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The Internet and Young Learners
Alicja Wujec Kaczmarek MODN September 2011
The Internet and Young Learners
RationaleWeb-Based Activities:Virtual treasure huntsVirtual fieldtripsWebQuestsUseful websites
The Internet and Young Learners
Internet tools:WebsitesBlogsWikis
Rationale
• Key competences: electronically illiterate• Window on the outside world• Highly motivating• Appropriate for different learning styles• Independent leaning• Creative thinking• Developing cooperative learning skills
Know How
Internet activities must be • firmly anchored in the children’s own
experience• based on clear, purposeful tasks• clearly defined – have a beginning, an end,
and a clear language focus• combined with offlinr activities
Resource Book
http://www.oup.com/elt/teacher/rbt
Resource Website
Virtual Treasure Hunt
Virtual Treasure Hunt Virtual Treasure Hunt – inquiry- based activities where
students use the Internet to find answers to a variety of questions usually related to a single topic.
Luzon Marco (2001) cited in Krajka (2007)
Virtual Treasure Hunt – students work cooperatively in groups connected to the computer and use Internet browsers to search for answers to a variety of questions by looking at various websites and pages.
Brown (1999) cited in Krajka (2007)
Virtual Treasure Hunt
Types of Virtual Treasure Hunts:
A fully guided huntA half guided huntAn open hunt
Luzon Marco (2001) cited by Krajka (2007)
Virtual Treasure Hunt
VTH Lesson Plan: WWW
WarmerWeb
What next?
VTH Examples
• Make a picture dictionary• Introduction to e-cards• Cartoon clip art• Movies• Superstars• The day I was born• My favourite picture• Online cookbook
Virtual Trips
Virtual Trips
Teletrips or virtual trips are interactive, media-rich virtual trips to various locations, such as museum , exhibits, factories, companies, geografical places, which are otherwise unreachable or expensive to get to.
Luzon Marco (2001b)
Virtual trips
• Natural History Museumhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/• Google Art Projecthttp://www.googleartproject.com/• Virtual trip with Google Mapshttp://maps.google.com/
Virtual Trips
WebQuest
Elements of WebQuest
IntroductionTasksProcessEvaluation
WebQuest Exampleshttp://questgarden.com/52/36/4/070612201403/index.htm
WebQuest Examples
WebQuest Examples
WebQuest Examples
WebQuest Examples
WebQuest Examples
WebQuest Examples
WebQuest Websites
www.webquest.orghttp://www.zunal.com/http://www.primaryschool.com.au/webquestsresults.phpCollection of graded and evaluated webquestshttp://www.npg.org.uk/webquests/launch.php?webquest_id=8&partner_id=portraitChildren and Families in the Past
Websites for Kids
Websites for Kidswww.bbc.co.uk/cbeebieshttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/www.britishcouncil.org/kidshttp://www.uptoten.com/http: pbskids.orghttp://www.teachchildrenesl.com/games.htm http://www.bubblejoy.comwww.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfshttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
BBC Ceebebies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/Play gamesMake & ColourStory TimeCbeebies ShowsOthers are not available
National Geographic KIDS
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/GamesAnimals and Pets (reading, pictures, videos)PhotosCountriesFun Stuff (cartoons and recipies)NewsLittle Kids
British Council - LearnEnglishKids
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songsGames practising different skillsSongs (flascards, activities) Listen & watch (songs, stories, tongue twisters)Read & WriteMakeExploreTeaching Tips
Up To Ten
http://www.uptoten.com/
Animated CardsColouringAnimated Stories (Boowa and Kwala)Games
Internet Tools
Websiteswww.google.com/sites/help/intl/pl/overview.html
Blogswww.wordpress.com
Wikiswww.zoho.wiki.com
References
Beatty, K. (2003). Teaching and Researching Computer-assisted Language Learning. Pearson Education Limited.
Dudeney, G. & Hockly, N. (2007). how to teach english with technology. Pearson Education Limited.
Dudeney, G. (2000). The Internet and the Language Classroom. A practical guide for teachers. Cambridge University Press.Krajka, J. (2007). English Language Teaching in the Internet-
assisted Environment. Issues in the Use of the Web as a Teaching Medium. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej.
Lewis, G. (2004). The Internet and Young Children. Oxford University Press