Technology - Harms or Enhances Our Relationships

Mahindra International 3. Technology: harms or enhances our relationships?
School Pallavi Kumari, Lila Ravichandran, Meghali Randive, Shalaka Walimbe,

Rosy Dias
IB MYP Integrated humanities (MYP 3) B
Summary
3. Technology: harms or enhances our relationships? Current Interdisciplinary
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weeks
Subject Year Start date Duration
Integrated humanities, French, MYP 3 Week 2, January 3 weeks
German, Hindi, Design
Purpose of Integration
Entry focus: Concept and content
Students will explore various avenues and then create an animation/infographic to convey how differences in lifestyle based on
cultures they belong to, affect identities and relationships.
Key and Related Concepts
Key Concepts
Key
Concepts Definition
Connections are links, bonds and relationships among people, objects, organisms or ideas.
Connections
Related Concept(s)
Individuals and Societies - Integrated Humanities
Perspective
Language Acquisition - French

Phase 2 - Message
Phase 3 - Point of view
Language Acquisition - German

Phase 2 - Message
Language Acquisition - Hindi

Phase 1 - Message
Phase 2 - Message
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Inquiry
Conceptual Understanding
Perspective impacts the message and helps make connections and form relationships.
Global Context
Global Context Explorations to develop Subjects
Personal efficacy and agency, Happiness and the good life, Health and well-being, French
Lifestyle choices, Attitudes, Independence German
Identities and Hindi
relationships Design
Statement of Inquiry
Our perspective towards identities and relationships impacts our messages and connections with each other .
Inquiry Questions
Type Linked Subjects Inquiry Questions Line of Inquiry
Factual Individuals and societies: What have been some of the Role of technology in our lives
Integrated humanities major technological
breakthroughs in history?
Factual Individuals and societies: How have computers Role of technology in our lives
Integrated humanities changed the way in which
we live and communicate?
Conceptual Language acquisition: In what ways does Impact of technology on our

French, German, Hindi technology affect our relationships:
Individuals and societies: identity and relationships? In
Integrated humanities what ways can technology
affect global interactions?
Debatable Language acquisition: Does technology harm our

French, German, Hindi relationships with others?
Individuals and societies:
Integrated humanities
Curriculum
Interdisciplinary Aims
Develop, analyse and synthesize knowledge from different disciplines to generate deeper understanding.

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Explore (and integrate) different and diverse perspectives through inquiry.
Reflect on the unique ways interdisciplinary learning allows us to communicate and act.
Interdisciplinary Objectives
A: Evaluating
analyse disciplinary knowledge.
evaluate the interdisciplinary perspectives.
B: Synthesizing
create a product that communicates a purposeful interdisciplinary understanding.
justify how their product communicates interdisciplinary understanding.
C: Reflecting
discuss the development of their own interdisciplinary learning.
discuss how new interdisciplinary understanding enables action.
Aims
Understand the interactions and interdependence of individuals, societies and the environment
Act as responsible citizens of local and global communities

Enable the student to recognize and use language as a vehicle of thought, reflection, self-expression and learning in other
subjects, and as a tool for enhancing literacy
MYP subject group objective(s)

Phase
D Writing
Emergent level (phase 1 and 2)
iv.communicate all the required information with a clear sense of audience and purpose to suit the context
Capable level (phase 3 and 4)
Phase

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D Writing
Phase
D Writing
Content (topics, knowledge, skills)

Integrated Humanities -
• historical and geographical contexts of discoveries and innovations

• political, cultural and social significance of technology that have affect relationships ( formal and informal)
• local and global challenges
• propaganda, persuasion and the impact of contemporary social and mass media
• stereotypes, identity, values and cultural adaptation
• the historical development and impact of a significant innovation or idea.
Skills
Integrated Humanities -
-note making
-summary writing
-source evaluation
-Structure information appropriately in an oral presentation
-Consider ideas from other perspectives and points of view in a debate
-diagrams and flow chart , timelines to specific technological inventions or discoveries
ATL Skills
ATL skills
Self-management

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- III. Organization skills
Managing time and tasks effectively
Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information
Select and use technology effectively and productively
Research
Developing IB Learners
IB Learner Profile
Communicators
Balanced
Description
Communicators: The students are expected to share their perspective and/or personal stories about the effect of Science and
Technology on their identity and relationship with other.
Balanced:
Connections
Service as Action
This unit embedded a greater scope for student-initiated action.
-students picked up the message of how they need to bring in lifestyle changes in their behaviour with respect to over use of all
that technology has added on into their daily lives.
- the students got an opportunity to introspect on their routine and daily life and the realisation that they need to be mindful of
their onscreen time.
Assessment
Interdisciplinary Assessment
Comment on the Statement of Inquiry: “Technological breakthrough which has made its greatest impact on our identities and
relationship”.
Formative Assessment
I.H.:- Recall the discussions we had in class based on the thinking prompts each one shared
Make connections to think about the technological breakthrough you want to focus on based on the two resources shared with

