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