Eight Internet Lessons |
Here are eight Internet lessons that have been tried and tested by myself and my fellow teachers. They work best with advanced and upper-intermediate students and are designed to allow the students a high degree of self-exploration of the Internet. It is recommended that they do it with a partner so that they can discuss it at the same time.
Lesson OneSchool Uniforms Introduce the concept of school uniforms with these questions: Should students wear uniforms to school? Your students can then use these resources to decide for themselves whether uniforms are a good idea or not:
http://7-12educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa050100a.htm After reading in pairs, your students can have a short debate or write about it for homework.
Lesson TwoDating Is cyberspace a good place to find a partner? Students are to look around this site: http://personals.yahoo.com/static/tour1.html ... and discuss whether they think they could find a suitable partner. What kind of people use this service? ...and just for fun they can also check out this novelty site: http://www.uglypeople.com
Lesson ThreeGrammar Practice Students can practice their weak grammar areas with the grammar quizzes located at:
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/grammar.html
Lesson FourE-mail the president ... at http://www.emailthepresident.com of course This is an activity that will really freak your students out! Don't expect a reply, though.
Lesson FiveThe Perfect Pet Ask your students in turn whether they like cats, dogs or other kinds of pets. Next let them surf the following resources:
http://www.cotonpage.com/ Afterwards, the students can tell the class which pet they prefer and why.
Lesson SixComics In this session, the students can browse the comic portal site located at: http://www.ucomics.com/comics Things to discuss: 1 What language is used in comic strips? Lesson SevenRainbow Kids This lesson is about adopted kids 1 Go to http://www.rainbowkids.com
Lesson EightStupid jokes A light reading session. Students can find plenty of 'stupid jokes' at: http://ewsonline.com/jokes/clean.html Challenge them to relate some of the jokes to each other. Remember, it will be a challenge for them to get the tone and comic timing correct. |