The Internet and the Language Classroom: A practical guide for teachers

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This new edition offers clear guidance on the practicalities of the Internet as a resource and classroom tool and a range of practical activities grouped by themes and levels.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Acknowledgements (p. viii)
• Overview (p. ix)
• Introduction (p. 1)
• 1 Guidelines (p. 3)
• 1.1 The World Wide Web (p. 3)
• 1.2 Website FAQs (p. 8)
• 1.3 Email (p. 10)
• 1.4 Email FAQs (p. 17)
• 1.5 Searching the Internet (p. 18)
• 1.6 Search FAQs (p. 30)
• 1.7 The Internet as resource bank (p. 31)
• 1.8 The Internet as a classroom tool (p. 32)
• 2 Activities (p. 41)
• Activities by level (p. 41)
• Activities by theme (p. 42)
• 2.1 Introduction to the Net (I) (p. 43)
• 2.2 Introduction to the Net (II) (p. 45)
• 2.3 Giving advice (p. 46)
• 2.4 I've always wondered... (p. 47)
• 2.5 A song class (p. 49)
• 2.6 20th century news (p. 50)
• 2.7 Heroes hall of fame (p. 51)
• 2.8 Celebrity dinner party (p. 53)
• 2.9 The weather (p. 54)
• 2.10 Strange news (p. 56)
• 2.11 Making the news (p. 57)
• 2.12 Film reviews (p. 58)
• 2.13 Square eyes (p. 59)
• 2.14 Eco-tourism (p. 61)
• 2.15 A little Je ne sais quoi (p. 62)
• 2.16 The same language? (p. 64)
• 2.17 A good book (p. 65)
• 2.18 Ladies and gentlemen...The Beatles (p. 67)
• 2.19 Mystery postcards (p. 68)
• 2.20 A terrible holiday (p. 69)
• 2.21 A new logo (p. 71)
• 2.22 Written in the stars (p. 71)
• 2.23 People watching (p. 73)
• 2.24 Get a job (p. 74)
• 2.25 Cooking with kids (p. 76)
• 2.26 Playing it safe (p. 77)
• 2.27 Olympic Games (p. 78)
• 2.28 The London sightseeing tour (p. 79)
• 2.29 "What's the time? (p. 81)
• 2.30 Dream holiday (p. 82)
• 2.31 A night at the movies (p. 83)
• 2.32 Classified ads (p. 85)
• 2.33 Finding a flat (p. 87)
• 2.34 Suits you (p. 88)
• 2.35 A fine day out (p. 89)
• 2.36 But is it art? (p. 90)
• 2.37 Puzzlemaker (p. 91)
• 2.38 Holiday posters (p. 93)
• 2.39 Nice day today (p. 94)
• 2.40 Disaster area (p. 96)
• 2.41 Kids and the news (p. 97)
• 2.42 It's a mystery (p. 97)
• 2.43 Australian wildlife (p. 99)
• 2.44 Theme park (p. 100)
• 2.45 Computer detectives (p. 101)
• 2.46 Who said that...? (p. 102)
• 2.47 Waving the flag (p. 103)
• 2.48 Dream houses (p. 104)
• 2.49 Net research (p. 106)
• 2.50 Surveys 'R' us (p. 107)
• 2.51 Survival (p. 109)
• 2.52 Teen spirit (p. 110)
• 2.53 What's in a name? (p. 111)
• 2.54 Inventions and discoveries (p. 112)
• 2.55 Reviewing a website (p. 114)
• 3 Tools for Online Work (p. 115)
• 3.1 Email projects and discussion lists (p. 115)
• 3.2 Webquests (p. 122)
• 3.3 Blogs and wikis (p. 125)
• 3.4 Online groups (p. 128)
• 3.5 Chat (p. 130)
• 3.6 Writing projects (p. 132)
• 4 Teacher Development (p. 141)
• 4.1 Professional development online (p. 141)
• 4.2 Listserv FAQs (p. 146)
• 4.3 Teaching online (p. 152)
• 4.4 Teacher development resources (p. 153)
• 5 Websites (p. 154)
• Glossary (p. 159)
• Appendix A (p. 162)
• Appendix B (p. 163)
• References (p. 164)
• Index (p. 165)