Preparing Students for Effective Use of the Internet

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Preparing Students for Effective Use of the
Internet

• Sonthida Keyuravong
• KMUTT

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Preparing students for effective use of the
internet
Uses of internet in ELT
Jarvis, The Teacher Trainer (2002)
WWW A resource for information
E-mail A tool for communication
Dedicated EFL web sites
Chats
Non-dedicated web sites
E-mail writing projects
Discussion lists

• For materials
• development

• For language practice

• For discussion on-line

• For project work

Requires efficient and effective management of
information
Requires management of information and
netiquette
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ICT Study Skills
Preparing students for effective use of the
internet

• Training in searching the web
• Managing massive quantity of
• information (e.g. saving useful web pages and
  putting them into appropriately-named folders or
  by deleting old unwanted e-mails from the inbox
  and transferring wanted messages into appropriate
  folders, web site evaluation)
• Nettiquettes

Jarvis, The Teacher Trainer (2002)
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ICT Study Skills
Preparing students for effective use of the
internet

• Web site evaluation
• Accuracy
• Authority
• Currency
• Objectivity
• Coverage

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ICT Study Skills
Preparing students for effective use of the
internet

• Netiquette
• Manner for using e-mail, discussion list, etc.
• The informal rules of behavior on the internet
• They help make internet a pleasant place.

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ICT Study Skills
Preparing students for effective use of the
internet

• Netiquette
• Be considerate with length.
• Consider the presentation of your message.
• Be pleasant, polite and always greet the
  recipient.
• Indicate the specific topic of your mail message
  in the subject field.

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ICT Study Skills
Preparing students for effective use of the
internet

• Netiquette
• Assume the messages you send and receive are
  permanent and public.
• Although electronic mail promises "instant"
  delivery, it does not guarantee an instant
  response.
• Refrain from adding too many attachments to your
  electronic mail.

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ICT Study Skills
Preparing students for effective use of the
internet

• Netiquette
• Don't assume that your intentions will be
  understood.
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