USING WEBSITES

• Using websites in the classroom

Using websites is one of the easiest ways of getting started with technology in the classroom. There is a large of collection of resources on the web. You can choose from authentic source or ELT sites. Teachers can use web pages in the classroom in a variety of ways, such as with one computer with an internet connection, in a computer lab with a set of networked and connected computers, or as print pages where there may be limited access to internet

• ELT websites or authentic websites

Authentic sites can be chosen to fit learners’ interests. Authentic sites also provide an ideal opportunity to work through the issues of total comprehension that plenty of learners to deal with at some point in their studies. While ELT websites provide valuable opportunities for more controlled language work are often a great help to learners who used to brush up on certain aspects of language.

• How to find useful websites

For teachers having good search skills means finding useful resources quickly, speeding up lesson planning and facilitating web use in class. For learners, it means being able to quickly accomplish web based tasks. Google is the most well-known search engine which indexes over twelve billion web pages

• How to evaluate websites

Teachers can evaluate websites from its accuracy, currency, content, and functionality. Accuracy and currency are the most important if learners are taking notes and interpreting information.

• Planning lesson using the internet

The first thing is to plan session well: visit the websites you intend to use, make a note of the particular pages you want your learners to work on and make sure the teachers are familiar with the content.

• Working with lower levels of language proficiency

It is possible to work with lower levels and the internet but the choice of websites will be more limited. Websites which are more suitable for lower level will include: websites with simple, clearly presented text, non-linguistic data, websites with visuals, and ELT websites.

• Web teaching do and don’ts

- Teachers should always a back up plan in a place.

- Use of the knowledge of other teachers and learners to help you with the technical side of the lesson.

- Save web pages to computer hard disk

- Try to arrange the computer room that you can easily maintain control over learner activities.