The Internet and Young Learners

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book combines web search and web creation activities plus ideas on how to communicate with classes around the world.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• The author and series editor (p. 1)
• Foreword (p. 3)
• Introduction (p. 5)
• How to use this book (p. 23)
• 1 First steps (p. 27)
• 1.1 Computer objects (p. 28)
• 1.2 Typing practice (p. 28)
• 1.3 The elevator (p. 30)
• 1.4 Click, drag, and drop (p. 31)
• 1.5 Cut and paste (p. 32)
• 1.6 Finding your way on the web (p. 34)
• 1.7 What's in a website? (p. 35)
• 2 Communication activities (p. 36)
• 2.1 Who am I? (p. 36)
• 2.2 Getting to know you (p. 37)
• 2.3 Introduction to e-cards (p. 38)
• 2.4 Finding partners (p. 40)
• 2.5 Describing routines (p. 41)
• 2.6 Houses around the world (p. 42)
• 2.7 Pocket money (p. 43)
• 2.8 How do you know it's spring/summer/autumn/winter in X/Y/Z? (p. 44)
• 2.9 The 'Elympics' (p. 46)
• 2.10 A look in my fridge (p. 47)
• 2.11 Cumulative story (p. 48)
• 2.12 Conducting an interview (p. 49)
• 2.13 Riddles (p. 51)
• 2.14 Word switch (p. 52)
• 3 Web search activities (p. 54)
• 3.1 The day I was born (p. 54)
• 3.2 The town tourist office (p. 56)
• 3.3 Our twin (p. 57)
• 3.4 Calendars around the world (p. 58)
• 3.5 Holidays around the world (p. 59)
• 3.6 World travel (p. 60)
• 3.7 Welcome to the Children's World Congress! (p. 61)
• 3.8 How's the weather? (p. 62)
• 3.9 Common phrases (p. 64)
• 3.10 Currency converter (p. 65)
• 3.11 Distances (p. 66)
• 3.12 Riding the metro (p. 68)
• 3.13 What's the time, Mr Computer? (p. 69)
• 3.14 Department stores (p. 70)
• 3.15 My local habitat (p. 72)
• 3.16 Rivers (p. 73)
• 3.17 Volcanoes (p. 74)
• 3.18 Museum quest (p. 75)
• 3.19 My favourite picture (p. 76)
• 3.20 Space facts (p. 77)
• 3.21 The view from here (p. 78)
• 3.22 Me in space (p. 79)
• 3.23 Movies (p. 80)
• 3.24 Premier league (p. 81)
• 3.25 Superstars (p. 83)
• 4 Web creation activities (p. 85)
• 4.1 What's it about? (p. 86)
• 4.2 'Design it' dictation (p. 87)
• 4.3 Our own web directory (p. 88)
• 4.4 Cartoon clip art (p. 89)
• 4.5 Dfilm (p. 90)
• 4.6 King or Queen of the week (p. 91)
• 4.7 Local museum (p. 92)
• 4.8 Make a picture dictionary (p. 94)
• 4.9 Word search (p. 95)
• 4.10 Switchzoo (p. 96)
• 4.11 Online cookbook (p. 98)
• 4.12 Reviews (p. 99)
• 4.13 Serial story (p. 100)
• 5 Electronic portfolios (p. 101)
• 6 The Internet as a teacher resource (p. 105)
• 7 Useful Internet addresses (p. 108)
• Worksheets (p. 119)
• Index (p. 141)
• Titles in the Resource Books for Teachers series (p. 142)