This project aimed to educate learners about the effects of drug abuse. Students researched the impacts of drug use through interviews and visiting rehabilitation centers. They created a drama on the topic and published newspaper articles. The drama was filmed and distributed on DVDs to other schools. Students presented their findings on the radio and published a video on YouTube to share their message worldwide. The project helped students develop technology skills and increased interest in learning. It influenced teachers to incorporate more technology and convinced school leadership of technology's benefits.
Using Technology to Raise Awareness about the Effects of Drug Abuse
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Authors Moeketsi Jack Hlazi, Masite Primary School, Maseru, Lesotho.
The objective of this project is to make learners aware of effects of
abusing drugs and to make other learners around the world aware of
effects of abusing drugs
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Windows Movie Maker, Ashampoo burning studio 9,M S Word ,Total
Video Conveter,Songsmith,Autocollage,
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Description
The project uses cell phones and cell phone voice recorders, digital cameras as tools to collect
information about why people abuse drugs and how many people abuse drugs finally Presented
at the local Radio station about effects of drugs, Wrote articles which were published in the local
news paper where they were chanced to type their article themselves and also acted a drama
which makes people aware of effects of drugs. E.g. Early pregnancy, teenage dropout, Suicide,
HIV / AIDS. The Drama was shouted using Digital Camera and edited by Movie maker . This
drama, Titled “If not For Drugs” is now on the DVD and has been distributed to so far 20 schools
in Lesotho and Lesotho Television Channel 151 on the DSTV and Morija Museum Outreach
Program.
Learning Areas Health Education
Levels 13 - 19
Drugs ,Alcohol,TobbacoKeywords
Project Overview
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Background and
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Background & Planning: This project was started because of high crime
rate, teenage pregnancy, teenage dropout at schools that we see not only at
our school but also at the neibouring schools and community and the cause
of all these being Drug abuse.
The teacher made sure that he assist the pupils on how to work on the
computer software’s learners were not familiar to. He also helped arranged
for the appointments the learners had to make this a success.
Classroom Images: This lesson did not take place and end only in class but
learners went to K E L radio station to talk about drug abuse , How drug
abuse affect young people, People around them and their countries budgets.
The learners do also have a video clip on the YouTube to now share
information with the whole world.
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Human Resources: Rehabilitation Center at Scott Hospital,
Teachers, AIDS Councilor and The bar
Only two learners went habilitation center to research about Drugs. They
used Digital Camera to capturer information for other learners. They later
on went to the local clinic where they learned that drugs can lead to HI
Virus.
Technology: Digital Camera, Computer Hardware and Software
Television and DVD Player, Radio, News paper, Voice recorders, YouTube
and facebook.
The captured video clips are now available on the DVDs and YouTube for
the whole class to watch , and other learners across The world. The class
dramatized on drug abuse and had their drama put on the DVDs which
has been given to other Schools. They also went to the radio to share with
other teenagers Country wide what they have learned about drugs.
Effects of Drugs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whs0E4tspqo
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The teacher asked pupils to tell the other people about what they learned about drugs as a way of
assessment and they went to the radio station to present on drug abuse, they wrote articles to the news
paper “Leselinyana la Lesotho” They also planed a drama which answers so many questions about
problems. We have(Suicide, HIV/AIDS Rape, Dropout, teenage pregnancy and Crime?) The shorts of
the drama is now on the YouTube, and the whole drama is on the DVD which has been distributed to
many schools around Lesotho and Morija Museum Outreach program.
Mapping the Standards:
The learning outcomes of this project are maps with the National curriculum
standards. (Health Syllabus standard 6 and 7)
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The project as a change agent
Learners: They are very eager to learn, curious , want to know even
more than the teacher.
This learners are now so in to using technology to learn. Some now even
secretly record resourceful people around the their villages about any topic
from any subject and use some of the facts from their findings to
challenge their teachers. They are also very much in to acting because
they want to be on TV and this makes them to even research more.
