NATIONAL AWARD FOR TEACHERS



NATIONAL AWARD FOR TEACHERS

FOR THE USAGE OF

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

Mrs.Latha Ramachandran

Kendriya Vidyalaya,

I I T Campus,

Chennai -36.

NATIONAL AWARD FOR TEACHERS FOR THE USAGE OF

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

ENTRY FORM

|Name of the School |KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, I I T CAMPUS, CHENNAI -36 |

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|Name of the principal |MRS.T.MIRNALINI |

|Postal Address of the School , Phone number (with STD code) Fax | |

|& email address |Kendriya Vidyalaya, I I T Campus, |

| |Chennai -600036 |

| |Phone: 044 22570907 |

| |Fax: 044 22570906 |

| |Email : kviitprince@ |

|Categories of Awards (Please put tick mark on appropriate | |

|category ) | |

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|State Govt.Schools | |

|Schools from UTs | |

|Schools run by KVS and NVS | |

|Schools under CBSE |Schools run by KVS |

|Schools under CISCE | |

|Schools under CTSA | |

|Sainik School | |

|Schools under MOD | |

|Schools under AEC | |

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|Name of the State / UT |Tamil Nadu |

|Category of the school ( please put a tick ) | |

| |Primary / Elementary / Secondary / Higher Secondary |

INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHER AND THE PROJECT

|SECTION - 1 |General information and profile of the teacher |

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|Registration No.(for office use only ) | |

|Name of the teacher |MRS. LATHA RAMACHANDRAN |

|Postal address of the school / phone number / fax / email address of the |Kendriya Vidyalaya, |

|teacher |I I T Campus, |

| |Chennai – 600 036 |

| |State : Tamilnadu |

| |lathaprt@ |

| |lathaprtiit@ |

|Residential Address |11A , CGE Housing Colony, |

| |Kuppam Beach Road, |

| |Thiruvanmiyur, |

| |Chennai – 600 041 |

|Date of Birth |27.05.1963 |

|Gender |Female |

|Educational and Professional qualification |B.Sc.,B.Ed., |

|Teaching experience |5 ½ years in private schools and 22 years in KVS; |

| |Total experience 27 ½ years; |

|Subjects taught and class |Classes I to V ( English, Hindi, Maths and EVS) |

|Please give the details of computer lab facilities, hardware available in |Number of Comp.Labs : 03 |

|each lab in your school. |Number of computers : 98 |

|( Attach necessary proof ) |(65 for students and 33 for office and teachers ) |

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| |Hardware window 7 operating system and Microsoft office 2010 |

| |( Proof attached) |

|How many classrooms in your school are equipped with computers? Please give |5 rooms well equipped with computer along with LCD projector, and three |

|details of the number , configuration of computers in classroom. |class rooms with computer attached to 29 inches TV for primary section |

| |alone. |

|Does the school have internet facility available? |Dial up Broad Band |

|If yes, give details of the type of access | |

| |ISDN VSAT Link |

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| |Leased Line |

|Have you participated in any contest for integration of technology |Guided children for submitting project in think quest during the year |

| |2008-09 and also Tagore Mahotsav centenary competition |

|Have you won any award in the above mentioned contest? If yes, give details |No |

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|SECTION -2 About the teachers effort towards integration of ICT in Education |

|Provide necessary document wherever necessary. |

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|1. Please give details of technology aided lessons / Project implemented by you in the last two academic years 2009-10 & 2010-11 |

|LESSONS – 2009-2010 |LESSONS-2010-2011 |PROJECTS undertaken |

|The little fir tree |Super Senses in animals |Living in Space |

|Nasruddin’s Aim |Seeds and Seeds |When the earth shook; |

|Alice in wonderland |Every drop counts |Up you go; |

|Helen Keller |A treat for mosquitoes |Seeds and seeds; |

|Hiawatha |Up you go | |

|The scholar’s mother tongue |Sunita in space | |

|Giving tree |Shelter so high; | |

|Pinocchio |When the earth shook; | |

|The wind and the sun; |Across the wall; | |

|Zoo mnners; |No place for us; | |

|Curlylocks and the Three Bears |A seed tells farmer’s story | |

|The grasshopper and the ant; |Whose forest? | |

|Patterns |Like father;Like daughter; | |

|Jugs and Mugs |On the move again; | |

|Data analysis |Hindi grammar | |

|Give and take; |Maths Quiz for almost all chapters | |

|Non routine problems | | |

|Quiz(Flash ) | | |

|2. How do you think technology has helped your students in understanding the |Definitely YES; |

|concepts better? |Technology in education has wide implications. It is especially highly |

