TIPS ON TEACHING YLE IN THE DIGITAL ERA

TEACHERS’ SEMINAR AUGUST

2005

• How computer-

oriented are you?

• Do your students fit

in the Digital

generation profile?

• What’s new about

Epractice?

• How can Epractice

activities be

integrated into our

lessons?

SESSION PLAN

The Digital generation?

• My students are very comfortable with technology.

• My students often rush through tasks in the classroom, and lose interest if there is lack of variety .

• My students multi-task their private lives.

• My students regularly use the Internet and computer games.

• My students are “connected” to friends through a range of devices (e.g. e-mails, blogs, mobile phone text messaging).

•[Paton, Colin. ‘The digital Generation’. In: Blue Flash TG, LF]

The Digital generation?

• My students are very comfortable with technology.

• My students often rush through tasks in the classroom, and lose interest if there is lack of variety .

• My students multi-task their private lives.

• My students regularly use the Internet and computer games.

• My students are “connected” to friends through a range of devices (e.g. e-mails, blogs, mobile phone text messaging).

•[Paton, Colin. ‘The digital Generation’. In: Blue Flash TG, LF]

Exploit the Web(Teachers’ seminar, Feb. 2005)

Exploit the Web(Teachers’ seminar, Feb. 2005)

• Look into your Sts’ habits and check how they fit into the digital generation profile.

•Exploit e-practice.

• Visit/ suggest sites which are related to the topic being dealt with.

• Suggest web projects: a blog; class pages.

• Look into your Sts’ habits and check how they fit into the digital generation profile.

•Exploit e-practice.

• Visit/ suggest sites which are related to the topic being dealt with.

• Suggest web projects: a blog; class pages.

• E-routes rationale

• Teachers’ access (full site, e-routes)

• Monitoring students’ performance

My Cultura Inglesa –

A Way Foward

In LP folder, on the branch server

E-PRACTICE & YLE

LESSONS

• INPUT

• CONSOLIDATION

• REMEDIAL WORK

EPRACTICE AS A MOTIVATIONAL TOOL

• INTERACTION (VIRTUAL

COMMUNITY)

• FINDING OUT ABOUT THE

WORLD

• LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Topic: Countries

& nationalities

Tip: Divide WG

into two teams

and play the game

Follow-up: Sts

prepare their own

memory game

Play in English Blue – Web 3

Play in English Blue – Web 4Topic: Telephone

numbers

Tip: Sts do the

listening practice at

home. Play it again

in class, with WG.

Ask volunteers to

come to the front

and “shoot the

right target”

Play in English Red – Web 1

Topic: Colours

Tip: Introduce

colours with the

palette

Follow-up: Ask Sts

to use watercolours

to make their own

‘palletes’

Play in English Red – Web 1

Topic: Colours

Tip: Dance to the

song with WG

Follow-up: Ask Sts

to make a poster of

their own

rainbows. Pair Sts

up and let them

describe their work

Junior A – Lesson A4

Topic: Numbers

Tip: Use the task as a

lead-in with WG

Diagnose Sts’

previous knowledge

Follow-up: Encourage

Sts to do it again, at

home

Junior B – A first day activity

Topic: Revision

Tip: Use the task to revise lgg items from JA

Diagnose Sts’ previous knowledge

Follow-up: Personalise the task. E.g. I’m sacred of ...

Junior B – Lesson E4

Topic: School uniforms

Tip: Ask Sts to do the task at home, for further practice

Follow-up: Re-cap it in class. Ask pairs to list as many words as they can find in three minutes!

Junior C – Lesson A1

Topic: Personal information

Tip: Take Sts to MMCentre for them to do the task

Follow-up: Ask pairs to role play the dialogue

Junior C – Lesson A1

Topic: Question formation

Tip: Divide WG into teams and hold a competition

Follow-up: Sts can write the questions down at home. Attention: A test type exercise

Junior C Lesson A4Topic: Routine

Tip: Consolidation & remedial work

Junior C Lesson B2Topic: FamilyTip: Start off with this task. Check Sts’ previous knowledgeFollow-up: Sts make their own family trees with photos or drawings

Junior C Lesson B5Topic: Places in townTip: Use it with WG for further practiceFollow-up: Sts make a town model as suggested in TG

Junior C Lesson B5Topic: Places in town

Tip: Take Sts to MMCentre for this task. Encourage them to do the other topics

Junior C – Lesson D3

Topic: Parties

Tip: Use the cards for ‘bring a friend’ day

Junior D – Lesson A1

Topic: Talking about a trip in the past

Tip: Sts do the task at home. Re-cap it in class

Junior D – Lesson B3

Topic: London Tip: Use it as a lead-in

Junior D – Lesson C1

Topic: Animals

Topic: Animals

Tip: Encourage Sts to find out more about the world

Junior D – Lesson C1

Topic: Free time – an interactive task

A story for father’s day

Revise target lexis

Ask Sts to make their own presents

Introduce vocabulary

Follow-up: Earth Explorer

Role play the story

Ask Sts to send their Dads a card