Lynn W Zimmerman, PhD

A treasure trove Authentic material Leveled texts and activities provides interactivity can link to dictionaries related sites video audio

Pay attention to the level of the language Carefully plan how you are going to use it. Vary the difficulty of the task. Relevant illustrations Pictures Graphics

Scanning To look over the text quickly Reading for gist To understand the general meaning of the text Skimming Reading quickly to get general ideas of details that are in the text Reading for details To find and process some details present in the text.

Students read a text, then do something with it. They can read the content of a site and complete a quiz read instructions on a site then complete the task look for information and complete a chart look at 2 websites compare and contrast them read several film reviews then report on the film they’d like to see and why compare the same news article in different online newspapers

What is the purpose of pre-reading activities? To activate schemata and provide background knowledge Use a website with visuals to help prepare them Use the Virtual Thesaurus ( to explore related words to pre-teach or brainstorm vocabularywww.virtualthesaurus.com Scavenger hunts

Keep a balance between reading comprehension, web searching, and website evaluation Skimming Scanning Reading for gist Reading for details

Students use the vocabulary, grammar, and/or knowledge acquired in an oral or written response. WebQuests a kind of research activity; students gather information about a topic, analyze and synthesize their data and then engage in a discussion, debate or negotiation. Blogs similar to journals, but designed to be interactive and collaborative.

Create tasks in which students have to depend on each other for their information. They have to interact to complete the task.

Krajka, J. (2007). English language teaching in the Internet-assisted environment. Lublin, Poland: Maria Curie-Sklodowska Univeristy Press.