| |useful for certain topic which can not be practically shown in the |

| |class room and beyond imagination. |

|3. How do you encourage your students to |Discussion of daily affairs for the first 5 minutes in the class to |

| |inculcate the habit of reading newspapers |

|investigate the real world? |Developing the habit of curiosity through flash games related to their |

|Access up to date information? |subjects |

| |Collecting information for discussion and class seminar through the |

| |usage of internet |

|4. Have you been using ICT to develop Higher Order Thinking skills? |Yes Through ICT children are very much exposed to the real world |

| |When thinking skill is developed in young minds ,automatically it leads|

| |to solving problems individually . |

| 5. Have you engaged your students in co-operative / collaborative learning? |Yes. I used the following strategies in engaging children with |

| |co-operative and collaborative learning |

| |Cooperative Learning Strategies |

| |Working in small groups using cooperative learning strategies supports |

| |underperforming students to: |

| |think aloud, take risks, and develop deeper understandings and higher |

| |order thinking |

| |become more self confident as learners |

| |develop oral language skills as student input into activities is valued|

| |improve their relationships with other students and with their teachers|

| |Small group work is one way of ensuring active participation of |

| |students. Group work enables students to move more readily from |

| |receiving knowledge to generating knowledge. Through talk students are |

| |able to personalize this knowledge and scaffold their thinking |

| |processes and understandings. |

| |I could successfully make the children understand the difficult topics |

| |like up you go, Sunita in space ,When the earth shook etc., easily |

| |through collaborative and co-operative learning through the tools of |

| |discussion, seminar and demonstration. |

|6. What are the various assessment strategies adopted by you in regular class|Group presentation |

|room teaching? |Written quiz |

| |Role play |

| |Seminar (to understand their level of ELO) |

| |Survey |

| |Group investigations |

|SECTION – 3 PROJECT DETAILS CONDUCTED DURING 2009-10 & 2010-2011 |

|Provide necessary documents wherever necessary. |

|Title of the Project submitted for the contest: |“When Mother Nature attacks”; |

| |(When the earth Shook -Disaster Management) |

|Class / Subject area covered |Class V EVS |

|1. Aim / goals of the Project |To prepare the children to face the challenges during earth quake, |

| |preparedness, to cope up with after effects |

|2. Rationale in choosing the project |Very often we come across the news on natural calamities like flood, |

| |earthquake, drought, volcano eruptions etc., which basically affects the |

| |minds of children very much which leads to psychological problem in |

| |their real life situation; |

| |There were 4 children in my school, one lost his mother during tsunami at |

| |Kalpakkam, another lost the brother and the remaining two were horrified |

| |of the scene and psychologically affected. I was totally upset to see |

| |these children; |

| |This made me to think and take up this project even at a lower level and |

| |was the origin of my project to keep the children mentally and |

| |psychologically prepared to face any kind of disaster; |

|3. List the learning outcome of the Project |To enable the children know what is natural and man made disaster |

| |To know what are man made and natural disaters |

| |To know about before, during and after the disasters |

| |To get well prepared to face any kind of disasters even at an young age |

|4. Brief summary of the project |Certain concepts like living in space, natural disaster, up you go all |

| |these can not be brought into the class and visualization will be |

| |difficult for young children ; for this the best used teaching resource |

| |would be ICT which gives them the real life visualization; |

| |Identifying the dictionary meaning of the word “Disaster” or “Calamity” |

| |with picture depiction was the first step of the project |

| |Identifying the disasters that were seen / heard in India /world during |

| |the last two years |

| |Discussion on its worst effects |

| |Symptoms if any; |

| |What to do during disaster; |

| |How to get prepared to face the situation |

| |What are the steps and measures to be undertaken after the disaster |

| |Collected pictures on different disasters; |

| |Discussion on each topic was done in the class; |

| |This followed by domo on “do’s and don’t” during disasters |

| |Finally a written quiz was conducted based on the topic to have a follow |

| |up of work |

|5. Elaborate steps in implementing the project |Identifying the dictionary meaning of the word “Disaster” or “Calamity”was|

| |the first step of the project |

| |Identifying the disasters that were seen / heard in India /world during |

| |the last two years |

| |Discussion on its worst effects |

| |Discussion about the warning before disasters |

| |Discussion on video coverage of disaster |

| |What to do during disaster; |

| |Preparedness “MOCK DRILL” |

| |How to get prepared to face the situation |

| |What are the steps and measures to be undertaken after the disaster |

| |All these points were discussed for each disaster; |

| |Collected pictures on different disasters; |

| |Discussion on each topic was done in the class; |

| |This followed by domo on “do’s and don’t” during disasters |

| |Finally a written quiz was conducted based on the topic to have a follow |

| |up of work |

|6.List the real life problems addressed through the project and state how the|Earthquake occurs without notice at any time; |

