2012 IIME REPORTCountry ［ Mexico］
School ［ Comunidad Educativa Yaxunah ］
JP School［ Asanogawa elementary school ］

Teacher ［ Miss Angie ］ grade (3 ) student number (18 )Teacher ［ Miss Satoko ］# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lessonsocialStudy about history and culture of our country and our partner’s country

12

IT

Use the online forum and have video conferences8

fine art

Look for designs, choose, trace and draw images on a mural

5fine art

Appreciation of the art work and shared with the school and community

4Times# Theme and Message of the mural
Two different cultures in two extreme locations of the world can be brought together.
ThemeMessage

The students in Japan read a story about a whale who traveled so we used the whale to join
Japan to Mexico and the students in both countries drew their local and country’s culture
through people, activities, customs, traditional clothing, toys and food as well as famous places.
The world is a big place but we are all joined together by our distinct cultures and traditions.

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
My students have gained the knowledge of learning thateven though the world is very large we are not islands on
this world and that we are all connected in one way oranother.

Points for further improvement
The use of the forum and better understanding oftimelines and how the program works. Now that I havedone it once, I feel that the next time would be muchbetter and easier after doing it once.

# Have you made your activity open in your school or in your local area? How was their reaction or reputation?

PR you did inside/out of your schoolReaction/reputation from aroundWe invited all of the students in the elementary school Everyone was very happy and excited by the opportunity
and the parents of the third grade class to come to an that the students had to participate in this exciting
exposition where we presented the mural. We also activity.
invited the local city newspaper to write an article andbe a part.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthIntroduction

ResearchComposition

Painting

Appreciation

Sep

What you did
We took individual photos anddrew our favorite food andthings to share with ourJapanese friends on the forum.

Your students attitude/reflection
Students were super excited and involved.

SubjectsocialIT

By using internet

A little confusing because this is when I wasabsent. Nonetheless, it’s a lot of activities todo in the short time given.

socialIT

Exchange respective ideas on
the mural and decided thedesign together in our groupand corresponded this topartners.

Children had great
EXPRESSING IDEAS
COOPERATIVELY.

ENJOYED
WORKINGsocialIT

Students worked on the muralin groups of five students at atime with our art workshop
teacher and regular teacher.

Worked well on this and ended up with a very
pleasing result which communicated theirinitial ideas effectively.

fine art

We displayed our mural in our
all purpose room and shared itwith all the students of ourschool, parents and community.

It was great to have a chance to share it anddisplay it for others to appreciate our hard
work and fun.

fine art

OctNovJanFebideas.
AND# Aim of the Lessons and Result
AimRank
understanding
our own cultures

Understanding
the other culturescommunication ability
interactively / in English

IT skills
forum / video conference

Creating friendshipin the class / with partners

Collaborationin the class / with partners

25 4 3 2 1○

55 4 3 2 1○

Appreciation ability
reading the painting

How your students have reached it
By having wonderful ideas and expressing them on themural that they have learned from their parents, school
and community.
They loved even seeing the Japanese language written on
the newspaper in which the paints were sent. By
everything we researched online, and received from ourpartner school.
Since they have their classes in English it was anopportunity to express themselves in their second lang.

35 4 ○3 2

1

Forum was difficult to use as it absorbed a lot of time
having to change the photos size, etc. Video conferenceswere fun and the kids LOVED THEM!!!

35 4 3 2 1○Great time to make new friends. The students will neverforget it!

35 4 ○
3 2

1

Again, just problems when I had to be away. Students
worked together.

5 4 3 2 1○

Any new learning experience, like this, keeps the students
excited and going.

45 4 3 2 1○

Students felt very capable and happy to be able toexpress their culture on their mural. Art workshop teacher
helped.

45 4 3 2 1○Same as above and enjoying the partner school’sdrawings.

positive attitude in learningin painting

5 4 3 2 1
○1

Keeping motivation highExpression abilityMark