When I first learned about asking and generating 'fat' and 'skinny' questions, I have been really interested in the subject. I can only imagine how bored students would get if they were only asked the 'skinny' questions, and never asked to generate questions of their own. I believe that there are some times when the 'skinny' questions are appropriate, but the 'fat' questions are the ones that really get the students thinking, and should be used as often as possible. Allowing the students to generate their own 'fat' questions is more engaging, and gets them more involved in their learning.
I also liked the Webquest that I looked over. I enjoyed creating one for a University course, and I think they are a very useful tool for teachers. I like that they go step-by-step and include a rubric for students to reference while working.
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Do you have access to the one you created? WebQuests are interesting online tools that are good to remember - having access to those types of resources for classrooms can be very beneficial.
It's interesting to realize that students are bored by skinny questions. Not only are they not thinking, they are not being entertained. I read an article once from a book entitled "Entertaining Ourselves to Death" which talked about this, coming to the same conclusions you have here.
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