Note, a lot of this information comes from Steve Castle at St Giles College London Central.
Webquests are sheets of questions designed for students to answer together, either by conducting their own searches online (which can allow for richer material to be discovered) or by looking at specific websites chosen by their teacher.
According to webquest.org, the [...]
This webquest was designed by Steve Castle.
Suggested levels: intermediate to advanced.
Aims: to navigate the internet in English to find information; to practise scan- and skim-reading skills; to practise reading for detail.
Materials needed: one computer per two or three students and broadband internet access.
Pre-teach any unknown vocabulary; then put students in groups of two or three [...]
A questweb is the same as a webquest, except the game is backwards – students are given the answers to some questions, and have to find out and write down what the questions were.
Suggested levels: upper-intermediate to advanced.
Aims: to practise navigating the internet in English to find information; to practise skim- and scan-reading skills; to [...]
Suggested levels: intermediate to advanced.
Aims: to practise navigating the internet in English to find information; to practise skim- and scan-reading skills; to practise reading for detail.
Materials needed: one computer per two or three students, plus fast internet access.
Students work together to answer the following questions. The activity stops when one group has found all the [...]