Web-Based Inquiry Learning: Facilitating Thoughtful Literacy with WebQuests

Diane looked up, put her pen in her mouth and thoughtabout the question for some seconds, and then lookedat me. “Well...mmm...I will encourage the citizens inmy city to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste. I can prob-ably carry out a campaign to educate citizens about thedangers of polluting the environment. I think...I willmake companies and individuals receive a penalty forenvironmental pollution and I will encourage the useof computers. I will study the successful programs thatother cities are using and see how I can do it in mycity....” (Interview transcript, June 8, 2004)

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