CALL In-service Training Course for

Junior High School Teachers – Ramla 2003-4

Instructor: Gail Shuster-Bouskila

Rationale:

The Digital Disconnect, published by Pew Internet and American Life Project ( http://www.pewinternet.org/ ),on August 14, 2002, says that the most “Internet-savvy” students complain that their teachers don't use the Internet in class or create assignments that exploit huge amount of material on the Web. The students said they wanted to use the Internet for more of their schoolwork, but teachers need time and resources to create interesting tasks for them.
This course is designed to bridge that gap. Teachers will create web-based activities that direct the student to using the Internet for projects in English. This will integrate computers with the National Curriculum's requirements for project-based work in junior high school.

Topics 2 and 3	Israeli English Curriculum Domains and Benchmarks	Technology	Task for teachers	Tasks for students
Internet communication tools for specific purposes	Presentation – react to the content of something read; express ideas and opinions; Access to Information-extract and integrate information from different sources for a specific purpose Social Interaction – give and receive information in writing; engage in longer conversations	Word – tables, clipart from Internet, format font size and colour Internet – email; and instant messaging	Participate in an activity that is on our website for our pupils. Choose an activity and do it as instructed. Instructions for opening online documents Discussion and reflection about an online activity: Go to Copy and Paste Lesson Read the article about cheating and student use of the Internet. Finally, send email message – reflection about cheating to instructor . Please see me if you don't have email! ONLINE communication with English teachers around the world through one of the links below: TEFLFARM ESLCAFE.com	Participate in an online activity Send a message – reflection to teachers ONLINE communication with English students around the world through TEFLFARM or ESLCAFE.com

Topics 2 and 3

Israeli English Curriculum

Domains and Benchmarks

Technology

Task for teachers

Tasks for students

Internet communication tools for specific purposes

Presentation – react to the content of something read; express ideas and opinions;

Access to Information-extract and integrate information from different sources for a specific purpose

Social Interaction – give and receive information in writing; engage in longer conversations

Word – tables, clipart from Internet, format font size and colour

Internet – email; and instant messaging

Participate in an activity that is on our website for our pupils. Choose an activity and do it as instructed.

Instructions for opening online documents

Discussion and reflection about an online activity: Go to Copy and Paste Lesson
Read the article about cheating and student use of the Internet.

Finally, send email message – reflection about cheating to instructor .
Please see me if you don't have email!

ONLINE communication with English teachers around the world through one of the links below:
TEFLFARM
ESLCAFE.com

Participate in an online activity

Send a message – reflection to teachers

ONLINE communication with English students around the world through TEFLFARM or ESLCAFE.com