Information
School: Dekiling Middle Secondary School
Gewog: Dekiling
Dzongkhag: Sarpang
Class: III
Subject: English
Class strength: 30 students
Day: Monday
Date: 27/9/21
Time:90 Minutes(2 Periods)
Topic: Some Birds of Bhutan
Objectives: By the end of the lesson a child will be able to:
1. name at least 10 birds of Bhutan.
2. describe birds in 5 to 10 sentences.
3. answer 10 questions in nearpod correctly.
Reflection
The use of Information and Communication Technology has really decreased my burden. To integrate ICT in teaching, I prepared a video on birds of Bhutan using Camtasia studio for activity one. Then for the follow up activity, I prepared on line assessment in nearpod. I spent litter more time in planning this time because on line assessment is new for me.
To introduced the lesson by asking children the name of birds that they know. Then let them tell the feature of the bird. They could name few birds with few sentences.
For activity 1, I played my video and let them learn and repeat. I found children were enjoying the lesson. I could prepare only short video with 11 birds due to less experience in using Camtasia but in future I want to explore more and change my teaching strategy as per the demand of ICT world. Then I browsed about few birds and showed children on screen. We had a through discussion about the birds. I advised children to brows at home to know more about the birds.
Next, we read the text, Some Birds of Bhutan. I let children read in turn wise. We stopped every after few pages and had through discussion. I asked few questions in the middle to check children's understanding.
As follow up activity, I instructed them to follow the instruction to get in nearpod and carry with their task assigned for 10 marks. The instruction I gave are as follow.
1. Go to browser.
2. Type "join.nearpod.com
3. Press enter
4. Click "join lesson"
5. Enter code "N7ZR3"
6. Click on join
7. Write your name
8. Submit or login
During this activity, I faced problems due to erratic net. I thought my children may face difficulty in joining in which was not at all true. I was surprised to see that they were very fast to follow and carry out the task. I realized that these children were really digital native. Some are even advanced then myself. After completing their task I let them brows and learn more about birds in internet.
My lesson today was up to my satisfaction. I could fully use junior ICT lab which was set recently after receiving new computers. My children really enjoyed the lesson. They were actively participating throughout the lesson. Now I realized the birth of New Normal Curriculum in this 21st century.
Short video
Glimpse of the lesson
