TEACHING ONLINE RESOURCES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING. WEBQUEST DESIGN

The educational project "From science to classroom" is based on the application of new educational resources in order to address the contents of the 4th year of compulsory secondary education in the subject of Technology. The objectives of the project are to generate teaching materials -for teachers and students- and to perform virtual environments with material for students with easy access through the Internet. The educational resources developed are innovative because they are based on research projects leaded by local searchers. The aim of this endeavour is to promote scientific vocations and culture of innovation among secondary students. As supplementary material, various information and communication technologies tools have been developed, including Webquests. These means allow students to develop a process of guided learning, by using Internet resources, and promote the use of superior cognitive skills, cooperative work, autonomy, interest, motivation, and ability to take initiative. The present communication explains how a Webquest has been developed, and which are the achieved results in the application. The first implementation shows positive outcomes concerning the point of view of the teachers and the students, in where students improve their reflection and autonomy to learn.