Our Story Project Information

                            1.  Name of Site: http://www.k12.nf.ca/fatima/vtour.htm
                            2.  School:  Fatima Academy
                                             Avalon West School District
                                             St. Bride's
                                             Newfoundland
                                             Email: darwalsh@calvin.stemnet.nf.ca
                            3.  Teachers:
                            Darlene Walsh, Pat Dohey, Diane Williams
                            4.  Classes Participating: Grade two and
                                                                Grade eleven students
                            5.  Number and ages of students participating:
                                13 Grade two students
                                15 Grade eleven students

                                        CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GROUP!!!!

                        Project Reflection
                       1.   Fatima Academy is a small, rural school located on the
                        southeast coast of Newfoundland.  It has a student population
                        of 260 in kindergarten to Grade twelve.

                        2. "A Virtual Tour of the Cape Shore" is a GrassRoots project
                       geared to display and showcase our unique corner of the world
                       Grade eleven students researched and, for the most part, built
                        this site.  The Grade two students drew pictures of their
                        favourite places in their communities and scanned them
                        for the website.  The students were involved in research, both
                        primary and secondary, to find out information about the
                        different communities that make up the Cape Shore.  With
                        the teamwork of the students, teachers and others in the
                        communities, we were able to build this unique site.

                       3. Time was the biggest obstacle to overcome when
                        building  this website.  It was quite difficult to obtain as much
                        information as we would have liked in such a short period of
                        time.  We have, however, gathered sufficient information to
                        complete this project.

                       4. In order to create our website we had to use several
                        technology tools.  First, we used the digital camera to take
                        pictures of the various sights in the communities.  Also, we
                        used  the flatbed scanner to scan some pictures that we had
                        brought from home.  In addition, we also used different
                        programs such as netscape composer and  paintshop pro.
                        Finally, we also used Netscape Composer to construct our
                        webpage and Netscape Communicator to test it.

                        5. The project goals related to our curriculum in many ways.
                        For instance the grade 2's are learning about each of their
                        communities in their social studies class and by constructing
                        this website it gave them a greater appreciation about their
                        community.

                        6.  The impact of this project on our learning has been a great
                        success.  We now have a wide range of knowledge on each
                        community of the Cape Shore and from this we have a great
                        appreciation for our ancestors and the history of our
                        community.

                       7. We connected through our community through interviews
                       with several people.  We also took pictures of historical sights
                       and other scenic routes.

                       8. If we were to do this project again we would make several
                       changes.  First of all we would have spread out the project over
                       a longer period of time.  Also, we would have had more people
                       involved, therefore, this would decrease the amount of work
                       and allow each community to be equally represented.

                       9. The recommendations that we would give to other students
                       and teachers wanting to run a project like this would be that it
                       is a great experience.  It enables you to become more aware of
                       the history and culture, thus enabling you to become more
                       familiar with your community.  However, we would also give
                       them a little advice for instance if your area has a lot of history
                       make sure you spread out the work .

                           10.  Thoughts on this project:
                      "It is a great way to showcase your community!"
                      "What a way to put the Cape Shore on the map!'
                      "This is why we love to live on the Cape Shore......."

                      11.  Mrs. Walsh, the coordinator of this project, has some
                             thoughts about the project to share.