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Evaluation

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Conclusion

Credits

Teacher

NJ Core Content Standards Addressed In This WebQuest

Cross Content Workplace Readiness
-All students will use information, technology and other tools
-All students will demonstrate self-management skills

Standard 2.2 Integrated Skills
2.2.2 E1-Act as a leader and a follower
2.2.2 E2-Identify factors that lead to group success and help solve group problems
2.2.2 E3-Motivate group members to work together and provide constructive feedback
2.2.2 E4-Demonstrate respect for varying ideas and opinions

Standard 8.1 Computer and Information Literacy
All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems

Standard 9.2 Consumer, Family, and Life Skills
All students will demonstrate critical life skills in order to be functional members of society

Blooms Taxonomy

The following are thought processes in regard to thinking and learning, beginning with the least complex and graduating  to higher levels of thinking and learning. The tasks in this WebQuest will be addressed.

Remember- Creating a list of information
Understand- Learning about the topic chosen
Apply- Apply new knowledge of the illness chosen
Create- The students producing the PSA
Evaluate- Presenting a completed PSA to a DVD for the contest

Multiple Intelligences

The following multiple intelligences are addressed in this WebQuest

Verbal/Linguistic
     - organizing thoughts
     - justifying decisions made
     - creating PSA

Visual/Spatial   
     - Navigating websites & WebQuest
     -creating of floor plan for studio shoot
       
Interpersonal
       - Working cooperatively as a group
       - Taking constructive criticism

Intrapersonal
       -Thinking/Reasoning in deciding which topic to use

Learning Styles

Learning styles implemented are as follows:

Concrete Sequential- Very organized learners who will prefer using  the computers to gather their information

Concrete Random- Brainstorming ideas

Abstract Sequential- These learners will excel in the decision process

Abstract Random - These learners will prefer the production part

Transfer & Retention

Strategies used in this webquest which promoted transfer & retention of new information are as follows:

1. Groups will brainstorm ideas of how to produce the PSA

2. The use of an outline to transfer ideas before developing the PSA