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Dilemma: Grasser? can be run as a live Internet project. In order to take part you must register to join in with the live running of the project. It will enhance the project adding an extra dimension of excitement and realism allowing pupils opportunity to interact live with a police officer via the Internet. In order to take part in a live running of Dilemma: Grasser?, get in touch with your LEA to find out when they are running the project. When the project has been purchased and is ready to run you will receive your pupil username and password. When your pupils type in their pupil username and password the message stream will begin. You will need one Internet-linked Computer with a working printer attached. The class should be divided up into groups of about 4. Each group will need a copy of the map and the briefing sheet before beginning the message stream. When the first message arrives, it will need to be printed out so that each group has a copy. Click 'File' then 'Print' and type in the number of groups into the number of copies box. Then choose 'OK'.
Instructions for on using the database can be found here. The annotated script which gives step-by-step details of what the pupils should be doing as they receive messages can be found here. (Teacher password required) Using the 'live link' N.B The 'live link' is only available to clients who have booked this particular feature. Throughout the message stream, pupils are able to contact a police officer live at 'Headquarters'. Pupils can ask questions and discover further information about the characters in the story, and police procedures. To ask a question or receive further information from to the police officer, click on the 'Live Link' icon. There are two parts to this screen, Upload and Download. The Upload area is where pupils can ask questions or send messages. First click the cursor into the empty text box, pupils can now type their message in the text box provided, then click 'upload'. Messages and answers sent from the police officer will appear in the Download part of the screen. Pupils can read the responses and information. If necessary, the information can be printed out by choosing 'File' - 'Print'. Concluding the activity At the end of the message stream the pupils should produce a presentation to show how the Headteacher of Seyster High School deals with the situation. This could be: A playlet or drama scene, involving as many characters as possible, but at the very least the Headteacher, the Police Officer, Jo Wheeler and Vicky and Alice (if possible include Jo's Mum and even the parents of the other pupils involved). A letter from the Headteacher to the Community Liaison Officer to explain what really happened and how the Headteacher would like to deal with the situation. Remember that the police are already involved, although the Headteacher could try and persuade the police to take other matters into consideration. A press release for the local paper who are hot on the trails of incidents like this, and may want to show the school in a bad light. There are a variety extension activities as follow-up work to Dilemma: Grasser? As you have a Police Officer in school you may also wish to: Set up a question and answer session allowing pupils the opportunity opportunities to ask the Community Liaison Officer how he/she they would have dealt with this situation and what might the response to the letter might be? Ask the Police Officer to talk (without disclosing personal information) about some of his or her experiences and ask pupils to think about how they would deal with these situations.
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