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you ( Resource 1: Reading Resource and Resource 2: the video)
Please note: You need to explain the impact on identities and relationships
MYP Assessment Criteria

Interdisciplinary
N/A A: Evaluating N/A B: Synthesizing
N/A C: Reflecting
N/A A: Knowing and understanding N/A B: Investigating
N/A C: Communicating N/A D: Thinking critically
Description
Peer and Self-assessment

The Nature of the unit and time line was such that opportunities for peer assessment were based on oral feeback as the students
presented their thoughts to the entire Year Group.
Standardization and Moderation

There was no scope for standarisation considering that none of us in the team knew all the languages. But the two departments
had collaborated session with whoever was available at different times to create the SA TASK since the learner's needs
were different in each group ( German: Advanced and Beginners) ( French: Advanced and Beginners) ( Hindi: Advanced and
Beginners) (Arabic : Native speakers) (Korean: Native Speakers) ( German: Native speakers)
Learning Experiences
Prior Learning Experiences

1)

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2) Introduction to the IDU:
• interdisciplinary knowledge in real life situations (group activity)

• Pick a newspaper from the pile
• flip through the pages
• as a group select ONE article
• read and discuss which subject knowledge (word, ideas, tools) did you come across in the news article
2) Discussion on the latest updates to the ever popular television set
• Video Watch ( 9:16seconds)

• Complete the class activity.
• Task Sheet 1 ( upload the finished task on TEAMS assignment)
• Video Watch ( 4:47seconds)
• Class Discussion: Advantages and disadvantages of Television
• 10:45 am to 11:00am – Start the Essay writing task
• (Make sure you start with the planning table)
Learning Experiences and Teaching Strategies

• Class discussion, Socrates Seminar : Atom Bomb how political relationships change or are maintained...Hair styling
device: How my identity gets affected because of the confidence I get seeing my well styled hair
• Use of graphic organizers : Understanding Map - a graphic organizer. ( Student sample)
• Source Analysis- Expectations of OPVL
2) Origin, Purpose and Value: Demonstration of Poster presentation using the source A
3) Forming 5 groups with three members in each
4) Working time: Prepare a poster containing -Origin, Value and Purpose of the given visual source.
List of sources
• Discussion on Technological impact on war
-clip from a movie to initiate discussion
-quote by Angela Kane (Senior Fellow, Vienna Centre for disarmament and non-proliferation
-discussion points ( to be continued after the FA1 presentations)
French LA:

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Refer to the poster: Activity: Activity 1: Research about different technological advancements in the last century and in recent
times that have impacted human life. Create a mind map and label them in French.
Practice Vocabulary related to Technology on Language Gym or with vocab Docs
Language Gym Pros and cons of new technologies - Sentence Builder.pdf

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One Drive/MYP/Ph 3/Vocab
Language Gym Unit 1-Revision quickie-Technology in everyday life-Part 2.pdf

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Language Gym Unit 2-Revision quickie-Social media-Part 1.pdf

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Language Gym Unit 2-Revision quickie-Social media-Part 2.pdf
MYP 3 work on IDU Give resources (Article, video etc) Unpack Summative Task
Students begin brainstorming for possible synthesis, product ideas etc
Practice Vocabulary related to Technology on Language Gym or with vocab Docs One Drive/MYP/Ph 3/Vocab
Articles: One Drive/MYP/Ph 3/Articles/
Et toi, tu blogues ?; Explique Youtube aux parents ; Internet Nouvelles technologies ; Culture numerique des ados
Videos : Bonjour : Nouvelles technologies ; Accros au portable
Ca va : Nouvelles technologies mai 2012 & sep 2018
Differentiation
Content: Different text/discussion/multimedia - based on the language proficiency
Process: Discussions in small language groups
Product: Inclusion of different formats for the product eg brochure, blogs, speech, article, comic strip or inforgraphic.

