USING WEBSITES
IN THE CLASSROOM
As printed pages, with no computers
With one computer with an Internet connection.
In a computer lab with a set of networked and connected computers.
ELT OR AUTHENTIC WEBSITE
ELT provide
valuable opportunities for more controlled language work
Authentic sites, on the other hand, can be chosen to fit your learners' interests
HOW TO FIND THEM
Search engines
wrapping part of a phrase in inverted commas.
Subject guides
Reall languages searches
meta search sites
PLANNING LESSON USING THE INTERNET
plan your session
note of the particular pages you want your learners to work
The warmer part
introductory activities
Let each learner choose an interview to listen
report back on what they listened to
follow-up activities
WEB TEACHING DOS AND DON'TS
you should always have a backup plan in place
Use the knowledge of other teachers and of your learners to help you with the
technical side of the lesson
open the pages even
if the connection goes down.
Pairwork and small-group work will help to encourage
oral communication
maintain control over learner activities
Not all of the content that you come acrossw ith your learners
HOW TO EVALUATE THEM
Accuracy
Currency
Content
Functionality
WORKING WITH LOWER LEVEL OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
comfort levels
shorter lessons
websites with simple, clearly presented text.
Wbsites easy to interpret
websites with visuals
ELI website:edited and preparedw ith this
audience in mind.