Internet Based Projects and Webquests
Internet-Based Projects Online project work is a progression from using individual web pages and websites in the classroom. Reasons for using Internet-based projects in the classroom: They are a structured way for teachers to begin to incorporate the Internet into the language classroom, on both a short-term and a long-term basis. No technical knowledge is needed either to produce or to use Internet-based projects. However, it is certainly true that they will take time to plan and design. More often than not, they are group activities and, as a result, lend themselves to communication and the sharing of knowledge, two principal goals of language teacihng itself. The use of projects encourages cooperative learning, and therefore stimulates interaction. They can be used simply for language learing purposes, but can alsobe interdisciplinary, allowing for cross-over into other departments and subject areas. This can often give them a more "real-world" look and feel, and p...