WebQuests

I am a big fan of WebQuests in theory, but not necessarily in practice. Bernie Dodge's and Dr. Christie's sites on how to design and create WebQuests both had great information. Bernie's site gave very specific information on template design, structure, format, and helpful hints. Dr. Christie's site had plenty of examples that could be easily modified to work in the classroom.
So after designing a WebQuest this summer I was really excited to try it in the classroom. The problem is that it didn't work. When I finally could get in to the computer lab the students had a really difficult time competing the project. Some computers were just bad, other computers would kick them off the server, and I spent most of my time trouble-shooting. By the end, both my students and I were frustrated.
In order to run a WebQuest again in my school, what I will probably do is have one small group of studens work on the project in the library, and have them report back to the class. This will help alleviate the technical difficulties, and will be more like a jigsaw.