ABOUT US
Project
Introduction
Title: Little known Treasures of Mayaro
Category: Local Attractions
School:
Address:
Other Information: The number of
students who took part in this project is 5 with it being 1 girl and 4 boys
along with 4 teachers. The teachers who took part are Mr. A Fraser ,Mr. T
Hinds, Mr. J Weste and Mrs. A Khadoo. The ages of the participating students are
from 9-11 yrs of age and they come from Std 3 & 4. No my school has never
taken part before in the Cyberfair before.
E-mail Contact: anfras4@yahoo.com
Overview
1. Description of
"Our Community"
The
"local community"is one that can be described as being rural. Most of
the people that live here depend on Agriculture and Fishing for their survival. The
community of Mayaro is bordered by Manzanilla, Guyaguyare and Rio Claro with a
couple of smaller villages being on the fringes.
This
district is one that boast of a thriving petro-based industry with the likes of
BPTT being the main Co. in this area. Mayaro is also home to some of the nations
most interesting sites as this project will seek to explore and bring to the
fore front, so that people near and far will be able to take notice and show
their interest by visiting and being witness to the beauty that our community
has come to call our” Hidden Treasure” ( NOTE: "community" need not
be restricted by geographic location.)
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2. Summary of Our
Project
Our
Cyberfair project is about Local Attractions in our community and we have
chosen some of the sites that are very popular and dear to our community. These
sites range form man made things to natural wonders all the more important to
our community as these sites can be tracked and visited by all interested
persons and groups who may want to tour our community and witness these thing
from a first
hand point of view.The data gathered for this project comes directly from
knowledge of our students and teachers and admittedly may have room for info
but as it stands all that is supplied is as accurate as it can come at this
present time.
3. CyberFair Theme
By
learning of these remarkable sites we wish to expose to the public,it will help
people to learn of our hidden treasures and unite us by the interest that will
be shown by the outdoor and nature lovers who will visit our community to bear
witness to our offerings.
4. Our Computer and Internet Access
A. Percentage of students
using the Internet at home:
B. Number of workstations
with Internet access in the school: 0
C. Connection speed used
in our school school: Nil
D. Number of years our school
has been connected to the Internet: 0
E. Additional comments
concerning your computer and/or Internet access (Optional):
As can be seen this school to date has not gotten their internet connectivity
activated thus far,but with willing students and
teachers decided that we will not be handicapped by this shortcoming and try to
defy the odds and still produce a project that is worthy of being on the WWW .
5. Problems We Had
To Overcome
Barriers
we faced while doing this project included lack of internet for our student
body and the timing as this was a very packed term with the SEA, Sports, Easter parade, the President’s inauguration, the
visit of prince Charles to name a few of the distractions this group faced in
trying to get this project completed. Our main problem however was the lack of
the usage of the internet by our students who as an alternative had to rely
heavily on Mr. Fraser to get our work done.
6. Our Project Sound
Bite
This project has meant plenty to us students in that it
allows us to showcase our community and to be able to share it with people over
a vast cross- section of our nation and hopefully across the world
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7. How did your activities and research for this International Schools
CyberFair Project support required coursework and curriculum standards?
Plenty of the work came down to our skills in
investigation, asking ourselves question and coming up with interesting and
accurate answers. Our essay writing skills were also tested and in going with our
EMA project we able to get right to the root of the environmental factors that
were involved in the creation of this project. The usage of the environment for
this project allowed us to tap into our Social Studies skills and really get
the job done. This experience also gave us the chance to work as a team and so
we were able to learn that with group work and cooperation we can be a good
group filled with ideas and initiatives.
Project
Elements
1) What information
tools & technologies did you use to complete your
CyberFair project?
The
list of tools used are as follows :-
- 1 markvision computer with dial up internet
access
- digital still cameras to take our photos
-
scanner
- Internet
-
library at school
These
tools were the tools that were available for our use and it was very helpful as
we as a 1st. time entrant are looking to build from here and get
better equipped for any future efforts that we may pursue.Our most valuable
equipment was the PC that our web master allowed us to make use of to complete
this project
2) In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons
for your
CyberFair project
?
An
"ambassador" is a person who represents his or her country or, in this
case, school or organization. In order to accomplish this project your students
probably contacted and talked to people in your community... in person, through
letters and phone calls, and through email. During those contacts, students
probably had to tell them about this project and some of the other things that
you were doing at school.
In
this section, tell about the different ways that students contacted people in
your community.
This
was very limited as the time constraint experienced hardly allowed us to do
this project as from a community point of view.Hoping to use a different
approach for any future endeavours
3) What has been the impact of your project on your community?
Describe
how your involvement in this project has strengthened the "relationship"
between your school and your local community, or describe the anticipated
impact your project will have in the future.
Questions
to Consider
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Will your project made a difference?
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What is unique about your presentation within your community?
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Will people in your community learn new things through your Web pages?
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Will other people around the world learn new things about your community?
- Have you established some new working
relationships with people in the community? Yes
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What kind of feedback have you received about your involvement in the project?
- How will your website help people around the
world as well as in your community and
country?
4) How did your project involve other members of your community as
helpers and volunteers?
Most
of the helpers used were the students and the teachers
Project
Bibliography
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