Infonews n°316 from 18/11/2007
How to validate items from the internet certificate in English
Jo Cool/Jo Fool cyber-tour and CyberQuiz
How to use it in class
High Speed One Opens
London
MiddleWeb's must see site for ELL
Online stories and activities
How To... (from the BBC)
Speech triggering pictures
New York : listening comprehension exercises
A lesson about Guns
Music : Sound Junction (from MiddleWeb's "Of Particular Interest" n°331)
Spelling tests and students with disabilities
What if students define quality? (from
MiddleWeb's "Of Particular Interest" n°331)
Adlit.org : Adolescent Literacy (from MiddleWeb's
"Of Particular Interest" n°331)
Journée APLV
Salon Educatec
How to validate items from the internet certificate in English
If you don't know how to validate some items of the B2I (internet certificate)
http://eduscol.education.fr/D0053/documents.htm
http://www.educnet.education.fr/chrgt/b2i/b2i-NivLycee.pdf
here is a site that you could use at the same time:
- to raise your students awareness of the dangers and traps of the internet,
- to enable them to select reliable documents from the internet
- to help them to behave responsibly on the net
(protect their privacy and respect the others' )
- to validate items from group 2 (2.2; 2.5; 2.6)
Jo Cool/Jo Fool cyber-tour and CyberQuiz
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/jocool_jofool/kids.cfm
"Think you know about the Web? Here's your chance
to prove it! Take a CyberTour with Josie and Joseph Cool,
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/special_initiatives/games/joecool_joefool/Start_tour.html
as they visit their twelve favorite Web sites,
and decide whether or not they're making smart
choices. It's easy to do. Every time one of the
Jo's has to make a decision about a Web site, write down in your media journal:
What kind of Web site is this?
What decision does Jo have to make?
What should Jo be looking out for?
Does Jo make the right decision?
Why or why not?
How do your answers compare to the Jo's? Any surprises?
After you're done, compare your answers with those of your friends.
Once you've taken the CyberTour, see how much
you've learned by completing the Jo Cool/Jo Fool
CyberQuiz. There are twenty questions about the
Net and how kids use itare you up for the challenge?
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/special_initiatives/games/joecool_joefool/Start.html
How to use it in class
If your students are internet fans ( chatting,
looking for ready to use homework, trying to get
someone's password, etc.) as mine are, they will enjoy this teaching unit.
It will start in the computer room : in groups of
twos, they will explore the 12 sites of the
cyber-tour, take notes and discuss the results.
They will all have to find for each site why it
is a nice site or a trick. Meanwhile, they will
also keep track of the vocabulary they have come
across, and write a list of words and expressions
related to that topic. The homework will be to
finish the work at home : taking notes and writing a list of vocabulary.
in the next period as a whole class, they will
first work in groups of 4, to put their findings
together and make sure they have understood
correctly. Then they will make a list of what
they have discovered and want to remember. At the
end of the period, they will exchange orally
about what they have learnt. The homework will be
to memorize these elements and enrich them with
their own experience. the site doesn't mention
chain letters and hoaxes, hopefully a student will raise this point.
In the next lesson, they will recap what they
have learnt and give their own examples.
High Speed One Opens
BBC Learning English "word in the news" features
a text (and audio file) about the new fast track
called "High Speed One", thanks to which the
Eurostar trains will get to London faster : "A
new high speed rail link between London and Paris
has brought the two capitals closer together,
shaving 20 minutes off the journey time. The link
that starts at London's St Pancras station also
cuts 25 minutes off the journey time to Brussels."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2007/11/071116_eurostar.shtml
in the "read more about the story" section at the
end of the page, you get to this page
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7093761.stm
with a link to several videos, including interviews of people
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7090000/newsid_7093800?redirect=7093881.stm&news=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1&nbram=1&asb=1
and the official opening ceremony with the Queen
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7081809.stm
London
It also lead to another site about London, with several sections :
- behind the scenes at St Pancras, with several
videos of people giving their opinion and the
problems this new station may solve... or bring
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/st_pancras/
- London's latest BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/
- Jam Cam which gives you a real time (or almost)
view of the traffic in London : just choose the location on the map
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/jamcams_interactive_map.shtml
- Video Nation : videos of people who have
something to say about their life in London.
