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The Ultimate The Ultimate German VacationGerman Vacation

Ilina NikolovaIlina Nikolova

Implementation ProjectImplementation Project

Background Info Background Info

I modified the webquest I found atI modified the webquest I found at http://web.mala.bc.ca/webquests3/2001/germany/WebQuestcarolin.htmlhttp://web.mala.bc.ca/webquests3/2001/germany/WebQuestcarolin.html

Scheduling conflicts with the computer lab = having to Scheduling conflicts with the computer lab = having to do this webquest before the content was really do this webquest before the content was really applicable (we were in Ch. 2; Ch. 3 was about travel) applicable (we were in Ch. 2; Ch. 3 was about travel)

About my classAbout my class

German 2German 2 21 students21 students Varied ability levels and cultural identitiesVaried ability levels and cultural identities I created groups that were culturally and I created groups that were culturally and

academically diverse.academically diverse.

Objectives/GoalsObjectives/Goals

Students:Students: learn about German geography and learn about German geography and

culture.culture. remember what is learned because it remember what is learned because it

meaningful and tailored to their particular meaningful and tailored to their particular interests. interests.

become interested in one day visiting become interested in one day visiting Germany.Germany.

MaterialsMaterials

Several days in Several days in computer labcomputer lab All students had All students had Internet at homeInternet at home (I checked) (I checked) Used Used portaportal.comportaportal.com to allow students to to allow students to

continue research both at home and schoolcontinue research both at home and school Students used home resources for research; Students used home resources for research;

all work with all work with PowerPointPowerPoint was done at school was done at school (b/c not everyone has this technology) (b/c not everyone has this technology)

LCD projectorLCD projector for presentations for presentations

DescriptionDescription (what should have happened)(what should have happened)

Day One: Day One: break students up into groups break students up into groups groups brainstorm vocabulary words they groups brainstorm vocabulary words they

will need and decide on four German will need and decide on four German cities they will visitcities they will visit

Homework: students add links to Homework: students add links to portaportal.com portaportal.com


Day Two:Day Two: students go to computer lab and do initial students go to computer lab and do initial

research for projects (45 min in lab)research for projects (45 min in lab) Homework: students prepare text for their Homework: students prepare text for their

slides, add links with appropriate pictures slides, add links with appropriate pictures to PowerPoint to PowerPoint


Day Three: Day Three: students put information into individual students put information into individual

PowerPoints (90 minutes in lab)PowerPoints (90 minutes in lab)Day Four: Day Four: students combine individual PowerPoints students combine individual PowerPoints

into group PowerPoints (45 min in lab)into group PowerPoints (45 min in lab)Day Five:Day Five: presentations with LCD projector presentations with LCD projector

DescriptionDescription (what actually happened)(what actually happened)

Day One: Day One: break students up into groups break students up into groups groups brainstorm vocabulary words they groups brainstorm vocabulary words they

will need and decide on four German will need and decide on four German cities they will visitcities they will visit

Homework: students add links to Homework: students add links to portaportal.com portaportal.com


Day Two:Day Two: students go to computer lab and do initial students go to computer lab and do initial

research for projects (45 min)research for projects (45 min) Homework – Homework – overwhelmingly not overwhelmingly not

completedcompleted: students prepare text for their : students prepare text for their slides, add links with appropriate pictures slides, add links with appropriate pictures to PowerPoint to PowerPoint


Day Three: Day Three: many students still doing research for many students still doing research for

PowerPoints (90 minutes)PowerPoints (90 minutes)Day Four: Day Four: many students many students stillstill doing research for doing research for

PowerPoints (45 min)PowerPoints (45 min) Homework: students who have not Homework: students who have not

finished must stay after schoolfinished must stay after school


Day Five – About a Week Later:Day Five – About a Week Later: students present PowerPoints with LCD, students present PowerPoints with LCD,

groups first combine slides in class groups first combine slides in class quickly (or not so quickly) quickly (or not so quickly)

Evaluation Evaluation

Made it very clear orally and in writing Made it very clear orally and in writing what I expectedwhat I expected

Made students show me that they’d Made students show me that they’d completed checklist on rubriccompleted checklist on rubric

ResultsResultsNegative attitudes Negative attitudes some students slacked off then found some students slacked off then found

themselves hopelessly behind as themselves hopelessly behind as deadline approacheddeadline approached

Very varied results – Very varied results – some put in no effort, failed some put in no effort, failed handful received almost-perfect scoreshandful received almost-perfect scores majority fell somewhere in the middle. majority fell somewhere in the middle.

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

make consequences for missed make consequences for missed homework more severe and immediatehomework more severe and immediate

have sample PowerPoint ready - show have sample PowerPoint ready - show tone and level of detail I am looking for tone and level of detail I am looking for

Objectives reached?Objectives reached?

Interest sparked in some studentsInterest sparked in some students For most, it was more about just getting For most, it was more about just getting

the project done. the project done. All students were at least given self-All students were at least given self-

directed exposure to German culture. directed exposure to German culture. Open-ended project = self-differentiation, Open-ended project = self-differentiation,

motivated students were given the motivated students were given the chance to learn more and did.chance to learn more and did.

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