Gathering Resources for Teach-nology

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. This implies that gathering resources for learners comes with both the advantages and its other side of the coin. Hence pre-researching for learners beforehand would be a good practice for the following reasons;

1. It actively engages the learners directly into problem solving.
2. It is able to develop technology skills for the learners as they work.
3. They are able to work independently at the pace of their preference.
4. Pre-searched resources are able to provide scaffolded content and clear directions for the learners to follow.
5. Most teachers provide information for learning with web links included for further search of the learners.

However,

1. There is that fear of the ever changing internet connectivity in which some of the already provided online resources in the WebQuest may be removed, become obsolete or even url changed.
2. Resources provided may limit the learners curiosity for further search.

To work within an allocated time frame, I would advice my learners to also think outside the box and be independent thinkers since most of the problems they encounter in a WebQuest are real-world problems.

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