Ways to IntegrateWays to Integratethe Internetthe Internet

in the Classroomin the Classroom

Teresa Almeida d'EçaTeresa Almeida d'Eça

Escola Superior de Educação de BejaEscola Superior de Educação de Beja

16 Abril 200216 Abril 2002

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Breaking the iceBreaking the ice

introductions

personal/professional experiences with the Internet

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The Internet and the ClassroomThe Internet and the Classroom

why integrate the Internet in the classroom?

is the choice of activities necessarily dependent on the cognitive level of the students?

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Suggested online activitiesSuggested online activities

interactive exercises

projects

webquests

email

chat

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Interactive exercisesInteractive exercises

(download and install)

http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/

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Hot PotatoesHot Potatoes

lets you create customized online interactive

crossword puzzles (JCross)(http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/school/exs/euroland(xword).htm)

matching exercises/quizzes (JMatch)

m-choice exercises/quizzes (JBC)

gap-fill or cloze exercises/quizzes (JCloze)

word order exercises/quizzes (JMix)

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Interactive exercisesInteractive exercises

(work on or off line)

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

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FilamentalityFilamentality

"helps combine the "filaments" of the Web with a learner's "mentality"

is an Interactive Website that guides you through creating five different types of Web pages: Hotlists, Multimedia Scrapbooks, Subject Samplers (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/samtravellite.html), Treasure Hunts or WebQuests"

and posts them directly on the Internet!

VIP(oint):VIP(oint): prepare your work off line and paste it on line!

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FilamentalityFilamentality

advisable to read User Guides (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/guides.html) where the chart below presents the general aims of the different Activity Formats and links to an example of each

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FilamentalityFilamentality

Activity Formats (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/formats.html) with the main goals and an example of each format related to different subjects

or

Six Paths to China (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/) with an example of each format related to the same subject

a PowerPoint Introduction to Filamentality may be helpful (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/support/filtrain/fil.ppt)!

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WebQuestsWebQuests

(prepare off line and post on line)

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html

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WebQuestsWebQuests

"[are] an inquiry-based activity where all or most of the information comes from the Internet, with specific tasks and roles for students and pre-selected website resources" (Dodge 1995)

generally consist of 6 parts: introduction, task, information sources, process, guidance, conclusion

generally are group activities within a single discipline or interdisciplinary activities

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WebQuestsWebQuests

advisable to read Some Thoughts about WebQuests, by Bernie Dodge, the creator of this activity

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webquests.html

helpful to get an idea of WebQuests available for learning English

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html

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WebQuestsWebQuests

interesting Webquests

Of Mice and Men, a Cloning WebQuest (Phil Benz)http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/cloning/cloning.htm

The Copacabana Restaurant (Barbara Dieu)http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/foodquest/index.html

The American Dream: Immigration to America (Fernanda Rodrigues)http://www.rede-nonio.min-edu.pt/es/sebgama/immigration/index.html

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ProjectsProjects

(plan your work off line)

http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/teachers.ednews/

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ProjectsProjects

The Euro is here to stay (Teresa Almeida d'Eça)

http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/school/euro-is-here-to-stay.htm

Final student text

http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/school/studentwork-esa.htm

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ProjectsProjects

(plan your work off line)

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/index.html

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ProjectsProjects

(plan your work off line)

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/

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EmailEmail

http://groups.yahoo.com

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Yahoo GroupsYahoo Groups

allow you to:

contact group members (students) through email

send personal or group messages

chat individually or in a group (with your students)

read and post files

create your folders and files

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Yahoo GroupsYahoo Groups

get your Yahoo ID (teca2002pt)

join a group

start a group (with your students or with colleagues)

advisable to click on Help (top right) and read about the different possibilities available

http://groups.yahoo.com/

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ChatChat

(download and install)

http://messenger.yahoo.com/

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Yahoo MessengerYahoo Messenger

allows for a one-on-one/several-to-several live conference, or to venture into more 'daring' experiences through voice and video

chat with family, friends, colleagues and students through

text

voice

video (web cam)

see if the person you want to contact is online and available

send instant messages to call a friend

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Suggested hands-on activitiesSuggested hands-on activities

HOT POTATOES

browse through the online tutorial index

read 'Introduction to HP' attentively

try a couple of the exercises to get the feel of their learning potential!

if you like the experience, download it!!

and get to work!!!

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Suggested hands-on activitiesSuggested hands-on activities

FILAMENTALITY

think of a (curriculum-based) subject/topic

create a short Hotlist or Treasure Hunthttp://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listeflfunlso.html

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/hunt.html

post it on the Web

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Suggested hands-on activitiesSuggested hands-on activities

WEBQUESTS

browse through the webquests for learning English

choose an appropriate webquest for your students

explain/justify your choice

PROJECTS

browse through the three sites presented and check their potential

choose an article

outline/plan an activity for your students

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Suggested hands-on activitiesSuggested hands-on activities

EMAIL and CHAT

browse through the Yahoo Groups or Yahoo Messenger main page

think about its advantages to the learning process and professional development

create two columns (LP, PD) and jot down your ideas for each one

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VISIT MY WEB PAGE!VISIT MY WEB PAGE!

http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/

EMAIL ME!EMAIL ME!

tmvaz@mail.telepac.pttmvaz@mail.telepac.pt

LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE!LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE!

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