A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Work with a small group to complete one of the following WebQuests.

Introduction to Computer Hardware for Elementary School Students
http://www.sfaschool.org/GradePages/CompEd/2001/introtocomphardware.htm#Task

You're the Buyer
http://www.frederick.k12.va.us/wq/combuyer/intro.htm

Purchasing Computer Equipment
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Unknown5/

Do You Need a Computer?
http://webpages.marshall.edu/~carr30/webquest.htm

Create a chart that compares and contrasts three types of computer memory.

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-memory.htm
http://www.webopedia.com/Hardware/Memory/

You have just received a grant for $700 to purchase a printer(s) for your classroom's five networked computers. Should you buy a few inexpensive printers or one more expensive printer to share? What printer(s) are you going to purchase and why? Describe the features of the printer and how it will be useful in your classroom. If there is money left over, what other hardware purchase might you make?

http://www.hp.com/
http://www.epson.com/
http://www.xerox.com
http://www.lexmark.com/
http://www.bestbuy.com/
http://compusa.com/