by Viljenka

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• Internet projects

• and language learning

• by Viljenka Šavli
• Solkan Elementary SchoolBrussels 2003
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Goals and Objectives

• Internet Projects help students to
• Internationalize their Learning
• Become Familiar with Accessing Information
• Gain an Awareness of the Internets Role in
  Society
• Gain an Awareness of Other Cultures

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Importance of projects

• Provide the Opportunity for Authentic Work
• Provide a Unique Way of Motivating Students
• Promote Sensitivity to Other Cultures
• Allow Students to Become Communicators,
  Researchers and Problem Solvers
• Enable Students to Become Familiar with the
  Internet

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Getting Started

• Costs
• Equipment (Computer, Printer, Modem, Phone Line
  Access)
• Software (Communications/Browser Word
  Processing)
• Network IDs and Usage (ISP or Commercial
  Service)
• Teacher Training (Technological / Pedagogical)
• Knowledge of Web Links/Sites

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Kinds of Internet Projects

• Interpersonal Exchanges
• Information Gathering and Sharing
• Collaborative Problem Solving

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Design your own Internet Project

• Teacher Contacts ( Project Negotiation/ Time
  Line)
• Student Introductory Letters
• Project Activities
• Research / Data Collection
• Reporting / Reacting to Data
• Final Report / End Product (Newsletter, Video,
  Publication)

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Design your own Lesson via Internet

• Access information unavailable through
  traditional sources
• Collaborate with people around the world
• Exchange information with another class/expert in
  another country
• Give students reasons to use the Internet

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Assessing your own Internet Projects

• Were your students able to find the information
  and people on the Internet they couldnt access
  in any other way?
• Did they stretch their technology skills?
• Did the Internet increase their ability to sort
  out good information from the bad?

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Outline of Internet projects

• Name of Lesson / Project
• Description
• Goals (Subject Matter and Internet)
• Coordinator
• Materials
• Activities (including Internet)
• Summary
• Evaluation

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Searching for Projects on the Net

• Visit WEB Sites
• On-Line CommunicationsList Serves/Discussion
  Lists
• Networking at Conferences
• Calls for Participation
• Mailing lists
• Newsletters
• Kontact persons

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Evaluation

• Observations
• Evaluation Forms for Teachers/Students
• Interviews with Teachers/Students
• Review the E-mail Messages/Documents
• Journals and Portfolios

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Benefits

• Students Improve Writing and Other Basic Skills
• Students Learn About Other Cultures
• Students Receive First-Hand Information
• Students Become Empowered
• Teachers Feel Less Isolated.

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Uses of Networks

• Discourse Model (Conversation/Discussion)
• Resource Location (Research)
• Resource Creation (Publish)