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Place |
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□Regular
classroom □Computer room ■Special classroom □Gymnasium
□Athletic Field □Outdoors □Others〔 〕 |
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Type
of Lesson |
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■Class □Group ■Pair/Individual □Follow-up □Others〔 〕 |
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Phase |
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□Introduction ■Development
■Conclusion □Others〔 〕 |
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Main
user of IT |
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■Teacher ■Student ■Others〔Guest
Teacher〕 |
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Objectives |
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□To
introduce the topic ■To motivate students ■As illustrative material
used by the teacher ■As illustrative material used by the student □To
master through repetition □To present a model □To recollect past experiences ■To
compare □To examine what has been done/studied ■To provide second-hand
experience □Others〔 〕 |
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Equipment |
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■Computer ■Projector ■Screen □Electronic
Whiteboard □Visual Presenter □Digital Camera ■Video Player ■Internet □Digital
Contents □CD-ROM □Speakers ■Others〔Cell Phone, CCD Camera, Microphone〕 |
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Various IT equipment are utilized by the students on their own initiative and are also used to effectively present lesson materials. In addition, cell phones are made use of to share each other's experiences. |
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Two Worlds and the
Independence of Japan
Contents: based on MEXT’s curriculum
guidelines
Content (5) Modern and Contemporary Japan and the World
G Study the process of democratization and the reconstruction of Japan and
her entry into the international community during the period between the
end of World War II and the reintegration into the international community,
in relation to the global situation.
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Understand that the recovery of
independence and the reintegration into the international community of Japan
is deeply related to the changes in the global community.
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(1) |
Research
the major causes of the Korean War, its development and outcome, and its
influence upon Japan, using the Internet as the main information source. |
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(2) |
Project the production volume
of the machine industry before and after the Korean War and draw a graph
of the change in output to confirm the influence of the Korean War on
Japan. |
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(3) |
Summarize the contents and the
problem issues of the Treaty of Peace. |
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a. |
Interview people who experienced
the war to ask how they felt when Japan attained independence. Present
the interview results. |
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Introduce the issue of the
northern territories as an example of an unresolved issue. |
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(1) |
Process
the statistical data using spreadsheet software to encourage the students
to investigate the meaning of the data. |
(2) |
Keep track of the students' activities
by repeatedly digitalizing newly attained information, so that the students
will familiarize themselves with IT. |
(3) |
Conclude the lesson by sharing
common experiences through cell phones, which allow an exchange of information
any time and anywhere. |
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