Japanese class

I have just read this article – which is about WebQuests. I think WebQuests is a wonderful learning idea for students. As the article says, this can motivate students to learn something by themselves. I used the WebQuest approach in my practicum and my students really enjoyed it because they could use the internet and they could do the task at their own speed. It seemed that students learned more effectively when they used computers. The Webquest page at San Diego State University (http://webquest.sbsu.edu) shows clear directions for making WebQuests and this will also help students do the task because it shows directions step by step. Students can use their skills on computers. This is a good example of student centered activity. As the author says, it is important for teachers to focus on creating/making a task which connects to the world outside the school and will help students gain knowledge from their browsing.

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