Tasks can

· be journalistic in nature where students gather info from primary sources, transform info into a report in a journalistic way, and/or emphasize accuracy, completeness and lack of bias. Example: Mexico City Earthquake http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/edt628/mexquake/earthquakers.html

· have design as the focus. They can solve a problem, create a product or develop a process, work within constraints, and/or apply creativity. Example: Structures WebQuest http://www.district87.org/staff/powelln/structures/default.html

· investigate consensus by taking on one of several contending perspectives, accommodate differences where possible, and/or work together to create a common solution. Example: Vietnam http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815/mcmullin/

· be to develop something new while working within a given set of conditions. Examples: Containers WebQuest http://www.district87.org/staff/powelln/Containers/index.html and I've Got that Geometry Bug http://www.district87.org/staff/powelln/bugweb/index.html

· be solely to retell something that has already occurred but in a new way or with a new voice. Example: Will That Volcano Spoil Our Party? http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/volcano.htm

· compile data, ideas, or other material. Example: Identifying Leaves of Pennsylvania http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/LessWentzel/index.htm

· be setup to solve mysteries. Example: Welcome to Aztec Adventure! http://webby.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/aztec/

· be used to persuade. Example: Conflict Yellowstone Wolves http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/mtr/ConflictYellowstoneWolf.htm and Nobel Mathematicians http://schools.lapeer.org/WestHS/math/paveglio/nobel.htm

· find self-knowledge.

· be analytical in nature. Example: A Comparative Study of San Diego, CA and Biarritz, France http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/SDBiarritz/SDBiarritzUnit.html

· be scientific investigations. Example: Finding the Lighthouse Diamond Thief by Using the Scientific Method http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kroc/scimethod/

· evaluate or make judgments. Example: The Rainforest Project http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/ofarrell/rainforest/

Note: It's likely that the task in a given WebQuest will combine elements of two or more of these task categories.

For a more in-depth discussions of WebQuest Tasks, visit WebQuest Taskonomy: A Taxonomy of Tasks at:

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/taskonomy.html