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Students, just like you, all over the world have unique holidays, traditions, and ways of life just like we have here in the United States. Wouldn’t you like to learn how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico or what the Chinese New Year is really all about? And wouldn’t it be neat to talk to a student, your age, from a country that celebrates this?
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By the end of this webquest you will have (2 weeks):
Skyped with a “pen-pal” from another country
Discovered some new information about holidays, traditions, cultures etc. from your pen pal
Created an engaging PowerPoint to share with your classmates to both introduce your pen-pal to us and share what you have learned about his or her country and/or culture
Gained a better understanding of what it means to be a digital citizen
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1) Please follow the following steps to complete this assignment:
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Steps Websites1) Please watch the following videos: 1) Bad Netiquette Stinks 2)Be Safer Online 3) Know the Rules 4) Clicky’s Stolen Song
http://www.netsmartzkids.org/LearnWithClicky
2) If you do not already have a Skype, create an account
https://education.skype.com/about
3) E-mail me with 3 different countries that you would like to have a pen-pal from and why you think it would be neat? Also include 2 facts that you learned from each video (8 total)
4) Once I receive your e-mail ,I will reply, in which I will assign you to a country and a pen-pal and give you your pen pal's Skype name so that you are able to friend them. DO NOT SKYPE THEM until I am with you to help set up the call.
The Process Continued The Process Continued 5) After I have helped you set up your Skype call (at whichever time I assign), you may begin Skyping your penpal
6) During the Skype call•Introduce yourself (favorites, what you like to do)•Find 2 similarities and 2 differences about the both of you•Ask them about holidays and traditions (include info about food, dress, activities,) and take notes about the ones that interest you most
7) After you have collected the information you need, research 3 of the holidays or traditions that caught your eye the most. You will need to find at least 4 facts for each holiday
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home
8) Create a PowerPoint that includes:•2 similarities and differences between you and your pen pal•3 holidays or traditions with 4 facts•Music or video from at least one of the holidays or traditions you researched•Works Cited page with websites listed that you used for research, find music, or videos
www.youtube.com
9) Share what you have learned about your pen pal's culture with the class
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Facts from Videos
E-mail did not have any facts from videos
E-mail had few facts from video
E-mail had 6 or 7 facts from the video
E-mail contained all 8 facts from video
Country Student wants to learn about
Student did not send an e-mail at all
Student chose 3 countries but did not explain why
Student’s explanations of why they chose the countries were somewhat hard to follow OR did not explain why they chose all 3.
Student clearly explained their reasons for choosing the countries that they did
Skype Student did not Skype pen-pal at all
Student Skyped pen-pal but was off topic in their discussion
Student and pen-pal discussed some aspects of culture, but not all they were supposed to
Student Skyped pen-pal and discussed culture enough to get the required information and did not break any rules of Netiquette
PowerPoint Information
Student’s presentation entailed only one part of PowerPoint requirements or none of the requirements
Student had some key points about their Pen pal's culture
Student has most of the requirements(including music or video example)
Student included at least 2 similarities and differences, 3 cultures or traditions with 4 key points and included a video or song dealing with that particular culture
Quality of PowerPoint
Power Point was difficult to read, without colors, and had very little information
PowerPoint was pretty easy to read and had some information, but was still missing some.
Student’s PowerPoint was well put together and engaging. However, they were missing a little bit of information
PowerPoint was well put together and made sense. All the information was covered
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After have completing this webquest, you will have a better understanding of different cultures and what life is like for students just like you in another country. You may have learned about a holiday you never knew existed and understand the meaning of it. You will have also learned how to use websites and applications such as YouTube and Skype for learning purposes. Hopefully you found this lesson interesting and learned a lot from your pen-pal!
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Image Resources:httpwww.silverwiz.com/2013/02/price-drops-for-chinese-new-year/http://theakumalian.com/Archives/2009/84december.shtmhttp://tazzandmarsha.blogspot.com/2012/11/2-different-languages-and-many-same.htmll
Websites:http://www.netsmartzkids.org/LearnWithClicky https://education.skype.com/about http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home www.youtube.com http://theakumalian.com/Archives/2009/84december.shtmlwww.dragonhorse.ca www.dluxadvertising.com burniesjourney.blogspot.com
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