1. “What a site!” Contributed by Suzan Moody and Lorit Sandholdt to New Ways of Using Computers in LanguageTeaching Edited by Tim Boswood A presentation by Masaharu Kariya and Paul Seefeldt

2. Overview of Lessons n n Level: Intermediate + n n Aims:-Evaluate WWW sites as resources for research. -Search for information on the WWW. n n Class Time: 60 minutes over 3 sessions. n n Preparation Time: 60 minutes. n n Resources: -Computer with graphical browser for each student. -Internet access. -Hypertext authoring software (optional). -Projection system (optional). n n Rationale for lesson: This activity helps students apply library research skills to research using the Internet by helping them to generate topics and to judge the usefulness of WWW sites as resources.

3. Session #1 n n Review research process, generate broad research topics. n n Divide class into groups and have students generate sub-topics. n n Generate a list of Web resources by using web search engines (like Yahoo, Webcrawler, Lycos, etc.). n n Make a worksheet to evaluate sites (include name of site, URL, appropriateness, criteria on which judgement is based.

4. Environment PollutionPolitics Natural resources The Economy Generation of topics

5. Name of site URL L AppropriatenessCriteria Website Evaluation Worksheet

6. Session #2 n n Review use of graphical browser with students. n n Handout worksheet and demonstrate its use by looking at and evaluating a few sites together with students. n n Have students fill in rest of worksheets and prepare to discuss answers.

7. Session #3 n n Discuss student answers as a class. n n List criteria used to judge sites on blackboard. n n Remind students that different research topics lead to different resources on web. n n Stress that students should analyze the sites’ appropriateness for particular research project.