(many video about the upcoming Olympic games, but
also an eco house or ball room dancing)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7093761.stm
MiddleWeb's must see site for ELL
MiddleWeb's "Of Particular Interest" n°331
recommends this "excellent site, maintained by
California literacy teacher Larry Ferlazzo". From
"the homepage, click on "English"
http://larryferlazzo.com/english.html
and you'll see nine categories of ELL materials
(including science, geography and world history).
http://larryferlazzo.com/englishthemes.html
[ ELL, ESL, EFL stand for English Language
Learning, English as a Second or Foreign
Language. All those are English for students who
are not native speakers. The site lists topics by
themes, and for each theme there are dozens of
links to interesting pages. For example in animals,
http://larryferlazzo.com/englishthemes.html#animals
I selected "elephant" and one of the addresses
was that page from the CBBC, Newsround, with a text and the audio file.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4720000/newsid_4720700/4720716.stm
Explore this site, you'll find lots of resources
such as songs, simple texts, audio files and educational games for beginners.]
( from http://www.middleweb.com )
Online stories and activities
BookPals Storyline features online stories for
children. You can see videos of bedtime stories
read by mothers, with subtitles and some pictures
of the books. Those stories can be used by
students level A2 and above to improve their
listening comprehension. Note that for some books
you can also access the script as reader's
theater : the story turned into a play!
http://www.storylineonline.net/
I chose "my rotten red headed older brother" (a
story with lots of comparative and superlatives),
and here is the reader's theater:
http://www.storylineonline.net/rotten/storyline_redheaded_reader.pdf
and then "Pigasso and met Mootisse" based on the
characteristics of Picasso and Matisse. A
teacher's guide is provided with lots of
activities to do around the story, and links to
sites to discover the lives and works of the real
painters so as to understand the references.
http://www.storylineonline.net/pigasso/storyline_pigasso.pdf
How To... (from the BBC)
"How 2" is a new podcast from BBC Learning
English. This audio podcast is about how to talk
about funny or unusual things that happened. In
each file, you hear someone speaking, and there
is a commentary stressing what vocabulary is used
an how the speech is built and presented with a
stress on expressions used to introduce and
conclude it. it ends with a recap. It could be
useful for intermediate adults who want to learn
by themselves. You can subscribe to the podcast
to receive a file automatically each week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/how2/
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/how2/how2_20071114-1700.mp3
Speech triggering pictures
Many of us need speech triggering pictures to
train their students for oral exams. Our
colleague Annie Gwynn recommends this site from
the British Council in Hungary which offers ready
to use handouts with pictures and questions about
and around the pictures. They are ordered by
themes such as "school", "work", "environment", etc.
http://www.examsreform.hu/Pages/ST_InduvidLT.html
New York : listening comprehension exercises
On his site "Soundguide", our colleague Rodolphe
Maurel offers lots of useful exercises around
videos or audio files on different themes.
http://www.soundguideweb.com/index.php?lng=en
The most recent addition is the pages about New
York : a full guide (12 pages with videos) and
her holidays in New York described by a British
student. Those documents can be used in class, in
the computer lab, in the library, and also by
students working on their own at home.
http://www.soundguideweb.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=52
http://www.soundguideweb.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=211
A lesson about Guns
On e-teach, Catherine Tertre from Rennes
recommends this ready to use Instant Lesson from
English-to-go about guns and gun laws. The lesson
includes a warming up, texts and diagrams with
comprehension exercises and follow up work. It is
easy, level A2, with lots of figures and names of
countries. it will be perfect for older students
or adults with a weak level who need to take confidence.
http://www.english-to-go.com/english/free_lesson.cfm?CFID=1577058&CFTOKEN=99038739
Music : Sound Junction (from MiddleWeb's "Of Particular Interest" n°331)
Developed by the U.K.-based Royal Schools of
Music, the comprehensive Sound Junction site
offers secondary students and their teachers the
opportunity to explore many kinds of music (and
musical instruments) in depth. Education World
says music educators "will find an enormous free
music resource with around 1,000 pages of
information and activities as well as curriculum
materials such as packets of lesson plans, ideas
for using the site with students, quick links for
learning how to use site features, and a forum for sharing learning
ideas." There's even a Composer Tool to create
original compositions. Give yourself some time to
explore -- consider starting in the Journey mode
to get a feel for how the site works.
http://www.soundjunction.org/default.aspa
[ an excellent British site for all music lovers,
where you can learn, explore and create all
styles of music ( from medieval to tectonic! ). A
site for music students and teachers who teach music in English.]
