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New Web-based games: Facebook, Orkut, and ELT

New Web-based games: Facebook, Orkut, and ELT. José M. da Silva. mannys@terra.com.br. Social Networks.

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New Web-based games: Facebook, Orkut, and ELT

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  1. New Web-based games: Facebook, Orkut, and ELT José M. da Silva mannys@terra.com.br

  2. Social Networks Online communities where people meet, socialize, exchange digital files, etc. These sites can also be used to launch new bands and to promote TV shows and movies through viral marketing. Some popular examples of social networks are Facebook, Orkut, Ning and MySpace. Games in education Games derive their strength from the motivation that students develop, from the involvement created.

  3. Educational games http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ Orkut games Happy harvest Mini-farm Facebook games Farmville Verdonia Frontierville Yoville Social City Mafia Wars Zoo World Treasure Isle…

  4. Advantages ► Learners already use social networks ► Teachers too ► Several learners already play FB games ► Some teachers too ► Games are free ► They are inside FB; less risk or cyberbullying ► They’re fun ► They’re in English ► They’re easy to play ► They come in a variety of themes and language levels

  5. Possibilities 1. Teacher and learners play → possibility of group projects 2. Teacher plays → possibility of independent activities Gains 1. Class motivation, dynamics, variety, up-to-date 2. Using the four skills 3. Create activity/project banks 4. Combination of different tools: quia, blogs, wikis, twitter

  6. Material ► Images from the games (print screen); digital or printed ► Texts from the games ► Texts from FB initial page Visiting the Games Facebook

  7. Farmville

  8. Fishville

  9. Social City

  10. Zoo World

  11. Verdonia

  12. Treasure Isle

  13. Yoville

  14. Frontierville

  15. Activity 1 - Directions

  16. Activity 2 - Animals http://www.quia.com/jg/2002686.html Activity 3 - Seeds http://www.quia.com/jg/2002664.html Activity 4 - Verdonia

  17. Activity 5 - Comparatives Explore more activities.

  18. thanx, mannys@terra.com.br

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