A webquest is an internet activity created by teachers to engage students in higher-level thinking around an authentic problem or topic. Bernie Dodge and Tom March developed the webquest model in 1995 at San Diego State University to help teachers create lessons that used the web productively. Key characteristics of a webquest include being classroom-based, emphasizing higher-order thinking, having the teacher preselect reliable online resources, and having a clear structure including a task, process, resources, evaluation, and conclusion. The document provides examples of long-term and short-term webquests and reviews tools like QuestGarden, Zunal WebQuest Maker, and Teachnology Web Quest Maker that can help teachers design webquests.