|students investigated these problems |When we had a discussion in the class itself, some of the children, closed|

| |their eyes and started crying; |

| |Some closed their ears not wanting to listen; |

| |To make them understand that change in part of life; we need to prepare |

| |ourselves to face them ; it took nearly one month ; |

| |Now they are aware of the disasters and their consequences and also how to|

| |face them without fear; |

| |They were briefed about the methodology how to go about the |

| |investigations; |

| |Collected pictures pertaining to them; |

| |And also found out the different ways and means to equip themselves |

| |individually during the disasters; |

| |They downloaded and coloured the pictures of disaster management |

| |preparedness and explained the same in the class |

|7..Did the project help in developing Higher Order Thinking skills? ( Such as|Yes. Now the children are able to analyse why the drought occurs only in |

|problem solving, reasoning, critical thinking etc.,)Elaborate |certain areas ; |

| |What happens when the tsunami occurs; |

| |They were able to differentiate between drought and floods; |

| |Why and where flood occurs only in north/ north eastern sides of India |

|8.How did the Project promote interdisciplinary teaching? |Language fluency – narrating instances what they underwent |

|(Integration of subject areas) |Mathematics-data collection; data analysis and inference |

| |Art- colouring of disaster scene |

| |Creativity in demonstrating the disaster |

|For what purpose did the students use technology while working on the |Collection of pictures pertaining to disaster and preparedness |

|project? |Presentation of disaster –information collection |

|(Provide supporting documents) |MS office when ever necessary |

|10. Did the project help in creating awareness in the school/ nearby |Yes , children gave a demo in the class on earthquake and how to react at |

|surroundings? If yes, how? (Provide supporting documents) |that point |

|11. Which assessment methods did you use to determine the achievement of |Oral assessment |

|student learning objectives( Such as rubric, scoring guide, checklist, |Group discussion |

|prompts, oral assessment, seminar, presentations etc.,) Attach the assessment|Seminar |

|tools used. |Quiz |

| |Demonstration |

|12. What were the challenges you faced in implementing the technology |Since the school is situated inside IIT campus, handling the computer and|

|enhanced project in your class room? How did you overcome them? |internet was not much of a problem; |

| |But time constraint was the biggest problem |

| |Completion of syllabus along with the man making project (Giving the |

| |capability to face the challenge) was really difficult; |

| |But this was more interesting to them since it was related to their |

| |immediate live situation; |

| |Took the help of the students parents in helping their ward in |

| |downloading the pictures, collection of information etc., |

|13. What has been the overall impact of using ICT in classroom practices in |Since we can’t show earthquake, tsunami , drought , floods all the time |

|the teaching-learning process? |live, this ICT was very much handy and quite interesting and prepared the|

| |children to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills; |

|14. What has been your contribution to the school with respect to technology |Think quest teacher administrator |

|integration? |Developed website for KVS,RO(CHER) and also member of school website |

| |committee |

| |Preparation of pay arrears |

| |Income tax calculation |

| |Compilation of Ppt bank on all subjects for primary classes |

| |Computerization of assessment marks for grade conversion and report card |

| |generation |

| |Conducted workshop on ppt, word and excel for staff members |

| |Taken guest lecture on the usage of excel during in serivce course |

| |Preparation of question papers |

| |Assisted NCF online test for teachers of KVS ,Chennai region |

|15. What efforts have been made by you for self development – exploring & |Using snap shot tool in pdf to copy pictures from text books |

|learning new technology tools? List the new tools & methodologies YOU have |Usage of OHP to project the text book on screen |

|been using with classroom examples. |On line display of text books downloading from internet NCERT site |

|16. What are your future plans about making effective usage of technology |Planning to have online assignment submission for the classes to be |

|integration for enhancing quality of education? |handled |

| |Assessment of summative and formative objective types through online |

| |testing |

| |Encouraging the children to take seminars on related topics through the |

| |usage of ICT |

|The following documents are attached herewith along with the ENTRY FORM. |

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|1. Entry form with supporting documents |

|2. Self Appraisal |

|3. Project portfolio implemented |

|Lesson Plan / Unit Plan |

|Supporting resources |

|Assessment Tools |

|Implementation strategies / Plans ( Lesson plan includes key points , materials used and procedure of implementing also) |

|Some feed back from the students |

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|Signature of the Teacher Applicant Place: I I T, Madras |

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|Name of the teacher: LATHA RAMACHANDRAN Date: 16.08.2011 |

SUPPORTING

DOCUMENTS FOR

THE

PROJECT WORK

UNDERTAKEN

SELF APPRAISAL

Mrs.Latha Ramachandran, PRT, has been in the service of Sangathan for the past 23 years. She is an industrious, diligent and exemplary teacher who excels in every department of the school, be it teaching, administrative, co-curricular, sports or service -oriented activities.

