The Internet and the Language Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers

by Gavin Dudeney

• ISBN13: 9780521684460
• ISBN10: 0521684463
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-19
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

Are you looking for ways to expand your teaching horizons using the Internet, but not quite sure where to start? This fully revised new edition of The Internet and the Language Classroom is an ideal introduction to the Internet for all teachers. It provides a varied collection of activities for classroom use which even the most experienced teacher will find useful. New to this edition is material covering, webquests, blogs, wikis and interactive whiteboards and how to use them as language resources. The book is divided Into four parts: part one discusses different facets of the Internet (software, modes of communication, organising resources) and gives clear guidance on the practicalities of using the Internet as a resource and a teaching tool. part two provides a range of practical activities, many with sample worksheets which can be adapted for use with different levels and ages. part three looks at on-line project work and ways in which the Internet can be used for different cultural and language exchanges. part four is a whole new section on Teacher Development which looks as ways to use the Internet for you own professional development and also how to approach the growing area of teaching on-line. In addition, there is a glossary of common terms and a fully revised list of useful websites for interested language teachers. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Overview	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Guidelines	p. 3
The World Wide Web	p. 3
Website FAQs	p. 8
Email	p. 10
Email FAQs	p. 17
Searching the Internet	p. 18
Search FAQs	p. 30
The Internet as resource bank	p. 31
The Internet as a classroom tool	p. 32
Activities	p. 41
Activities by level	p. 41
Activities by theme	p. 42
Introduction to the Net (I)	p. 43
Introduction to the Net (II)	p. 45
Giving advice	p. 46
I've always wondered...	p. 47
A song class	p. 49
20th century news	p. 50
Heroes hall of fame	p. 51
Celebrity dinner party	p. 53
The weather	p. 54
Strange news	p. 56
Making the news	p. 57
Film reviews	p. 58
Square eyes	p. 59
Eco-tourism	p. 61
A little Je ne sais quoi	p. 62
The same language?	p. 64
A good book	p. 65
Ladies and gentlemen...The Beatles	p. 67
Mystery postcards	p. 68
A terrible holiday	p. 69
A new logo	p. 71
Written in the stars	p. 71
People watching	p. 73
Get a job	p. 74
Cooking with kids	p. 76
Playing it safe	p. 77
Olympic Games	p. 78
The London sightseeing tour	p. 79
"What's the time?	p. 81
Dream holiday	p. 82
A night at the movies	p. 83
Classified ads	p. 85
Finding a flat	p. 87
Suits you	p. 88
A fine day out	p. 89
But is it art?	p. 90
Puzzlemaker	p. 91
Holiday posters	p. 93
Nice day today	p. 94
Disaster area	p. 96
Kids and the news	p. 97
It's a mystery	p. 97
Australian wildlife	p. 99
Theme park	p. 100
Computer detectives	p. 101
Who said that...?	p. 102
Waving the flag	p. 103
Dream houses	p. 104
Net research	p. 106
Surveys 'R' us	p. 107
Survival	p. 109
Teen spirit	p. 110
What's in a name?	p. 111
Inventions and discoveries	p. 112
Reviewing a website	p. 114
Tools for Online Work	p. 115
Email projects and discussion lists	p. 115
Webquests	p. 122
Blogs and wikis	p. 125
Online groups	p. 128
Chat	p. 130
Writing projects	p. 132
Teacher Development	p. 141
Professional development online	p. 141
Listserv FAQs	p. 146
Teaching online	p. 152
Teacher development resources	p. 153
Websites	p. 154
Glossary	p. 159
	p. 162
	p. 163
References	p. 164
Index	p. 165
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