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Reflections
General Reflections
Prior to studying the unit

Rosy Dias May 15, 2023 at 8:36 AM
This particular IDU included a planning meeting of all secondary teachers wherein, we evaluated the past IDUs . Unlike
the previous IDU there is a welcoming change ( not a part of field trips). This gave us a new direction to plan and
proceed. The subject group overviews of all subjects were put up on display board to contemplate on possible entry
points to interdisciplinary planning. For MYP3 , there was a high potential for integration with Language Aquisition by
exploring opportunities for integration among related concepts through a shared global context and statement of inquiry.
After considering the vertical and horizontal curriculum planning, the Global Concept of Identities and relationships with
relationships as Key Concept was finalized.
The attributes of IB learner profile ( communicator and balanced) can go a long way in this IDU since students need to share
not only their perspectives but also their personal stories how the devices they use have its strengths and weaknesses when
it comes to relationships.
During the unit

Rosy Dias May 17, 2023 at 6:40 PM
There is a major challenge in this IDU since the Language Acquisition subject group has too many dynamics. This affected
the time line in planned scheme of events.
The skills that needed more practice for the students are: summarizing thoughts, making notes and establishing credibility
of the sources used to drive the inquiry.
Interestingly there were current events that helped students to understand the gravity of situation when it comes to social
media addictions, scams, medical issues - all due to overuse of science and technology that modern society offers.
After the unit

Rosy Dias May 18, 2023 at 7:05 PM
The learning outcome of this unit was awareness and usage of vocabulary for both Integrated Humanities and Language
Aquisition in terms of scientific innovations and discoveries. The learners got an insight into how each Language borrows
certain root words from other languages and how language has evolved to adopt in terms of specific vocabulary. The
Summative Assessment task served to distinguish levels of acievement by offering options for the product eg - : brochure,
blogs, speech, article, comic strip or infographic. There were practical issues which delayed the execution and grading of
the task since the team took on the ambitious task of allowing students to use different languages Eglish, French, German,

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HIndi, Arabic, Korean) This also posed issues with standarization for grading. Since Criterion C is expected to be assessed
in combination, the SA task dragged on due to long list of language teachers ( some experts were outside of school
community).
This IDU held a lot of scope for student-initiated action since during various stages of the inquiry process, students picked
up the message of how they need to bring in lifestyle changes in their behaviour with respect to over use of all that
technology has added on into their daily lives.

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Mahindra International 3. Technology: harms or enhances our relationships?

School Pallavi Kumari, Lila Ravichandran, Meghali Randive, Shalaka Walimbe,

3. Technology: harms or enhances our relationships? Current Interdisciplinary

Key and Related Concepts

Language Acquisition - French

Phase 3 - Point of view

Language Acquisition - German

Language Acquisition - Hindi

Mahindra International School

Global Context Explorations to develop Subjects

Type Linked Subjects Inquiry Questions Line of Inquiry

Conceptual Language acquisition: In what ways does Impact of technology on our

Debatable Language acquisition: Does technology harm our

Mahindra International School

Explore (and integrate) different and diverse perspectives through inquiry.

analyse disciplinary knowledge.

evaluate the interdisciplinary perspectives.

create a product that communicates a purposeful interdisciplinary understanding.

justify how their product communicates interdisciplinary understanding.

discuss the development of their own interdisciplinary learning.

discuss how new interdisciplinary understanding enables action.

Act as responsible citizens of local and global communities

MYP subject group objective(s)

Emergent level (phase 1 and 2)

Capable level (phase 3 and 4)

Mahindra International School

Emergent level (phase 1 and 2)

Capable level (phase 3 and 4)

Emergent level (phase 1 and 2)

Capable level (phase 3 and 4)

Content (topics, knowledge, skills)

• historical and geographical contexts of discoveries and innovations

-Structure information appropriately in an oral presentation

-Consider ideas from other perspectives and points of view in a debate

-diagrams and flow chart , timelines to specific technological inventions or discoveries

Mahindra International School

- III. Organization skills

Managing time and tasks effectively

Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information

Select and use technology effectively and productively

Mahindra International School

you ( Resource 1: Reading Resource and Resource 2: the video)

MYP Assessment Criteria

N/A A: Evaluating N/A B: Synthesizing

Individuals and Societies - Integrated Humanities

N/A A: Knowing and understanding N/A B: Investigating

N/A C: Communicating N/A D: Thinking critically

Peer and Self-assessment

Standardization and Moderation

Prior Learning Experiences

Mahindra International School

2) Introduction to the IDU:

• interdisciplinary knowledge in real life situations (group activity)

2) Discussion on the latest updates to the ever popular television set

• Video Watch ( 9:16seconds)

Learning Experiences and Teaching Strategies

3) Forming 5 groups with three members in each

• Discussion on Technological impact on war

-clip from a movie to initiate discussion

-discussion points ( to be continued after the FA1 presentations)

Mahindra International School

Practice Vocabulary related to Technology on Language Gym or with vocab Docs

Language Gym Pros and cons of new technologies - Sentence Builder.pdf