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The Internet and Young Learners Alicja Wujec Kaczmarek MODN September 2011
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The Internet and Young Learners Rationale Web-Based Activities: Virtual treasure hunts Virtual fieldtrips WebQuests Useful websites
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The Internet and Young Learners Internet tools: Websites Blogs Wikis
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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
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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
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Resource Book http://www.oup.com/elt/teacher/rbt
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Resource Website
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Virtual Treasure Hunt
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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)
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Virtual Treasure Hunt Types of Virtual Treasure Hunts: A fully guided hunt A half guided hunt An open hunt Luzon Marco (2001) cited by Krajka (2007)
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Virtual Treasure Hunt VTH Lesson Plan: WWW Warmer Web What next?
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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
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Virtual Trips
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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)
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Virtual trips Natural History Museum http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/ Google Art Project http://www.googleartproject.com/ Virtual trip with Google Maps http://maps.google.com/
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Virtual Trips
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WebQuest
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Elements of WebQuest Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation
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WebQuest Examples http://questgarden.com/52/36/4/070612201403/index.htm
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WebQuest Examples
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WebQuest Websites www.webquest.org http://www.zunal.com/ http://www.primaryschool.com.au/webquestsre sults.php Collection of graded and evaluated webquests http://www.npg.org.uk/webquests/launch.php? webquest_id=8&partner_id=portrait Children and Families in the Past
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Websites for Kids
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www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ www.britishcouncil.org/kids http://www.uptoten.com/ http: pbskids.org http://www.teachchildrenesl.com/games.htm http://www.bubblejoy.com www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/i ndex.html
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BBC Ceebebies http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/ Play games Make & Colour Story Time Cbeebies Shows Others are not available
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National Geographic KIDS http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ Games Animals and Pets (reading, pictures, videos) Photos Countries Fun Stuff (cartoons and recipies) News Little Kids
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British Council - LearnEnglishKids http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs Games practising different skills Songs (flascards, activities) Listen & watch (songs, stories, tongue twisters) Read & Write Make Explore Teaching Tips
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Up To Ten http://www.uptoten.com/ Animated Cards Colouring Animated Stories (Boowa and Kwala) Games
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Internet Tools
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Websites www.google.com/sites/help/intl/pl/overview.html
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Blogs www.wordpress.com
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Wikis www.zoho.wiki.com
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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
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