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Ways to Integrate the Internet in the Classroom. Teresa Almeida d'Eça Escola Superior de Educação de Beja 16 Abril 2002. Breaking the ice introductions personal/professional experiences with the Internet. Beja, 16 Abril 2002. The Internet and the Classroom
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Ways to Integratethe Internetin the Classroom Teresa Almeida d'Eça Escola Superior de Educação de Beja 16 Abril 2002
Breaking the ice • introductions • personal/professional experiences with the Internet Beja, 16 Abril 2002
The 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? Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Suggested online activities • interactive exercises • projects • webquests • email • chat Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Interactive exercises • (download and install) • http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/ Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Hot 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) Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Interactive exercises • (work on or off line) • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Filamentality "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): prepare your work off line and paste it on line! Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Filamentality 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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Filamentality 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)! Beja, 16 Abril 2002
WebQuests • (prepare off line and post on line) • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html Beja, 16 Abril 2002
WebQuests "[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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
WebQuests 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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
WebQuests • 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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Projects • (plan your work off line) • http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/teachers.ednews/ Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Projects • 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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Projects • (plan your work off line) • http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/index.html Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Projects • (plan your work off line) • http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Email • http://groups.yahoo.com Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Yahoo 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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Yahoo 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/ Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Chat • (download and install) • http://messenger.yahoo.com/ Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Yahoo 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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Suggested 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!!! Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Suggested hands-on activities • FILAMENTALITY • think of a (curriculum-based) subject/topic • create a short Hotlist or Treasure Hunt • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listeflfunlso.html • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/hunt.html • post it on the Web Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Suggested 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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
Suggested 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 Beja, 16 Abril 2002
VISIT MY WEB PAGE! http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/ EMAIL ME! tmvaz@mail.telepac.pt LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE! http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/wimba.htm Beja, 16 Abril 2002