Wiki Project Final Lesson Plan

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WIKI PROJECT

English

Grade: 4th grade high school

Students: 32 (8 groups of 4)

Project: Collaborative research project using wikis related to School needs.

Length: 2 weeks (4 classes)

Pre task: each group investigate and chose a particular problem they observed in their school, then the classroom discuss andthem and then decide which one is the most important to solve.

Establishing the Main problem: For example, students have observed that the only Math teacher has not came to class for at

least 3 weeks and that issue will affect students as they have to be prepared for give the "PSU" by the end of the year.

Group work: There are 8 groups of 4 and any member of it has a specific duty : a) To establish the problem, b) Reasons/

who/what causes the problem, c) Propose solutions to solve the problem, d) Action plan to solve the problem, considering the

solutions mention by c member. (Members can write a paragraph explaining the part they had to research or design a c-map or

a poster; then they will have to present it to the class).



First class:

Main idea - introductory class about wikis (explanation with a powerpoint about wikis) and setting up the task (explanation of

the task in: get in groups of 4, think about a problem in their school that needs improvement, selection of the main problem atschool, once the problem is selected then each member of the group takes one of the duties mention above in this document).

Second class:

Teacher creates a wiki and allows students to edit and contribute in the online edition. Then, they start working on the wiki

editing their material and at the same time the teacher monitors and guides them.

Third class:

Continue working on the same issue, clarifies doubts and finish it. Then the teacher divides the 8 groups of 4 students with

different roles according to particular roles; all students with the same role join in a group. Then there are 4 big groups with 8

students with the same role, but only the half (4 students) of them have to present their role in order to do one final

presentation as a whole with all different roles together.

Fourth class:

The wiki is presented in the classroom.



Lesson Plan:“Developing a wiki project”

Level4th gradehigh school

DateJune 1st

Time Length45minutes

Student-teachers:Ana GandaraAndres Hunter Sergio Nova

Aim: At the end of the lesson students will be able to design a wiki involving solutionsfor one of their school’s problems.

Assumed Knowledge: group work, tofollow instructions

Anticipated Problems: Students can get confused with designing a project using wikis

..and Solutions: Teacher will explain every step to accomplish the aim.

Aids : computer, data



Stage of the lesson andprocedure

Purpose What I am going to say Interaction Skillsdeveloped

Time

LEAD-IN

PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

Engage Ss with aproject by elicitingquestions aboutcollaborativework.

After that T willpresent wikis asan effective wayto accomplish acollaborativeproject online andexplain all itsstages and how it

works.

The task isintroduced byteacher’sexplanation.Teacher deliversthe instructions ina piece of paper.

As students needmore time tocomplete theproject, duringthis class they willonly get in groupsof four anddiscuss about themost importantproblems they

have observed in

Do you have any experienceworking online with others?Can you give me some examplesof that?OK.

Today we are going to see anexcellent tool for collaborativeworking on the internet. It is calledwiki. Have you heard about it?

Well, as you can see wikis are....

Now we are going to do a wikiproject which consists of finding aparticular problem in the school,defining it, discover its cause(s)and propose solutions.

For this task, you have to work ingroups of 4 students. The entireinstructions are written in thissheet. Take one and pass the rest.

Do you have any doubts? Did youunderstand what you have to do?

Now we are going to make a draftabout this project Join in your

groups and start thinking about

T – SsSs - T

T - SsSs - T

Ss – SsSs – TT - Ss

Speaking/Listening

Listening(Comprehension of what Tsays)

Speaking

10 min

10 min

10 min



COOPERATION GROUP WORK RUBRIC

GROUP: _______________________________

Requirement Attempted Acceptable Admirable Awesome

1 2 3 4

Contributions -Seldom cooperative

-Did not do any work

-Sometimes cooperative

-Could have done more

-Cooperative.

-Did their part of the job.

-Usually offered useful

ideas

-Always willing to help and

do more.

-Did more than others.

Routinely offered useful

ideas.

Work with others -Rarely listens to, shareswith, or supports the efforts

of others.

-Often is not a good team

member

-Often listens to, shareswith and supports the effort

of others.

-Sometimes not a good

team member

-Usually listens to, shareswith and supports the effort

of others.

-Does not cause problems

in the group.

-Always listens to, shareswith and supports the effort

of others.

-Tries to keep people

working together

Focus on the task -Does not focus on the task

and what needs to be done.-Lets others do the work.

-Sometimes focuses on the

task and what needs to bedone.

-Other group members

most proa and remind to

keep this person on task.

-Focuses on the task and

what needs to be done mostof the time.

-Group members can count

on this person.

-Almost always focused on

the task and what needs to be done.

-This person is very self-

directed.

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