I. Survey of Participants to Determine Presentation Agenda

II. Online v. Offline Use of Resources (Brief How-to's)

III. A Sampling of Computer/Internet Activities and Resources

A. Word Processing, Database, Spreadsheet, Graphics (materials by Deborah Anholt & Michael Krauss)

Examples:

1. Word Processing: Flyerplain - Flyerfancy; Candy sale jumble - Candy sale key

2. Database: Social Club d.b - Social Club Assign; Whales; Writing: Analysis paragraph

3. Spreadsheet: Club budget; Writing: Explain key points in budget

4. Graphics: Create images/stimulate writing

Resources:

1. Word Processing Activities - Bradin

2. Collection of copyright free images - Krauss

B. Email, Web-based Discussion (Bulletin Board), Chat

Examples:

1. Email: Sending/receiving Attachments (Group Problem Solving)

2. Email: Forwarding Mail (Chain Story); Resulting Student Work

3. Bulletin Board: Interactive Journals (Nicenet)

4. Chat: WebHeads in Action (Tapped In)

Resources:

1. Email Resources at OELP Online English Language Center - Opp-Beckman

2. The Email Page - Almeida d'Eça

3. Problem Solving Across the Curriculum, John F. Beaver, ISTE, 1994

4. The Use of Chat in ESL/EFL - Almeida d'Eça

C. English Skills Practice

Examples:

1. Listening: English Language Listening Lab Online

2. Reading: How Stuff Works - Sample Article: How TV Works (entire article) (How TV Works: Amazing Things About Brain Reassembly 1 and 2)

3. Writing: Pizzaz - Sample Activity: Diamond Poems; Student Sample of Diamond Poems

4. Grammar: ESL Blues - Sample Activity: Adjectives: -ed, -ing

Resources:

1. ESL Independent Study Lab - Krauss

2. OELP Online English Language Center (Language Learning Resources) - Opp Beckman

 

D. Web-based Activity Formats (Hotlists, Subject Samplers, Treasure Hunts, WebQuests)

Examples:

1. Hotlist: A Medical English Hotlist by Kevin McCaughey, English Language Fellow

2. Subject Sampler: Facing Facts: Prejudice by Michael Krauss

3. Treasure Hunt: Lake Baikal Needs Attention

4. WebQuest: A Right to Die by Elena Ilyicheva

Resources:

1. Filamentality; Filamentality Tour; Filamentality Search Page

2. Web 'n Flow (updated/more powerful than Filamentality) - Tom March; Example using all 6 activity formats: School Safety

Note: Email Michael if interested in free one year subscription (SIE and FEELTA PAC5 attendees only)

3. WebQuest Page - Bernie Dodge

 

E. Computer/Internet-based Projects

Examples:

1. Creating Collaborative Multimedia Web Pages: Culture Capsules

2. Creating Web Guides to Novels: Hatchet

3. PowerPoint Projects: Campus Visits (Counseling Center)

4. Inter-classroom Projects (Example): Global Grocery List Project

Resources:

1. Curriculum-Based Telecollaboration: Using Activity Structures to Design Student Projects - Harris

2. The Global Schoolhouse

3. Project-Based Learning with Multimedia

4. Web Projects for the ESL/EFL Class: Famous Japanese Personages - Robb (older article but still excellent advice for planning Web projects)

 

 F. Creating Class Web Pages, Interactive Games, Quizzes, Puzzles, Surveys

Examples:

1. Overview of Quia (PowerPoint Presentation)

2. Quia Directory - Use any of these free of charge.

3. Quia Creations - A Student Project - Student Examples: Home Page; Challenge Board; Survey

Resources:

1. Quia

2. More Web-based Tools - Krauss

 

 G. Web Enhanced Sites (not Shovelware) - enrichments and multimedia-dense content

Examples:

1. Flash Mind Reader

2. Optical Illusions

3. Froguts

4. Columbia River in Danger

Resources:

1. ESL Independent Study Lab: Fun & Games section - Krauss

2. Content-rich Web sites - Krauss

 

IV. Groups Share Ideas for Computer/Internet Use

 V. Additional Resources

A. Exploiting World Wide Web Resources Online and Offline - Davies (Ed.)

B. Ideas for the One Computer Classroom - Opp-Beckman

C. Integrating the Internet into the Classroom - Krauss (don't need to enroll to use materials)

D. Introduction to the Internet - Davies (Ed)

E. Put the Web to Work for You and Your Students - Krauss