Students worked in group researching and gathered information about malaria. documents, pictures of insect giving malaria, stagnant water, people who has malaria specially children and pregnant women, dirty places around houses.
The uses of technology in the fight against malaria made the project more attractive and successful it also motivated the participation of students in the task. Find other great lessons like this one on the Partners in Learning Network (Africa): http://africa.partnersinlearningnetwork.com
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Authors FATOU DIOUF ENGLISH TEACHER, Soum junior high school,
department of Foundiougne region of Fatick ,state of Senegal.
The project’s objectives were to
Increase students’ awareness about malaria
Give advice on how and what to do to prevent malaria
Write e-mail advising about malaria
Objectives
Microsoft office (word,exel,power point) internetSoftware
Description Students worked in group researching and gathered information about
malaria. documents, pictures of insect giving malaria, stagnant water,
people who has malaria specially children and pregnant women, dirty
places around houses.
The uses of technology in the fight against malaria made the project more
attractive and successful it also motivated the participation of students in
the task.
Learning Areas Multidisciplinary: French, English, S.V.T
Levels 3rd and 4th form
Prevention,Mosquito,mosquito net,mosquito killer,dirty water,stagnant
water
Keywords
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Teacher Planning and Management
A meeting with other teachers was held in order to support inter-
disciplinary in the development of the project.
Background & Planning:
Students were divided in to groups, the task of each group was
given and a leader for each group was chosen .
Researches on all methods of prevention against malaria, how
to increase people’s awareness about malaria, how to cure it
(students went to the hospital use pictures and visual aids as
support).
How to write and send e-mail.
This task was done by students.
Each group analyzed the results of their work, classified ideas
opinions and advices and made graphics with the statistics they
have got to know the evolution and the frequency of malaria in
each month of the year. They use Microsoft office excel and
power point.
Students sent mail to N.G.O. and ministry in charge of health to
come to their area during the rainy season telling them what they
should and shouldn't to protect themselves against malaria.
Final results presentation with power point.
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Pictures on malaria
These two
pictures show
how we can
get Malaria
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PREVENTION OF MALARIA
• These pictures show how pregnant
women can protect themselves
against Malaria
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Teaching Resources
Project anticipation: The participation of other teachers can be easily
identify:
The French teacher helps students to get good books and right places
they where they can found the information.
In English class students worked in group with Microsoft word to
separate ideas, opinions and advices.
With the S.V.T. teacher students developed researches on the statistic
cases on malaria they have got and use Microsoft excel and made
graphics with the results to know the evolution of the dease
Students with the help of teachers went to the computer ‘s lab to set
the expected results of the project using excel and power point.
Student Project Overview: Students learned a lot of things because
they were the principal actors of the project. They also developed the
basis skills such as writing, reading and speaking. They also enjoyed the
accessibility to computers and use of software like word excel and
power point.
The results were so successful that other teachers plan to use more
computers in other activities of the school.
Class Server Resources: Students cell phones’ camera, computers,
1printer
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GRAPHICS
• The evolution
of malaria
from January
to December
in the village. 0
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J F M A M J S O N DAJ
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GRAPHICS
• 25% for Sub Saharan Africa
• 85% for Middle East North Africa
• 90% for industrialized countries
• 70% for world total
0 20 40 60 80 100
IMMUNISATION IN %
25
85
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70
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Assessment and Standards
Assessment Rubrics: .The active participation of students, the quality
of the creation of product and the skills developed made the project
successful
Mapping the Standards: Students had achieved the goals sets up by
the ministry in charge of health in Senegal that is to increase people’s
awareness about malaria in order to better prevent it
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DIOUF FATOU ENGLISH TEACHER IN
SOUM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Soum junior high school is located in a village which is 24 kilometers far
from fatick, it’s the only jonior school in the village with
700 students
21 teachers
1principal and 3 employees
DIOUF FATOU
SOUM JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL