Level 3- Computers for All

Computers available for the class in a lab, on a cart or otherwise where a 1-1 or 1-small group computer to student ratio is available.

Task Based-

Useful sites

Show everyday tasks & Life Skills

(for details & sample lesson plans, sites & downloads see Fall Workshop 2009)

Examples

Problem Solving/ Life Skills/ Task Based- weather, car buying, job search,

Input- Multimedia

Ted- a vast variety of talks appropriate mostly for higher level students

Elllo - intermediate level ESL/English interview etc videos some w/ transcripts & questions - collect sets of themed interviews for a lesson, or see my lesson sample for indirect speech/questions grammar

My Example Lesson- OkGo music video for passive voice

Videos/music videos/commercials

Comics - use as discussion or writing prompts or for grammar- My Sample Reported Speech Lesson

Images

Create-

Blogs- class blog, new student guide, active newsletter, portfolios

Goanimate - create, save & share animations

Crossword & other puzzles (see links in level 2)- vocab, grammar & test review

Custom Google Maps- map student stories, readings, local neighborhood

Videos, Youtube channels, etc

websites- google sites

Microsoft Photo Story- build interactive stories w/ pictures & sound

Basic computer skills-

Typing- keyboarding lesson, keyboard printable

Accessing content

Safe Use

Basic Word processing, copy/cut/paste

Tips

Use screen shot and or screen casts guides when possible

Test instructions carefully

Find the ways students will get hung up (figure out what goes wrong)

Run through sample exercises w/ whole class

Let students work in pairs

Give at least one task to individuals that all get a chance to try