India is great with Genially

USING GENIALLY TO DEVELOP A PROJECT ABOUT INDIA

NAME OF THE MINI PROJECT: ‘We are experts on India’

PROJECT’S STAGES for my GROUP OF YEAR 3^rd 

FINAL TASK: Pupils make a presentation about India using Genially

1^st STAGE:

Children want to know how to design and present India to the rest of the classes

They define the two driving questions for the project

They use Padlet to share and stick notes and information (brainstorming)

2^nd STAGE:

We organize the groups with three pupils with different levels (average, medium, low)

We set the roles, the rules and the deadlines for the project and all of them will have a checklist on the table in order to complete each stage of the task

I introduce them Genially and all groups are going to use the same model: a presentation

Video tutorial in class and at home to learn how to use Genially

3^rd STAGE:

They will receive a high amount of input, they will research to answer the driving questions and work on receptive skills during the first session and on the productive ones in the last sessions.

Pupils create a mind map with different categories such as: Map, Flag and coin, Language, People, Food.

Working in each category, they search for information. If they don’t know some key word, they google the vocabulary in Google Images and infer the meaning. Then use the online dictionary to know how to pronounce them.

I will collect the words of each category and children will learn at home the words by means of flashcards and games: I will give them a link in Quizlet with the flashcards and games to complete.

Here I have some of the exercises, activities and tasks they will have to complete in some sessions and help them create the final task:

Teacher’s presentation about India using realia: During the presentation, children take notes about ideas for their own presentation of their projects. It is a modeling task.

Listen and match. An example f this task will be the following: In India people eat with his fingers.

Using this sentences they will have ideas and sentence models to complete the Genially

Listen and number

Write in group a sentence to include in each category    

Watching a video about India

Using a script a model, they writes the script for the presentation

Use of the checklist to guide and assess the writing

4^th STAGE:

Pupils assume the roles and rehearse the script.

Use of the checklist to check all the job for the final recording

5th STAGE:

Pupils and teacher revise the written presentation (orthography, puntuaction…)

Pupils’ self-assesment and peer-assessment using the checklist

Students evaluate themselves before presenting the work to the rest of the class to solve problems or lack of knowledge.

6^th STAGE:

Students present the project to their partners: Pupils dress up with sharis to present the Genially

The rest of the class, give oral feedback in order to improve the task before presenting it to the rest of the classes.

I think the use of this tool will increase children self-esteem and motivation towards learning. Nevertheless, after designing the project I reckon I will have to teach them how to use Genially before starting the project. I think they will feel more confident with the tool.