TIPS ON TEACHING YLE IN THE DIGITAL ERA TEACHERS’ SEMINAR AUGUST 2005

How computer-oriented are you? Do your students fit in the Digital generation profile? What’s new about Epractice? How can Epractice activities be integrated into our lessons? SESSION PLAN

The Digital generation? My students are very comfortable with technology. My students often rush through tasks in the classroom, and lose interest if there is lack of variety. My students multi-task their private lives. My students regularly use the Internet and computer games. My students are “connected” to friends through a range of devices (e.g. s, blogs, mobile phone text messaging). [Paton, Colin. ‘The digital Generation’. In: Blue Flash TG, LF] The Digital generation? My students are very comfortable with technology. My students often rush through tasks in the classroom, and lose interest if there is lack of variety. My students multi-task their private lives. My students regularly use the Internet and computer games. My students are “connected” to friends through a range of devices (e.g. s, blogs, mobile phone text messaging). [Paton, Colin. ‘The digital Generation’. In: Blue Flash TG, LF]

Exploit the Web (Teachers’ seminar, Feb. 2005) Exploit the Web (Teachers’ seminar, Feb. 2005) Look into your Sts’ habits and check how they fit into the digital generation profile. Exploit e-practice. Visit/ suggest sites which are related to the topic being dealt with. Suggest web projects: a blog; class pages. Look into your Sts’ habits and check how they fit into the digital generation profile. Exploit e-practice. Visit/ suggest sites which are related to the topic being dealt with. Suggest web projects: a blog; class pages.

E-routes rationale Teachers’ access (full site, e- routes) Monitoring students’ performance My Cultura Inglesa – A Way Foward

In LP folder, on the branch server

E-PRACTICE & YLE LESSONS INPUT CONSOLIDATION REMEDIAL WORK EPRACTICE AS A MOTIVATIONAL TOOL INTERACTION (VIRTUAL COMMUNITY) FINDING OUT ABOUT THE WORLD LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Topic: Countries & nationalities Tip: Divide WG into two teams and play the game Follow-up: Sts prepare their own memory game Play in English Blue – Web 3

Play in English Blue – Web 4 Topic: Telephone numbers Tip: Sts do the listening practice at home. Play it again in class, with WG. Ask volunteers to come to the front and “shoot the right target”

Play in English Red – Web 1 Topic: Colours Tip: Introduce colours with the palette Follow-up: Ask Sts to use watercolours to make their own ‘palletes’

Play in English Red – Web 1 Topic: Colours Tip: Dance to the song with WG Follow-up: Ask Sts to make a poster of their own rainbows. Pair Sts up and let them describe their work

Junior A – Lesson A4 Topic: Numbers Tip: Use the task as a lead-in with WG Diagnose Sts’ previous knowledge Follow-up: Encourage Sts to do it again, at home

Junior B – A first day activity Topic: Revision Tip: Use the task to revise lgg items from JA Diagnose Sts’ previous knowledge Follow-up: Personalise the task. E.g. I’m sacred of...

Junior B – Lesson E4 Topic: School uniforms Tip: Ask Sts to do the task at home, for further practice Follow-up: Re-cap it in class. Ask pairs to list as many words as they can find in three minutes!

Junior C – Lesson A1 Topic: Personal information Tip: Take Sts to MMCentre for them to do the task Follow-up: Ask pairs to role play the dialogue

Junior C – Lesson A1 Topic: Question formation Tip: Divide WG into teams and hold a competition Follow-up: Sts can write the questions down at home. Attention: A test type exercise

Junior C Lesson A4 Topic: Routine Tip: Consolidation & remedial work

Junior C Lesson B2 Topic: Family Tip: Start off with this task. Check Sts’ previous knowledge Follow-up: Sts make their own family trees with photos or drawings

Junior C Lesson B5 Topic: Places in town Tip: Use it with WG for further practice Follow-up: Sts make a town model as suggested in TG

Junior C Lesson B5 Topic: Places in town Tip: Take Sts to MMCentre for this task. Encourage them to do the other topics

Junior C – Lesson D3 Topic: Parties Tip: Use the cards for ‘bring a friend’ day

Junior D – Lesson A1 Topic: Talking about a trip in the past Tip: Sts do the task at home. Re-cap it in class

Junior D – Lesson B3 Topic: London Tip: Use it as a lead-in

Junior D – Lesson C1 Topic: Animals Tip: Encourage Sts to find out more about the world

Junior D – Lesson C1 Topic: Free time – an interactive task

A story for father’s day Revise target lexis Ask Sts to make their own presents

Introduce vocabulary Follow-up: Earth Explorer

Role play the story

Ask Sts to send their Dads a card