The WebQuest Journey Continues:
Finally, Monday came. The moment I entered my Grade 9 class,
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| Photograph of Victoria Memorial taken by Group 1 |
On Tuesday, we went to the computer lab and I showed the
students how to make a PPT. They first watched the Youtube video (URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_4R6U1fDwE)
and then tried their hand at making slides for their final presentation. The
students also visited the website on Kolkata’s tourist attractions (URL: http://www.kolkata.org.uk/tourist-attractions/)
to gather more information.
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| Photograph of Mother Teresa's Resting Place taken by Group 2 |
Next day, Wednesday, we stayed in class as the computer room
was being used by another class. I showed the students the printout of the two Rubrics,
one for oral presentation and the other for the written questionnaire work. As
they had never seen a rubric before, I explained what its function was and how
they needed to refer to these to perform better. The students were pleased to
know that they now had the criteria on which they would be evaluated. When I
asked them if they felt the rubrics would help them, they unanimously agreed.
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| Group 3 visited the Kolkata Zoo |
Thursday and Friday was spent by each group in preparing the
slides and rehearsing the final presentation. There was a lot of excitement in
the air. Other teachers got to know about this and they asked me if they could
be present in class while the students presented their findings. It was agreed
that the final presentations will be on Saturday and all the teachers interested
were invited.
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| Group 4 visited Science City |
As the presentations would take some time, I changed my
routine on Saturday and asked for three consecutive periods with Grade 9. The
students were prepared and raring to go. We arrived at the computer lab at the
designated time and the first group came up with their slides. I must say that the
students still need to improve their work, but I feel they did a wonderful job
at their first try. I am so proud of them! All the groups tried to speak in
English as much as possible. Not all were good in their presentation skills,
but it was amazing that each one tried their best. The other teachers were
amazed to see the overall outcome and congratulated me on my efforts. What really
made me happy was that this project saw the involvement of each and every
student and they all gave it their best shot.
The students participated wholeheartedly and came up with
questions and ideas when the other groups were presenting. There was such a lot
of positive interaction and communication. Next, I asked them to submit the
written questionnaire for evaluation. They are all eagerly awaiting my scores
and feedback, which I have promised to share with them on Monday.
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| Group 5 visited St. Paul's Cathedral |
What a wonderful experience we all had!
Finding a Peer Review Partner:
This week we were asked to find a partner for peer review of
our final project. Gordana, Zulyar and I have agreed to be partners. I am sure
we will be able to help each other in reaching our final goal.
Three cheers to our partnership!
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