Teachers: They all now want to have all their lessons Video recorded for
learners to watch and learn even at home. The teacher also want to sell
their lessons to other teachers and this force them to make sure that they
prepare quality lessons.
The Management:
The Management of the school has realized the passion , potential,
attitude learners now have to learning because of this project. Learners
have therefore been chanced to have a theater club which will be raising
funds for the school. This theater club is now working on the other drama
about Human rights from social studies subject. This will be sold to other
schools as a DVD and there will be also be live shows to raise funds for
the school so that the school can be able to by Computers
Effects of Drugs
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I am very much in love with using technology in teaching, It has really made my job of teaching very easy. I am
also very glad that through this project I convinced my learners, my colleagues and the management that
technology is the best teaching and learning aid and my colleagues are now using it their teaching
Masite A.C.L Primary School is found in the outskirts of Maseru along main south one road about 45km from
Maseru. It is more than 60 years old and has a roll of 410 pupils and 13 teachers.
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I am very much in love with using technology in teaching, It has really made my job of teaching very easy. I am
also very glad that through this project I convinced my learners, my colleagues and the management that
technology is the best teaching and learning aid and my colleagues are now using it their teaching
Masite A.C.L Primary School is found in the outskirts of Maseru along main south one road about 45km from
Maseru. It is more than 60 years old and has a roll of 410 pupils and 13 teachers.
Notas do Editor
This Virtual Classroom Tour template has been provided so you can develop your own Virtual Classroom Tours. Use the template to record a special learning project that you have found particularly successful in your classroom. Then share the project with other teachers in your school, district or beyond.
Here’s how:
Follow the prompts on each slide and in the embedded Word documents, in this PowerPoint document, to insert your project information. When you have finished inputting all of the project information that is requested, delete the prompts. Select each one and press the Delete key.
Note: To enter the title of your Virtual Classroom Tour you must select View, Master, Slide Master, and enter it on the slide master. Then click Close Slide Master. This will cause the title to appear on each of the slides.
From the File menu choose Save As… and save the document as a PowerPoint Show. (Use the File type: drop-down list to choose PowerPoint Show). You can then distribute the Virtual Classroom Tour.
Open the Word documents at the bottom of each slide by double clicking the icons. Follow the prompts [in the yellow boxes] for inserting information about your learning project.
On this slide, embed the student handouts and the resources created for this project. Some examples are a student project overview, Internet and other resources, directions for art projects, or instructions to students for peer editing of projects. To embed the resources, follow these steps:
Have the resource document available.
From the Insert menu choose Object.
Select Create from File… and click Browse….
Find the file you want to include and click OK.
Select Display as icon and click Change Icon… and add a suitable caption.
Click OK to add the caption and click OK to embed the file.
Position the document icon at the bottom of the slide. You can go to View, Grid and Guides, and click Display Grid on Screen for a grid on which to line up your icons.
Add any assessment materials you developed for the project to this slide.
Have the resource document available.
From the Insert menu choose Object.
Select Create from File… and click Browse….
Find the file you want to include and click OK.
Select Display as icon and click Change Icon… and add a suitable caption.
Click OK to add the caption and click OK to embed the file.
Position the document icon at the bottom of the slide. You can go to View, Grid and Guides, and click Display Grid on Screen for a grid on which to line up your icons.
To include the Standards targeted through your learning project, open the Mapping the Standards document and then add your own standards at the bottom of the document. Links are included to help you search for local curriculum and technology standards.
On this slide, embed the student handouts and the resources created for this project. Some examples are a student project overview, Internet and other resources, directions for art projects, or instructions to students for peer editing of projects. To embed the resources, follow these steps:
Have the resource document available.
From the Insert menu choose Object.
Select Create from File… and click Browse….
Find the file you want to include and click OK.
Select Display as icon and click Change Icon… and add a suitable caption.
Click OK to add the caption and click OK to embed the file.
Position the document icon at the bottom of the slide. You can go to View, Grid and Guides, and click Display Grid on Screen for a grid on which to line up your icons.
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