e-Bug Children’s Pages

1. e-Bug Children’s Pages

2. Discuss what students want from the website • Go over each of the website sections • Our ideas • What the students want • What you think • Discuss the new Website layout

3. What Children want • All students • Bright, colourful pages • Not too much text • Lots of pictures and images • Interactive Junior students • Easy information • Large text • Fun element • Easy to navigate

4. Website Overview ideas

5. Children’s Pages Home page • Student log on • Allow students to keep scores and collect bonuses every time they return to the site thereby encouraging them to return • High ranking scores • On the home page we could have a section of high ranking scores, either by individual visitor or by country. This would add a competitive feel to the website and encourage visitors to return. • A thermal map of Europe • Illustrating how many people are online at that particular time point thereby emphasising the European feel of the website • Fascinating Facts • A bank of 104 fascinating facts that would change on a weekly basis allowing 2 years worth of facts

7. Create your own avatar Students could create their own avatar to guide them through the various sections of the website, this avatar could potentially remind them of areas they have yet to visit, give them updates on how they can earn more bonuses and tell them when they have got answers wrong in the quiz or revision sections. 1. Create your own avatar • Individualises the website for each student • Allows a sense of ownership • Encourages students to come back to site • Can be used to give bonuses i.e. Students can unlock more items of clothing as they earn more points in quizzes etc

8. 1. Create your own avatar Ideas The avatar would always be at the bottom of the screen guiding them through the different sections of the website, encouraging them to visit sections they haven’t been to before The avatar could take the form of either Amy, Harry and friends characters in the packs and allow students to choose clothing etc for them Be one of the microbes in the packs acting as a guide, when you score more points you can upgrade or change your microbe

9. 1. Create your own avatar Student Feedback • Junior Schools • No, can’t be bothered logging in • Always forget my password • Senior Schools • Really liked the idea • Would like a password hint in case I forget my password

10. 1. Create your own avatar Your Thoughts Should it be human or a microbe? Should they be on the screen all the time or should students have the ability to close them down if they wanted? Any other thoughts?

11. 2. Downloads Downloads SEM and EM photographs of various microbes and all pack artwork available for download • Photographs of the microbes brings microbiology to life to the students • Downloadable pack clipart helps reinforce classroom learning

12. 2. Downloads Student Feedback • In General • All groups of students liked the idea of downloads • Both ages really liked looking at the microbes photographs • Both ages thought that they would use the clip art in school projects • Junior school students thought that it might be a good idea to label the images with the correct names but also phonetically

13. In your groups, how do you think • The section should look • Thumbnails b. List c. filmstrip • The section should be divided i.e. • Photographs b. Clipart • Bacteria / useful and harmful i. Characters • Viruses ii. Microbes • Fungi iii. Backgrounds • or all in one • Can you think on places where we can access more images

14. 3. Revision Guides Revision guide a set of interactive pages on each of the e-Bug topics for students. Students would be given the information in text and this would be followed up by an interactive activity • Introduction to Microbes • Microbes are very small living organisms, they are so small we need a microscope to see them • There are three different types of microbes • Viruses • Bacteria • Fungi • They come in many different shapes and sizes • Encourages learning from home • Place where students can go to find out more • Helps with homework • Incentive for teachers to recommend the site to students • Each set of revision pages would be followed by an interactive online activity Introduction to Microbes Viruses Viruses are the smallest of the microbes and can even live inside other microbes! Some viruses make us sick. Diseases like CHICKENPOX and the FLU are caused by viruses. Viruses can spread from one person to another but it depends on the type of virus. FUNGI BACTERIA This virus is called Influenza (in-flu-en-za) and causes the flu VIRUSES

15. 3. Revision Guides Student Feedback • In General • Very good idea • The text should be simple but certain words should be highlighted and you can click on these to find more information • The activities should be after the revision sections so that you do something AFTER you have learned about it • The activities should ALSO be in the games sections for students who have already done the revision sections and just want to play games

16. In your groups, can you think on any simple web activities to reinforce these learning outcomes Introduction to Microbes Will know that bacteria, viruses and fungi are three different types of microbe Will understand that microbes are found everywhere Will know that microbes come in different shapes and sizes Good Microbes Will understand that some microbes can help keep us healthy Will know that some microbes can be put to good use Harmful Microbes Will know that sometimes microbes can make us ill

