by Tom March circa Web 1998 Introduction to the Web The impact
of the Internet and the World Wide Web on popular culture is not
hard to measure. Tally the jargon that’s made it into our
everyday language: ‘Net-surfing, info superhighway, Web site,
chat room, cyber, browser, online, homepage, HTML and @. If the
Web has reached such broad public awareness, how do you think
it’s touched the lives of our trend-tracking students? In fact,
people have begun referring to today’s students as Generation
Dot Com. So even if the Web bore no educational value, we as
teachers would need to come to terms with it to understand our
students’ world and frame of reference. The good news is that
the Web is not just helpful to education, but, used effectively,
it can revolutionize student learning. Back in the early days of
the Web (was it really only 1995?), Professor Bernie Dodge began
developing the WebQuest strategy at San Diego State University
to help teachers integrate the power of the Web with student
learning. I was for