Learning story: Redesigning an animal shelterSTEPSGOLDEN RULES: THE PUPILS COMMUNICATE VIA THEIR GOOGLE

GROUP&HAVE A ‘DIARY’ ON WIKI1-Choosing an ainmal shelter in Turkey2-Choosing an animal shelter abroad3-Preparing the questions to ask4-Visiting the shelter in Turkey5-Shooting a film during the visit-making an interview-taking notes6-Contacting the shelter abroad-finding the photos of the shelter- making an

online interview with the attendants there7-Finding the similarities/differences between the shelters8-Making a table as to the qualities of these shelters9-Deciding on the things that should be improved10- Writing a paragraph about their observation

TEAM 1

KADIKOY ANIMAL SHELTER IN ISTANBULVs

THE SHELTER IN GERMANY

The teacher sends them notes by using the wiki

That table functions like a diary

They made online interviews with the attendants of the shelter in Germany

A part from the interview

They made tables showing the similarities/differences between the shelters

Photos taken in the shelter in Kadikoy

Mete from team 1 while caressing a dog

TEAM 3

Beykoz Animal Shelter in Istanbul & Cankaya Animal ShelterVs

The Shelter in England & the One in the U.S.A

Team 3

1-Similarities&differences between the two shelters2-a table showing who does what

Each group had a ‘diary’ thanks to which

1-we communicated

2-we knew how much we paved our way

Notes of the teacher helped them improve themselves

A part of an online interview with the vet working for the shelter in England

The interview with Zach from Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue in America

Sometimes things went wrong but we understood that the pupils liked ‘the task itself’ much

When they could go to the shelter in Beykoz/Istanbul finally, they asked their questions

They didn’t publish the interview. Instead they decided to write a paragraph

They made a search about the animal shelter in Cankaya/Ankara and translated what they found into English

Photos from the centre in Beykoz

Photos from the centre in Beykoz

They thought about what they had learnt and came up with some solutions

TEAM 4

Kadikoy Animal Shelter/IstanbulVs

The animal shelter in Belgium

Team 4

They prepared a table showing the similarities&the differences between the two shelters

Whenever they faced some difficulty, they wrote it in their diary/blog on their page

Notes were enough to communicate

The interview they made at the shelter in Kadikoy &the pictures taken there

The pics taken at the shelter in Kadikoy

The pics taken at the shelter in Kadikoy

SUGGESTIONS Both of the animal shelters are located in places similar to each other.. They are

amongcompanies & skyscrapers. They are out of sight. In my opinion, that's why people don'tvisit them often. But actually 'Help Animals' invites people to come and see the animals there.They contact teachers and they want students to learn about that feeling: love for animals.

Both animal shelters are against the sale of animals. In Brussels it's forbidden to sellanimals in public markets. In Istanbul, Kadikoy Municipality has forbidden selling animalson 13.03.13, too.

Both of them have the same sort of physical structures. Cages, kennels, floor, etc. Smaller cages arefor little dogs, kennels in free areas are for elderly dogs. Others are for the aggressive dogs.-Servetnur Topel- 9/B

After studying the qualities of the shelter in Kadikoy and in Brussels, they came up with some suggestions

SUGGESTIONS• I think thetwo animal shelters have a common

problem. It's about cages' floors. They must be grass or wood. If it's concrete, animals' nails get hurt and they feel cold much more when it's winter.

They could be nearer the residential areas. This way more people would go there.

Bowls for dogs should have been cleaner.

They should disinfect animals often for hygiene.-Sedanur

SUGGESTIONS• General features of the shelters are very similar.

Their purpose is the same: Helping animals and improving the communication between people and animals. Withal sale christmas decorations are very creative. When I came to Kadikoy Animal Shelter, I met the volunteers. I think they deal with animals quite well and communicate with the visitors sincerely. Other than this, I think the information about the animals on the website of Kadikoy Animal Shelter could be more detailed. If the people were more sensitive about animals I think the shelters would be more beautiful. (By Rabia)

Their suggestions again…

TEAM 5

Beykoz Animal ShelterVs

The Animal Shelter in Canada

The pupils wrote notes onto the pages of the others

After their visits, each group published the videos prepared by themselves

TEAM 6

Beykoz Animal ShelterVs

A Dog&Cat House in London/the U.K.

This team also had a table showing the similarities&differences between the two shelters

TEAM 2They studied the stories /history of the streets having

interesting names:1-Sogukcesme Street2-Cezayir Street (Fransiz Street)3-Bab-i Ali Street4-Nur-u Ziya Street5-Balik Tutan Sasi Kedi Street

They used ‘googlemaps’ to search for the streets

They also had an agenda published on wiki

They used facebook to learn more about these streets

They made videos to tell us about what they had found

Pictures of the streets

Pictures of the streets

Some links to the videos prepared

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CfVL59IxrVcmailto:http://goanimate.com/videos/0OBkaSaaHtmU?utm_source=linkshare&uid=0ZqcVzka2180