17. In your groups, can you think on any simple games to reinforce these learning outcomes Respiratory Hygiene Will learn that infection can spread through sneezing and coughing Will understand that covering the mouth when sneezing or coughing can prevent the spread of infection Will know that coughing or sneezing in your hand can still spread infection Hand Hygiene Will understand that infection can be spread through unclean hands Will know that hand washing can prevent the spread of infection Food hygiene Microbes can be found on our food and can transfer to humans Cooking food properly can kill harmful microbes Bacteria multiply very quickly Refrigeration only stops microbes growing, it doesn’t kill them

18. In your groups, can you think on any simple games to reinforce these learning outcomes • Sexually Transmitted Infections • Will know that infection can be spread easily through sexual contact • Will understand what they can do to protect themselves against STIs • Vaccines • Vaccines help prevent a range of infections, including the flu •   There are not vaccines for all infection • Antibiotic Use • Will understand that most common infections get better on their own through time, bed rest, liquid intake and healthy living • Will understand that if antibiotics are taken, it is important to finish the course

19. 4. Hall of Fame Hall of Fame People in history who have made a positive contribution to science with background information and some interesting facts to make them more human • The Louvre website • A literal hall of fame

20. 4. Hall of Fame Student Feedback • In General • Find the old microbiologists boring • They are not relevant to us today • Senior schools • Like the Hall of Fame idea • Want to know about modern scientists too • Want interesting facts • Images should be caricatures which turn into the real photo when you scroll over them • Junior schools • Like the Louvre museum idea • Want pictures and cartoons

21. 4. Hall of Fame Ideas • In your groups, can you think on • Interesting facts on any of the above • Anyone else who should be included • Any modern scientists

22. 5. Quiz • Students like competitive games • Testing themselves encourages learning • Points earned would go to their overall score and leadership rankings, bonus points could be achieved for getting all questions correct • Students can choose a select all set of questions or select questions by topic Quiz a large bank of questions (perhaps 200) meaning that every time a student visits the website they get asked a different 20 questions. When they get a question wrong they would be given correct answer and an explanation by their avatar. The more they get right the higher their bonus bank would become.

23. 5. Quizzes Student Feedback • In General • Want to know the correct answers to the questions they got wrong • Prefer to choose a set of questions or a section to do, • There should be no more than 5 – 10 questions in a round • Senior Students • Like the idea of bonus points if they get all the questions right

24. Do you think that the quiz be based just on either • the learning outcomes • activities • should it be broader??

25. 6. Games • Current online games • All new online activities that will be created for the revision pages

26. 7. Disease Fact Files • Fact sheets relevant to students needs • Designed to reinforce the fact that microbes can cause disease • Emphasises the three different types of microbes Lymphocryptovirus Lim-Foe-Cryp-Toe-Virus Virus Influenza A The Epstein-Barr virus is a type of Lymphocryptovirus causing an illness known as the Kissing Disease or Glandular fever. Patients suffer from sore throats, swollen lymph glands, and extreme tiredness. Transmission requires close contact such as kissing or sharing drinks.  In-Flu-En-Za A Virus The flu is an infection caused by Orthomyxoviridae. Every year 5 – 40% of the population get the flu but most people recover completely in a couple of weeks.  In 1918, before there were any vaccines for the flu, twenty million people were killed! Varicellovirus Var-E-Cell-O-Virus Disease fact files a set of fact cards on infectious diseases relevant to students Virus Chickenpox is caused by the Varicella-Zoster virus. It is highly contagious although rarely serious and is spread through direct contact (or coughing and sneezing). Almost everyone caught chickenpox in their childhood prior to the discovery of the chickenpox vaccine.

27. 7. Disease Fact Files Student Feedback • In General • Both age groups liked this idea • Wanted pictures of the microbes that caused the diseased and the symptoms they caused • Junior schools • Asked if there could be a search function so that if they typed in sore throat they could get information on that quickly

28. 7. Disease Fact Files Ideas Divide diseases into categories for easy findings Layout the diseases in a similar format to the card game in the senior pack • In your groups, can you think on • Go through the list of disease on your table and discuss which are relevant for students • Can you think on any that are not on the list

29. 8. Home / Kitchen Science Materials: Plate/bowl pepperwater dish soap human finger • A set of experiments that students can do for their parents • Reinforces learning in the home environment • Pepper Experiment Pepper Experiment

30. Can you think on any science experiments that students can do at home to help take the e-Bug key learning messages back to the family

31. 9. Campaigns • Section of the website where you can highlight to schools and students information on what your country is doing for specific campaigns

32. Thank you