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The Community of Caring WebQuest will be conducted with fifth grade students. The WebQuest can be adapted for younger or older students.

In the course of this WebQuest, students will have the opportunity to use technological tools to locate and organize information, and to produce and share a final product. In the process of the WebQuest, students will participate in several activities that seek to address several curriculum objectives while developing students’ technology, writing, reading, collaborative, sharing, critical thinking, and creative skills. The goals of this WebQuest are: > > > > > > >
 * To reinforce students’ ability to conduct research to answer questions and evaluate information and ideas.
 * To advance students’ ability to use technology tools and other resources to locate, evaluate, and organize information.
 * To expand students’ ability to use information and technology to create a written, oral, or visual presentation to share with others.
 * To enhance students’ abilities to create, collaborate, and share their knowledge with others.
 * To reinforce students’ digital citizenship as they research, cite their sources, practice online safety, and learn about cyberbullying.
 * To expand students’ writing experiences as they reflect on their learning in a blog.
 * To educate students about bullying and cyberbullying.

NOTES: Differentiated Instruction: > > > > >
 * The LMS will collaborate with the Special Education Department, classroom teachers and paraprofessionals to provide materials suitable for students who are reading at above or below grade level.
 * The LMS will provide a variety of delivery methods for visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and multi-sensory experiences.
 * The blog and final product activities are geared toward differentiated instruction. Students may create a product based on their interests and may write blog entries based on self-created prompts or on the various prompts provided by the LMS. The LMS will work with Special Education and classroom teachers to individualize interpretive questions and blog requirements based on students’ needs.
 * Students have the opportunity to learn cooperatively with fellow classmates during the webquest, classroom read-alouds, and final product.
 * The activities provide all students with an opportunity to “shine” as they complete the activities and present their final product.

This unit directly addresses the following student intelligences: > > > > > >
 * Verbal/Linguistic:Read aloud, class discussions, blog writing, quest activities, presentation, and writing pieces relevant to final product will allow the students an opportunity to use words effectively.
 * Bodily/Kinesthetic:Students may take on a role as part of the final product.
 * Musical/Rhythmic:Students will have the option to create poems/rap songs as the final product. Students may also create music for their PSAs.
 * Interpersonal:Cooperative-learning opportunities will occur during the WebQuest, classroom discussion, and read alouds. Students may opt to work in a team to prepare and present their final product. They will also dialogue with each other on the blog. These activities will involve understanding and interacting with others.
 * Visual/Spatial:Students will incorporate visuals into their final product in digital or physical format. Read aloud and class activities will incorporate verbal and physical imagery.
 * Intrapersonal:Blog writing allows students to reflect inwardly about their learning experiences with the study activities. Students will utilize problem solving and critical thinking skills as they work to complete the quest activities and final product.

Additionally, through the broad selection of final product choices, students have the opportunity to choose a product that best suits their intelligences, interests, and learning strengths and integrate these into the product and presentation.