( from http://www.middleweb.com )
Spelling tests and students with disabilities
Read this article about how to learn spelling,
which teachers students ways to find resources
and help to spell the word right, instead of only relying on their memory.
http://www.teachingld.org/pdf/teaching_how-tos/spelling_tests.pdf
What if students define quality? (from MiddleWeb's "Of Particular Interest" n°331)
Eighth grade teacher Ellen Berg was fed up with
an arbitrary grading system that felt
disconnected from the learning goals she wanted
to pursue in her classroom. So the 12-year
veteran decided to share ownership of the
assessment process with her students. She began
the school year by guiding her students through
an exploration of the meaning of "quality." The
result was a student-generated list of process
standards (how quality is created) and product
standards (how do we identify something of
quality?). Berg and her students then began to
hold their own classroom work "up to the
standards we set as a class." In this blog at the
Teacher Leaders Network website, Berg offers
details of her work in progress. "Every single
assignment this quarter has been turned in by
every single student. This is the first time in
my career that's happened. They see the purpose in what they're doing."
http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/tln_teacher_voices/2007/11/what-happens-wh.html
( from http://www.middleweb.com )
Adlit.org : Adolescent Literacy (from MiddleWeb's "Of Particular Interest" n°331)
"As important as it is to teach students to read
in grades K-3," begins a promo for this new
website, "it is every bit as important to help
them build upon that foundation in grades 4-12,
so that they develop the more sophisticated
reading and writing skills that are the true
measure of the educated individual, the skilled
worker, and the capable citizen." Adlit.org
promises to help, with a rich array of free
instructional materials, research-based articles,
best classroom practices, book lists with guided
discussion questions, author interviews, and more.
http://www.adlit.org/
( from http://www.middleweb.com )
[ interesting documents and videos for teaching
practice. See the literacy coach (une sorte de
documentaliste qui intervient à la carte dans les
classes), discover classroom strategies and read
about the SQ3R (an old method, but which can still be useful).]
http://www.adlit.org/multimedia/Literacy_Coaching
http://www.adlit.org/strategy_library
http://www.adlit.org/strategies/19803
Journée APLV
La journée d'études de l'APLV ( Association des
professeurs de Langues Vivantes) aura lieu le 24
novembre 2007 de 14h00 à 17h30 au lycée Henri IV
à Paris. Les conférences sont gratuites et ouvertes à tous.
- Comment former les enseignants de langues à
l’utilisation du CECR ? Avec un représentant de l’IGEN
- La formation en langues des professeurs des
écoles : l’exemple de la formation croisée
franco-britannique présenté par Joëlle Aden,
Maître de Conférences à l’IUFM de l’Académie de Créteil
- La formation des professeurs de langues à
l’utilisation des TICE : exemple de projet à
l’intention des professeurs des écoles présenté
par Jean-Yves Petitgirard, Maître de Conférences
à l’Université Stendhal de Grenoble et Secrétaire Général de l’APLV
http://www.aplv-languesmodernes.org/
Salon Educatec
Le salon de l'éducation et Educatec sont du 22 au
25 novembre, à Paris, Porte de Versailles.
L'entrée est gratuite. Vous pouvez télécharger
l'invitation sur le site. Associée à la journée
APLV, c'est l'occasion de rencontrer des
collègues et de s'informer sur les dernières
méthodes ( rencontrez les collègues du CIEP,
etwinning, de l'Europe et de l'Agence Education
Formation (ex Socrates) avec les projets
Comenius, etc.) et technologies ( découvrez
Archos et ses concurrents, les tableaux
interactifs, les équipements de salle multimedia, etc.).
Un week-end chargé en perspective! ;)
http://www.salon-education.org
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