Introduction
http://www.colombianparadise.com/destinations/caribbean-colombia.html
Colombia is an amazing country located in the northwestern tip of South America.
The capital city of Colombia is Bogotá, the official language is Spanish and the main cities are Medellin, Cali, Bucaramanga, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta.
Colombia is the second flower exporter in the world and the 75% of the coffee production is exported.
Objective:
Knowing the Colombian’s culture, folklore, music and gastronomy.
Methodology:
This is a group project that will be done during three virtual sessions where you will be working in a cooperative way. You have to follow WebQuest instructions and work in academic and social learning environment.
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Task
Dear student, let's take an amazing trip around Colombian’s culture. Please, have ready your travel suitcase, the map of Colombia, a compass and a computer.
COLOMBIAN'S NATURAL REGIONS
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/munoz/AboutMe/ColombianMusic/NaturalRegions/English_Natural_R.html Please, click next.
To do this work, you will be using Internet resources (including links to information, pictures, and videos) where you can find interesting evidence about your country.
Do a research on the web looking for more information about Colombian's culture of every natural region and at the end of your marvelous trip, your group will create, design and send through e-mail a PowerPoint document about one of the Natural Regions assigned by your teacher, to a friend from another country, to invite her/him to visit our Colombia’s diversity.
Process
Session 1:
Use the link below to access to interesting information about your country. Write the answer to the questions and the comments you want in your notebook.
Task 1: Watch Welcome to Colombia's video in the link http://discovercolombia.com/colombia-info/
Task 2: Write the name of some places you identified in the video with a characteristic. Example: Bogotá is the Capital city of Colombia.
Task 3: Read the text information and write the name of the countries that border Colombia.
Session 2:
Task 1: Go to the following page http://www.colombiaemb.org/node/1331 and answer the following questions:
- How many indigenous ethnic groups and native languages are there in Colombia?
- Name some important fairs and cultural festivals celebrated in Colombia.
- Which are the recognized musical styles in Colombia?
Task 2: Visit the following link, http://www.colombia.travel/en, in "where to go" take your assigned region, visit the cities you want and write in your notebook five ideas about things you like in these cities. Example: I like to eat "arepa de huevo" in Cartagena.
Task 3: Go to the recommended page and read the information about your corresponding Colombia's Natural Region. Write a chart with the name of the departments and their corresponding capital cities that are included. http://discovercolombia.com/colombia-info/geographic-regions/
Session 3:
Now, you are ready to prepare the stage of the trip.
Task 1: Find more information. Watch the following videos to find more information about food and traditions of your region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiF5r4tbP7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxq2fDRxP2c
Task 2: In your group and using your gmail account design a PowerPoint document about your assigned region and send it through e-mail to a friend from another country to invite her/him to visit our Colombia’s diversity.
Evaluation
Colombia’s Natural Region Rubric
Student's name: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Score: ________________
| KNOWLEDGE | COMPREHENSION | APLICATION | ANALYSIS | SYNTHESIS | EVALUATION |
| IDENTIFY | RECOGNIZE | DIFFERENTIATE | CLASSIFY | CREATE | ARGUE |
| DESCRIBE | CLASSIFY | DEMONSTRATE | COMPARE | INTEGRATE | CONCLUDE |
| CRITERIA | SUPERIOR | HIGH | BASIC | LOW | POINTS | |
| 1 | Cooperative Work |
25 points The student participates actively in equipment of work doing in order all the WebQuest tasks and obtain excellent results. |
15 points The student participates the majority of time in equipment of work doing the WebQuest tasks and obtain good results. |
5 points The student does not participate in equipment of work, does some WebQuest tasks and obtains basic results. |
0 points The student does not participate in equipment of work and neither does the WebQuest tasks obtaining low results. |
__ / 25 |
| 2 | Use of Technology |
25 points The student uses correctly the technological resources in the web following the WebQuest tasks of the process to create and design the final product. |
15 points The student uses the majority technological resources in the web following in a suitable way the WebQuest tasks of the process to create and design the final product |
5 points The student uses only some technological resources in the web following in a poor way the WebQuest tasks of the process in order to create and design the final product. |
0 points The student does not use correctly the technological resources in the web neither follow the WebQuest tasks of the process in order to create and design the final product. |
__ / 25 |
| 3 |
Language Use |
25 points The student always uses clear and appropriate language for the context. |
15 points The student usually uses clear and appropriate language for the context. |
5 points The student frequently uses unclear and or inappropriate language for the context. |
0 points The student uses unclear and inappropriate language for the context. The message is difficult to be understood. |
__ / 25 |
| 4 | Final Product - PowerPoint Document |
25 points The student creates and designs in an innovative way the Colombia’s Natural Region PowerPoint document and sends it to a friend through the personal account inviting her/him to know the Colombia’s diversity. |
15 points The student creates and designs clearly information of the Colombia’s Natural Region PowerPoint document and sends it to a friend through the personal account inviting her/him to know the Colombia’s diversity.
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5 points The student designs simple data of the Colombia’s Natural Region PowerPoint document and sends it to a friend through the personal account inviting her/him to know the Colombia’s diversity.
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0 points
The student does not create the Colombia’s Natural Region PowerPoint document and either sends it to a friend through the personal account inviting her/him to know the Colombia’s diversity.
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__ / 25 |
| Total Points | __ / 100 |
Conclusion
Now that you know more about your country and you have shared the information,
Where is Colombia located?
How many Natural Regions does Colombia have?
What do you think about Colombia?
Is it a good place to live?
Would you recommend it to a foreign person?
Where does Colombia music come from?
How do you preserve Colombia’s Natural resources?
Which Colombia’s Natural Region would you like to visit? and Why?
How do you think you can contribute to take care of it?
Did you enjoy exploring your country?
GREAT JOB!
Teacher Page
By Ingrid Rueda and Martha Lucía Prada
FUNIBER - Fundación Universitaria Iberoaméricana.
Subject: CALL - Computer Assisted Language Learning.
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Colombia is a very important touristic, beautiful and biodiverse landscape in South America.
We have a unique mix of ethnic cultures.
We have over 300 beaches along the Caribbean and Pacific coasts.
We have perfect weather conditions that allow growing the best coffee in the world.
We have delicious cuisine, fresh fruit and typical dishes that you cannot find anywhere else in the world.
We have 1.025 folklore rhythms.
We have 55.000 species of plants with flowers.
We are the second happiest nation of the world.
We are leaders in refractive surgeries.
We have 1.815 species of birds.
Colombia is the perfect place to do some adventure or extreme sports, such as snorkeling, scuba diving or water sports.
Colombia Spanish is perfect for language learners.
http://www.uncovercolombia.com/en/colombia
click Colombia