Webquest

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Webquest is an interesting fusion of the internet and the classroom. By using the internet as a resource by which to collect information, a prospective teacher walks a slippery slope. Not all internet resources are reliable, and students working at home on a given project may blame an errant computer virus on the homework assignment. One can never be too careful, which is why, for this to work effectively, the aspiring teacher must be thorough in the analysis of resources before the assignment is given. Also, the potential here for the abandonment of work for social networking is also quite large. Students love to socialize, and Facebook is right in front of them when its time to get some computer work done. This has the potential to be a great assignment that's a lot of fun, but can easily spiral out of control if the teacher using it is not careful.