WhatsApp: a tool for revision
P. Madhavi Latha No matter how well your physics classes have gone, come exam time and you still see worried students. So I came up with an idea that has really worked for me. I now successfully use WhatsApp for revision before the final exam. Children as well as parents have appreciated the way I have planned, designed and executed the revision pattern for class 10. We take 4 to 5 days to revise a chapter after which I give the students a test. They can have their doubts cleared before the test either in the WhatsApp group or when they are in school. On the day of the test, I post my question paper early in the morning at around 4.00 am. The students are to write the test at home under the supervision of their parents within one hour. In the beginning, I observed a kind of carefree attitude among the parents and students. But gradually they warmed up to the idea. On the same day at 9.00 pm I post the scoring key. Children, along with their parents, crosscheck the paper and rectify errors by rewriting the answers. After the chapter-wise tests, I give them two grand tests before their pre finals. This way we complete the entire revision within a month. My students also solve physics question papers that I source from other schools. This way, I find that parents are also involved in the process of teaching-learning. There has been no misuse of technology so far by the students as the parents are also actively involved. This approach has stimulated the minds of my students and I have been able to satisfy their queries on time. Like everything else, technology also has two faces. If used positively, we can achieve good results; we can incorporate interest in the subject among young minds. How successful we are in our use of technology depends on how we plan, design and execute our concepts of teaching. Now my students are confident enough to face the new challenges in physics in their future journey to success. Feedback from parents and students on this method of revision. Vinitha Suryadevara Dear maam, We started this year with a lot of fear as it was the year of the board exam. But you have made it so easy for us. I personally didn’t have to even peep into the textbook to explain anything to Shreya. Your dedication has to be appreciated. You took time off even during