • Individuals will move through several careers in the course of a lifetime.

  • The issues facing citizens will become more and more complex, and societal problems will resist easy fixes or black-and-white categorization.

  • The amount of information available to everyone will grow at an accelerating pace; much of it will come directly from a growing number of sources without filtering or verification.

What this means is that tomorrow's workers and citizens will need to be able to grapple with ambiguity. They will need to commit themselves to a lifelong process of learning, honoring multiple perspectives and evaluating information before acting on it. Tomorrow's workers and citizens are sitting in our classrooms today. Using WebQuests in our classrooms can help build a solid foundation that prepares them for the future.