THE TASK
Students used the inquiry process to complete the
task of creating a mini-book titled, “A Day in the Life of
a Japanese Child.” After planning their investigations, the
class linked up with school students in a Japanese classroom through
the ePALS website.
They collaborated with their ePALS to swap information about school
life. Further information was collected from the Internet and from
print resources, organised, interpreted and presented in a mini-book.
ICT ENRICHMENT
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Online collaboration allowed purposeful interaction
with a peer group in Japan.
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Information was gathered from ePALS, the
Internet and print resources, enabling students to compare detail,
accuracy and authenticity of the different sources.
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Products were drafted on word processor to
allow ePALS in Japan to review them.
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Word processing acted as a productivity tool
to allow easy editing and clean product output.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
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ASSESSMENT
- Criteria negotiated with students.
- Progress discussed in student / teacher conferences.
- Outcomes monitored using evidence from observations, conferences,
emails to ePALS, written peer-evaluations, draft and final products.
- Inquiry process monitored using observations and student process
scrapbooks (where they collected and sorted information and ideas).
- Self and peer assessment also gave students insights into their
learning.
LEARNING AREA OUTCOMES
English
 Understanding
Language
Viewing
Reading
Writing
Society and Environment
Investigation,
Communication and Participation
Culture
Based on a learning program developed by Natalie Bramwell. |
