Blogging on a Blog about Webquests about Webquests

Today we learned about Webquests and the possibilities of using them as an online assignment or tool to supplement lessons in the classroom.  They are pretty useful and provide lots of resources online to allow students to work on assignments using reputable and safe online sites.  Some webquests seem a little poor, and have broken links or are poorly laid out.  I also didn't like how the ones we looked at in class were a little antiquated and not dynamic at all.  None of them included things that really draw students in on the web like interactivity, Youtube, or Flash.  Another good thing about webquests, however, is that they allow a great opportunity to have students work together on the steps of a project or independently gather information and then come back together to draw conclusions and produce a finished product or project.  I also think it may be slightly hard to use webquests in the art classroom, as they may take too much time away from students working independently on art production.  I could see using webquests to facilitate art history projects and art criticism though and they would be super effective for this.