Internet Resources

The Internet is an explosion for teaching resources. There are sites just for teachers and sites for students. There are listening exercises, grammar tasks, reading help, and pronunciation aids. The Internet also has teaching tips, ready-made lessons, and materials that could easily be adapted to fit the classroom. Several years ago when the Gulf War and Saddam Hussein were hot topics, I put together a lecture on Iraq using the CIA fact book, and Pictures I found on the Internet. It hardly took anytime since the materials were already organized and readily available. All I had to do was to arrange them in a manner that would work for me. Lecture Notes Iraq Lecture (.pptx)

I used to be an avid collector of lists of favorite Internet sites. However, the Internet is rather fluid. Links that are here today, may be moved or not working the next day. Needless to say, I still think it is important to share sites and bookmark some for later use. I still keep a small list of sites which I want to refer back to or remind me of a lesson I once had (Collected Internet Sites). To help combat the rapidly changing nature of the Internet, Ive seen some people give a web address as well as key terms to search for if the address isnt working. Most of the time, a quick search will reveal what I want. This lesson will help you learn more about the resources are available for an English Language Teacher and help generate ideas for how one might use them in a development or teaching situation. What is a Browser? List several examples.

Answer: A browser is an application that makes user be able to access to internet WebPages. There are many applications, developed by different companies, such as, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, and etc.
What is a search engine? List several examples.

Answer: A search engine is a service that finds what users want to see through internet. This will provide all accessible pages, which are matched with users keywords. The most famous search engine would be Google search, and it is different with countries.

Note: Google Guide http://www.googleguide.com/ and Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT) What are Web 1.0 websites? List several examples.

Answer: Web 1.0 was an early stage of the conceptual evolution of WWW (World Wide Web), centered around a top-down approach to the use of the web and its user interface.
http://guardians.net/ http://tara.istad.org/toc.htm

What are Web 2.0 websites? List several examples.

Answer: Web 2.0 describes web sites that use technology beyond the static pages of earlier web sites. The term was coined in 1999 by Darcy Dubucci. A Web 2.0 site may allow users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators of user-generated content in a virtual community.
http://www.pixelmatrixdesign.com/ http://pinchzoom.com/

What are Web 3.0 (4.0, 5.0) websites? List several examples.

Answer: Web 3.0 is called Semantic Web. It is a term coined by Tim BernersLee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. To simplify it further, the semantic web is going to be a place, where machines will be able to read web pages much like humans. It is going to be a place, where Internet search engines along with software agents will troll the Internet and find what the user is exactly looking for.

Find at least 2 sites or apps that relate to each of the follow topics. General ESL o ex. http://www.daveseslcafe.com/ Daves ESL Caf provides resources for teachers such as lesson plans and job links. o http://www.eslwonderland.com/links/general_esl.htm Listening o ex. http://www.esl-lab.com/ Randalls ESL Cyber Listening Lab has over a hundred short listening activities divided in to easy, medium, and difficult. Each activity has prelistening exercises, listening exercises, and post-listening exercises. There are appropriate materials for all ages and abilities. o http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm Reading o http://www.eslfast.com/ o http://www.rong-chang.com/reading.htm Grammar

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http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/

Writing (OWLS) o ex. http://readingwritingcenter.byuh.edu// BYU-Hawaii Reading Writing Center has APA and MLA reference items as well as Tutorials, both in person and online. o http://esl.fis.edu/learners/writing/ Games o http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/ o http://www.eslgamesplus.com/ Other Categories (such as ESL Blogs, Quizzes, slang, idioms, podcasts, etc.) o http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html o https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/english-as-second-language/id75908431 ESL sites related to the country or area of expertise in which you plan to work. o ex. www.eltnews.com ELT News: The Web Site for English Teachers in Japan. It has information about teaching in Japan.

Prepare a 2 minute presentation about one of the sites or apps you researched above. You will demonstrate the site and discuss why you liked the site and how it might be used in a lesson plan. You will give your presentation in the next class period. You may not do your presentation about http://www.esl-lab.com/ Randalls ESL Cyber Listening Lab.

Timers and Stopwatches To help you keep within your 2 minute time limit there are a plethora of timers and stopwatches available for use with your computer. Some are web based, while others can be downloaded. One of my favorites is Xnote Stopwatch/Timer. I will use this (or one you suggest) to ensure you keep within your 2 minute time limit for your presentation. Xnote (program in 302 assignments folder)

Do a search for online stopwatch or timer. Report your findings and favorite links. Findings: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ The website offers both stop-watch and countdown timer. In addition to that, many other timing devices are offered by the website.

LiveBinders What is the idea behind LiveBinders, and how would you use it in your teaching? http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/education?showsubtab=education

LiveBinder: Free Technology Tools for Teachers http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=108629

Finishing Touches Blog after every class about what you are learning. Make sure to put a link on the Blog to the internet site or app you presented on. Add a background color to this document, but make sure it is still easy to read. Name this document Internet Resources and save it as a PDF or Word Document in your portfolio folder. Link the file to your Home Page.