Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Using WebsitesUsing Websites

(in the book How to teach English with technology )

1. Using websites in the classroom2. ELT websites or authentic websites3. Finding useful websites4. Evaluating websites5. Lesson planning6. Working with lower levels of language

proficiency7. Web teaching dos and don’ts

1. Using websites in the classroom

1. One of the easiest and least stressful ways of getting started with technology.

2. A window on the wider world.

WWW Wow, Wow, Wow What is it? What is a beautiful world it is. What a wild life (with a virus) it is. World Wide Web

3. Bountiful and available t-and-l resources

4. Various Ways to use webpages:

webpage printout with no computers, internet, intranet.

5. Using or not Using websites in the classroom – Exploring the reasons

Using or not Using websites in the classroom – Exploring the reasons

Using websites

Because:

a, b, c, . . .

Not Using websites

Because:

h, i. j. . . .

2. ELT websites or authentic websites

ELT websites authentic websites

Benefits In accordance with students’ needs or interests

Related to many people’s daily life experiences, interesting and bountiful

Limitations Limited topics or content

Not in accordance with students’ needs or interests

examples Online translators: Writing Lesson for Business Englishhttp://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa080200a.htm

Online encyclopedias

http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/gsl520_online/students/endang_species/encarta_lesson_fullscreen.htm

3. Finding useful websites – Four ways of searching on the Internet

1. Search engines e.g. Google search (by phrase)

(ex. Baracelona olympics marathon)

2. Subject guides e.g. Yahoo search (by subject) (ex. □1. a phone number in New York □2. the latest Pulitzer prize winner for music □3. basic first aid procedures for choking □4. intellectual copyright law

3. Real language Searches e.g. Ask (www.ask.com) capital of Scotland => What is the capital of Scotland?

4. Meta Search e.g. Youtube, blinkx TV video Search

reference

government

Real language Searches – Sample Treasure Hunt

Use your search skills to find some information on p. 32 of the textbook

4. Evaluating websites –Criteria for judging websites

1. Accuracy 5-WH q’s, reliable or reliable?2. Currency content up-to-date? date of updated 3. Content interesting? Attractive? Easy to navigate? 4. Functionality work well? Any broken links? Use large files or a

lternative technologies?

5. Lesson planning

Three stages: WWW 1.Warmer

2.Web

3.What next

Lesson planning –Sample: Movie Stars

• Three stages: WWW (p.38-39)

– 1.Warmer – 2.Web – 3.What next

6. Working with lower levels of language proficiency

1) Borrowed words

2) Warmer

3) Web

7. Web teaching dos and don’ts

• Use your search skills to find some information on p. 41 of the textbook

Discussions

• 1. Considered how to evaluate a website for classroom use.

• 2. Provided a list of Internet teaching dos and do’nts.