Integrating the Internet into the Classroom facilitator: Alexei Andreev Novosibirsk State University June 17, 2004

Integrating the Internet into the Classroom 1. Using the Internet in EFL Teaching:Why and Why Not? 2. About the Course 3. Browsing On-Line Content Materials 4. Searching Techniques 5. Web-based Activity Formats 6. Creating a Web-based Activity

Using the Internet in EFL Teaching: Why and Why Not? Learner-Centered Approach Roles of the Teacher  creating a learning environment,  shaping Web-based activities,  facilitator rather than instructor

About the Course Integrating the Internet into the Classroom 3-week distant learning course at Lewis & Clark College, Oregon, USA 49 participants from Russia, USA, Canada, UAE Russian participants sponsored by the English Language Office of Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy Daily assignments, s from the course facilitator Michael Krauss Workshop discussion page On-line chat with other participants and course facilitator Grading grid

About the Course Integrating the Internet into the Classroom Course web page Click the “Daily Assignments” link

Browsing On-Line Content Materials Marco Polo, WorldCom, Inc Choose a content-area of your choice 2. Locate one individual site that could be useful in your teaching. 3. Describe and evaluate the site you chose so that others can make use of it too.

Searching Techniques Searching Engines Yahoo! Googlewww.google.com Alta Vistawww.altavista.com

Searching Techniques Searching Tips Use relevant keywords for your search Use “+” to mark the words that must be in the text; Use “-” to mark the words that must not be in the text Example: +magazine +EFL +teaching Use quotation marks to search for whole phrases, not single words Example: “go Dutch”

Searching Techniques What is the first line of the Beatles song, "Ticket to Ride"?

Searching Techniques Find a recipe for apple pie which MUST include cinnamon and nutmeg

Searching Techniques Who won the first Academy award for best actor?

Web-based Activities Formats TOPIC New to the Web? TOPIC HOTLIST MULTIMEDIA SCRAPBOOKS Web-experienced? TREASURE HUNT SUBJECT SAMPLER WEBQUEST

Web-based Activities Formats Topic Hotlist Example - China on the Net

Web-based Activities Formats Multimedia Scrapbook Example – Exploring China

Web-based Activities Formats Treasure Hunt Example – Black History Past to Present

Web-based Activities Formats Subject Sampler Example – My China

Web-based Activities Formats WebQuest Example – Tuskegee Tragedy

Creating a Web-based Activity Filamentality Project (“combining filaments of the Web with learners’ mentalities”)

Acknowledgements: English Language Office of Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy Department of Information Technologies, NSU Special Thanks to: Elena Nikitina, vice-dean of the Department of Information Technologies Alexei Romanenko for technical support

to be continued… Integrating the Internet into the Classroom Part 2 June 24, pm – 3.50 pm room #310, main building Creating more Internet-based activities Telecollaboration Internet-based projects and scenarios

Integrating the Internet into the Classroom facilitator: Alexei Andreev