Name
How do we get others to discover our minority language and help them to understand the importance of preserving it?
Topic
History of culture.
Learning time
10 hours
Designed time
11 hours
Size of class
16
Description
How do we get others to discover our minority language and help them to understand the importance of preserving it? A collaborative research on a minority language spoken in our community. Students will research and collaboratively create a multimedia presentation about the Griko language by using a multimedia presentation tool.
Aims
Students work collaboratively to research and present the Griko minority language in order to develop their collaborative, critical, creative, technological, entrepreneurship skills as well as their awareness about their language and cultural heritage. At the end of the process they will have created a multimedia presentation.
Outcomes
Synthesis, Knowledge, Analysis, Application, Evaluation
Editor
Martanna
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Forming idea.
30 minutes)
  • Discuss
    15
    whole class
    0
    Students discuss the driving question. They brainstorm solutions. Students think about how to develop their presentation.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    whole class
    0
    To get inspired they browse online presentations about similar topics. During these preliminary phases they use a tool (https://slack.com/ ) to communicate each other and with the teacher and gather ideas outside of school.
Notes:
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Brainstorming topic.
45 minutes)
  • Discuss
    30
    whole class
    0
    Students explore content and ask themselves some questions: the first question may be "How do you want people to know about the topic?"
  • Discuss
    15
    whole class
    0
    Students identify sub-topics. They use https://coggle.it/ to mindmap suggestions.
Notes:
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Forming teams.
30 minutes)
  • Discuss
    30
    whole class
    0
    Students discuss their interests and choose something they're passionate about in order to form interest-based groups.They may also use a collaboration tool: http://teamup.aalto.fi/
  • Discuss
    0
    Students make choices on project-related aspects such as resources and use of time.
Notes:
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Conducting preliminary research.
120 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    30
    in groups of four
    0
    Students do some research on an online searching engine. Students gather data on a Padlet wall (http://padlet.com/).
  • Read Watch Listen
    60
    in group of four
    0
    Collecting data outside of school: Students collect more data by visiting local libraries.
  • Investigate
    30
    in group of four
    0
    Collecting supplemental material: Students gather graphics, charts, photographs related to topic.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Mindmapping.
45 minutes)
  • Produce
    45
    in group of four
    0
    Students mind map their ideas and visually summarise their acquirements by using Popplet (http://popplet.com/).
  • Discuss
    0
    Students discuss maps and vote.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Exploring beyond.
60 minutes)
  • Investigate
    45
    in group of four
    0
    Students start researching specific sub-topics and going beyond the preliminary research and collecting details and evidence by answering who-what-why-when-how.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    in group of four
    0
    Keeping track: Students note full bibliographic info and keep track of their research sources.
Notes:
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Working with outside experts.
75 minutes)
  • Produce
    60
    in group of four
    0
    Students involve outside experts: they interview grandparents and elderly people from the town in order to get first hand information. The music teacher and a local researcher are asked to share their knowledge about the subject.
  • Discuss
    15
    in group of four
    0
    Students reflect on the work done to further develop it considering the new input.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Incorporating out of school activities.
60 minutes)
  • Investigate
    30
    in group of four
    0
    Students incorporate video, music, audio records, etc. Students use Thinglink (https://www.thinglink.com/) to create hotspots on images and embed videos and audio records.
  • Investigate
    30
    in group of four
    0
    Outlining ideas: Students plan their presentation by choosing a format. They arrange order of paragraphs, pictures, graphs, captions, etc. They choose a tool for multimedia creations among Smore, Takk, Easel.ly, Genial.ly.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Creating multimedia presentation.
60 minutes)
  • Produce
    45
    in group of four
    0
    Students create multimedia presentation: they collaboratively write an introduction and a conclusion; they write a headline and a sub-headline; they arrange material.
  • Discuss
    15
    in group of four
    0
    Students finalize work: they focus on transitions in order to get a cohesive and coherent product by linking each slide together.
  • Discuss
    0
    Students reflect about their own work and how they can improve it.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Designing peer feedback.
45 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    45
    in group of four
    0
    Students design an assessment form where peers can provide their own score. They use Socrative (https://www.socrative.com/).
Notes:
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Presenting results.
90 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    45
    whole class
    0
    Students share their products during a Participatory Workshop. They ask for real time feedback through the questionnaire (Socrative).
  • Collaborate
    30
    whole class
    0
    Peer reviewing. Students give feedback: each group is required to evaluate the work done by the other groups and to offer advice.
  • Collaborate
    15
    in group of four
    0
    Re-making product. Students use peer feedback to edit and revise their work.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

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