Ever willing to accept and carry out any responsibility, one can rest assured on her dependability.

She slides into any role with ease and command. An Incentive and Innovation and Experimentation Awardee from KVS and also “PRESIDENT AWARDEE” from Government of India.

On the administrative side, she has rendered yeoman service in admission, calculating pay arrears, Income-Tax calculation, CS-54 checking etc.

Her literary and creative abilities have been put to maximum use as she composes poems, songs and dramas with ease and fluency. Veteran in the field of ICT ; Designed the website for the Regional office, Chennai, designed the progress card generation and grade conversion through the usage of Microsoft excel ; taken classes for teachers of the Vidyalaya on the usage of computer and also given guest lecture and training in during inservice courses for PRTs in the schedule of CAL/TAL and this year for TGT(Sci) also.

Her contribution to the administrative side of the Regional office of KVS is immense and has juggled her academic responsibilities and voluntary services very successfully. She has, almost single handedly compiled Result Analysis of Board Examinations, Learners’ Achievement Test, Training needs assessment, KVS profile for the Regional Advisory Committee , etc.,

Her genial approach, tact and diplomacy have made her the most approachable and popular teacher whom everyone seeks out at the times of their need. Her excellent rapport with everyone enables her to mobilize help from the society for the betterment of the Vidyalaya.

She is an asset and indispensable part of the Vidyalaya.

LESSON / UNIT PLAN

Dealing with earthquake fears

Objectives:

o Students will recognize and articulate their fears about earthquakes.

o Students will learn earthquake facts and myths

o Students will see what things can happen during an earthquake.

o Students will formulate earthquake plans and decide how to deal with their fears.

Procedure:

1. Begin a discussion about earthquakes.

2. Have students write down some of their fears about earthquakes.

3. Compile a list of the most common fears and hand out a copy of the list to the class.

4. Have the students do on-line research about each fear. They should try and find out:

a. If the fearful thing or event can actually happen during a quake

b. Ways to help calm that fear and increase safety

5. Once the students have handed in their research open up another discussion about earthquakes and see if they are less fearful. What fears do they still have? Are these fears irrational or justified?

6. Discuss earthquake safety and make an earthquake plan.

Resources: 

USGS Earthquakes for Kids ... & Grown-ups!

Electronic Encyclopedia of Earthquakes

Earthquake Myths

FEMA: Earthquakes for Kids

Earthquake Preparedness

Earthquake Kit Treasure Hunt

Key Points

o To reinforce the idea of earthquake preparedness

o To teach the students the components of an earthquake kit.

Materials:

o Bottled water

o First Aid kit (band-aids, bandages, etc.)

o Canned Food

o Blanket

o Shoes

o Medicine

o Battery operated radio

o Flashlight

o Any thing else you would like to include in the kit

Procedure:

1. Hide the items around the classroom, auditorium or playground.

2. Talk to the students about earthquake safety and preparedness, and ask them what they think should go into an earthquake kit.

3. Divided the students into teams and let them search for kit materials.

4. The team that finds the most materials wins the game.

5. Assemble the materials into the kit and keep them in your classroom.

Extension:

1. Hide the items around the school and design a map for them to follow. Give them compasses and see if they can orient themselves on the map and find the items.

2. Encourage them to make earthquake kits for their families.

Determining Danger

Key Points:

o To reinforce the need for earthquake safety and preparedness.

o To help students identify potential hazards.

Procedure:

1. Talk to the students about earthquakes, and the effects of earthquakes.

2. Have them look around the classroom and identify potential hazards.

3. Once they have had a few minutes to think about it, point out problem areas. For example, discuss how windows can break and bookshelves can tip over. Identify items that could fall.

4. Have the students decide where the safest place in the room would be.

5. Discuss and practice "Duck, Cover and Hold".

For more information on earthquake hazards and mitigation please see:

Earthquake Plan

Key Points:

o To reinforce the need for earthquake preparedness

o To create an earthquake plan

Objective:

Many people are afraid of earthquakes, and children are no exception. Earthquakes can be very hard to understand and deal with because they are so unpredictable. When students create an earthquake plan they regain a sense of control over an unpredictable situation, which helps to alleviate fear and anxiety.

