This WebQuest is a regional study of the United States for the fourth grade. While the students are engaged in this WebQuest the students will have the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills, cooperative group learning. They will also be able to draw connections between fictional and nonfiction text with real life situations to infer what the authors may have intended through their writing . The WebQuest will be conducted primarily in my class room .The students have access to six computers. The computer ratio is 4 to 1. The student will go to the computers in groups for at least 35 minutes a day to do research on their states and regions. During Social Studies I will give them an outline to follow so that they can have something to follow. They should also have access to their Social Studies books, Reading books and other references.
         Next, I will model for the students a good brainstorming session. I will also make sure that they know the rules .I will read the rules so that the students will be courteous to each other. Each student in the group will be assigned a job. This will help facilitate the gathering of the information. Also modeling must be done with the students on the computer. They must be able to surf the websites that are assigned to them. We have a lab and a lab technician that we can also access at our appointed time. I used the outside lab to help test the students retention of information. Social Studies are a major subject that is tested for the fourth grade.
    As the children do all their projects and activities, they will became experts on their regions, individual letters, maps and stories they showed a great improvement. The use of the technology was the highlight of their day. If we could not go to the lab or something was wrong with the computers the students could work on their individual reports and activities. Each groups rotates around the room into each activity in a timely fashion. Art supplies were also provided for the art projects, and storyboard.
           If the student misbehaves then their computer privileges are taken away and they are isolated until they can conduct themselves accordingly. The students rarely misbehaved because they had so much to do. As a result of this WebQuest the students will become familiar with the five regions. The students will understand geography and it's effects on society.