No computers
Teachers with no computers available in their schools are hard pressed to do
a WebQuest, but the intrepid can print out the Web pages for their students to
use in class. The fun of computers and Web work can be lost, but perhaps other
aspects of the learning experience can be used to increase student motivation.
One computer with Net Access
Teachers in a one-computer classroom can pair students up and create a
modular classroom for working on their WebQuests. One rotating station could be
the online computer, one could use print-outs from Web pages, another group
could use library books, magazines, videotapes, CD-ROMs, etc. Students in this
scenario would be in a good position to evaluate whether Web access made a
difference.
One Computer no Net Access
Teachers with Web access at home but non-networked computers in school can
use a program like Web Buddy or Web Whacker to download the Web pages from home
and then copy them from disk onto computers at school. This creates a virtual
Web where the pages look identical to the pages on the Web, but they are running
from the computers' hard drives. Some schools carry this notion one step father
by loading the pages onto their proxy server / intranet.
Few Computers
If you have Internet access in your schools, but perhaps lack a sufficient
number of computers, you might also try pairing students up for each role
(therefore five roles could support ten students). You might also look for
access to an online computer lab that might be available for a few class
sessions. Also use a combination of the above bulleted strategies to ease the
crunch
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