Procedure:

1. Discuss earthquakes with the students. Highlight the reasons why earthquakes occur and some of the possible effects of earthquakes. Make sure that they know it is okay to be afraid of earthquakes, but there are things that they can do to take control.

2. Discuss and practice the earthquake plan that your school follows. Make sure they are aware that they may be separated from their parents for while, but that their parents will come and get them when it is safe.

3. Identify potential threats. Talk about the safest places to be when you are inside and outside. Example: When you are inside stay away from windows and heavy objects that could fall--get under a sturdy piece of furniture. When you are outside stay away from trees, buildings and powerlines.

Note: Most children assume that they will be at home during an earthquake, but it is just as likely that they will be at school, at a park, or at a friends house.

4. Have the students identify two places where they might be during an earthquake and make an earthquake plan for those locations.

Earthquake Plan Examples:

Location 1: Vaishali's house

o Where is the safest place? Under the dining room table

o What are important phone numbers? Mom's work number, Dad's work number...

o What will I do? Run to the dining room table and Duck, Cover and hold until all of the shaking stops.

Location 2: The Playground

o Where is the safest place? In the middle of the ball field

o Important phone numbers

o What will I do? Run to the middle of the ball field making sure to stay away from anything that could fall on me like powerlines, or tree branches.

SUPPORTING RESOURCES THAT HELPED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT

Resources: 

USGS Earthquakes for Kids ... & Grown-ups!

Electronic Encyclopedia of Earthquakes

Earthquake Myths

FEMA: Earthquakes for Kids

Earthquake Preparedness

SCEC- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country-Myths





USGS- Earthquakes for Kids ... & Grown-ups!



Earthquake Myths and Folklore 

For more information on earthquake hazards and mitigation please see:



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DISASTER MANAGEMENT DICTIONARY

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ASSESSMENT TOOLS / RUBRIC

         ⎫      students ability to work collaboratively

⎫      students ability to use technology

⎫      students ability to colour the downloaded pictures

✓ Their interest in demonstrating the same

•        Content assessment

✓ depth of knowledge acquired

✓ presentation skill

✓ demonstration skill

✓ ability of students to apply their new understanding to a new situation

✓  Role play

✓  Solving word search

✓ Written quiz

VALUE POINTS ASSIGNED FOR ASSESSMENT ON DIFFERENT TOOLS

|QUIZ |

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|Thinking skills – 2 |

|Alertness – 2 |

|Time management- 2 |

|Knowledge – 2 |

|Reasoning - 2 |

|Role Play |

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|Knowledge -2 |

|Communication – 2 |

|Time management -2 |

|Body language -2 |

|MCQ |

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|Knowledge-2 |

|Group Discussion |

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|Knowledge -2 |

|Team work-2 |

|Body language-2 |

|Communication -2 |

|Presentation skill -2 |

|Understanding-2 |

|Application-2 |

|Accuracy-2 |

|Interpretation-2 |

OUTCOMES:

This project made vast gains in their self confidence, their ability to demonstrate and speak their minds and make everyone to be courageous enough to face the situation. This is the first step to make children realize that the changes are bound to happen at any time; we need to be prepared for anything; To prepare them Physically and mentally to face the real life situation was the ultimate aim and I think it was achieved to greater extent possible.

SOME FEEDBACKS FROM THE CHILDREN ABOUT THE PROJECT

What did you learn through this project?

✓ About disaster manangement

✓ About earth quake and how they happen

✓ Lots of information about disaster and Management

✓ About man made and natural disasters

✓ How to save people during disaster

✓ How to talk to people during disaster and after

✓ Need of sharing and caring during disaster

✓ About tsunami

✓ About floods

✓ About drought

✓ How to find people who have been buried under the earth during earthquake or fire?

✓ Preparations before disaster

✓ What do we do during disaster

How have your attitudes changed after this project work?

✓ I want to help others

✓ I want to save people

✓ I learnt to work in group / teams

✓ How to introduce myself to others

✓ My confidence increased

✓ How to search in internet for information

✓ How to make power point presentations

✓ How to teach others about disaster

✓ Change happens in everybody’s life

✓ How to keep things ready before any disaster

✓ How to think differently?

What did you like about this project?

✓ Learnt to solve real life problems

✓ Working together in group with freedom is enjoyable

✓ Enjoyed the different teaching by teacher in the class

✓ More information on how to respect and talk about people around us

✓ More exposure to computer

✓ How to download information from internet

✓ Online quiz and immediate marks

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