2. The Internet and ELT: What skills do teachers need? LEND 2001, Rome, February 2001

3. Core Competencies for the Net Technical Networking / Communication Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching

4. Technical Competence Basic Computer Literacy Email Browser

5. Core Competencies for the Net Technical Networking / Communication Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching

6. Communicating Email Discussion Lists Chat (Web, IRC, ICQ) Video Conferencing

7. Networking Discussion Lists “TESL-L” “Neteach-L” “SLART”

8. Core Skills for the Internet Technical Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching.

9. Searching 1200 million pages; Constantly changing. Easy to search... Easy to waste time

10. Searching Just about the worst thing you can do is to sit down and type things into a search engine…. A search engine should be the last, rather than the first thing that you think about using.

11. A Search Strategy What sort of information is it? Do I have a bookmark / favourite? Is there a links page? (Use Internet TESL Journal etc) Does it fit in a category? (Use the Open Directory etc) Select an appropriate search engine.

12. Searching: Choosing the Right Service Altavista: powerful syntax; FAST: biggest index; good for pictures; Google: most relevance; AskJeeves: natural language; common questions.

13. Core Skills for the Internet Technical Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching.

14. Evaluating Accuracy Authority Currency Depth Design URL

15. Core Skills for the Internet Technical Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching.

16. Creating Cut and paste into WP Create Webpages Develop Macros

17. Core Skills for the Internet Technical Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching.

18. Teaching: Activities Language Awareness Scavenger Hunts: Finding Specific Information Tasks Research Projects Virtual Activities

19. Teaching: The Practicalities Demonstration Demonstration Worksheets Worksheets 3-stage Methodology 3-stage Methodology Handling Problems Handling Problems

20. Core Competencies for the Internet Basic Computer Literacy Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching … Enthusiasm!