how to teach with technology
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in language teaching
A wiki:
• Is like a public website, or public web page.
• Is started by one person, but visitors can add to, delete or change as they wish.
• Is dynamic.• Can have multiple authors.• Is like having a publicly accessible word
processing document available online, which anyone can edit.
One of the best-known wikis is:
www.wikipedia.org
You can visit our wiki at:
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Advantage:
When a web page in a wiki is edited,
changed or deleted previous versions of
the page are automatically saved.
How to start using a
wiki
with learners:
The best way is
setting up simple collaborative writing
project.
Using a free wiki site, the teacher sets up
the first page of a wiki, outlining the topic
of the project, and the steps the learners
will need to take in the project.
The wiki can be kept as an
internal class project or can be
given the public nature of the
Internet.
Knowing that the wiki will be
viewed by readers outside the
classroom is an added incentive for
learners.
By giving the wiki a password,
only those who know the password
can edit it,
which gives your wiki some
measure of security.
Webquest
Is a mini-project in which the input and material are supplied from the Internet.
Is an “inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet”
Can be teacher-made or learner-made.
An example of a webquest:
Main sections to a webquest:• Introduction:
Introduce the overall theme: give background information on the topic, introduce key vocabulary and concepts.
• Task:Explain clearly and precisely what the learners will have to do.
• Process:Guide the learners through a set of activities and research task, using a set of predefined resources.
• Evaluation:Self-evaluation: learners compare, contrast what they have produced with other learners, and give feedback. Teacher evaluation.
The skillset for producing a webquest:
• Research skills:It is essential to be able to search the Internet and to quickly and accurately find resources.
• Analytic skills:It is important to be able to cast a critical eye over the resources you find when searching.
• Word processing skills:You will need to be able to use a word processor to combine text, images and weblinks into a finished document.