Net advantage: using ICT in the classroom
Cristina Tejedor Martínez cristina.tejedormartinez@uah.es
Isabel de la Cruz Cabanillas Isabel.cruz@uah.es
Universidad de Alcalá
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ICT in education
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Use of the Internet
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The ICT Survey Questionnaire:
http://www2.unescobkk.org/education/ict/v2_2/survey.asp?frm=14085
Using ICT to teach English:
http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/search/secondary/results/nav:46119
http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/developing-yourcurriculum/new_opportunities/index.aspx
Are you going to use the Internet in a classroom with one computer or a computer lab with the
Internet connection?
Is it going to be a practice lesson or a project and research-based task?
Is it an individual or a pair/group activity?
How much time is allowed to perform the task?
Is it going to be an entirely Internet-based or a blended lesson?
Is the Internet work allocated as homework or class work task?
Have you thought of a proper lead-in (warmer) activity (classroom, homework)?
Have you prepared clear instructions for your learners?
Have you made task sheets?
Is the activity going to be assessed? If yes, how? What will the criteria be?
Is the site relevant to your learners’ age, interest, level? For lower levels of language proficiency
websites with easy to interpret contents (charts, visual data, and simple texts) or ELT websites are
preferable.
How is the learners’ work going to be presented (writing a report, oral group/individual presentation,
etc.)?
Resources
1. Web pages
One stop. www.onestop.com/
Isabel Pérez www.isabelperez.com
Spanish Ministry of Education
www.isftic.mepsyd.es/w3/eos/MaterialesEducativos/mem2001/ienglish/index.html
Dave Sperling www.eslcafe.com/
BBC www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
British Council & BBC http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try
Pere Marques
http://dewey.uab.es/pmarques/dim/comunita.htm#extranjeras
Lallena www.telefonica.net/web2/allp/ew/
Charles Kelly’s Quizz generator http://a4esl.org/c/qw.html
E. L. Eleaston http://eleaston.com/quizzes.html
Quizzes and pictures http://www.manythings.org/
Lesson plan and resources www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html
English Club. http://www.englishclub.com/
ESL Galaxy www.esl-galaxy.com/lessons.htm
Teaching Styles www.teachingstylesonline.com/
Languages online www.languagesonline.org.uk
Teaching resources http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/index.htm
Linguascope http://www.linguascope.com
2. Web projects
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Project work can be planned as a short-term or a long-term.
No specific technological knowledge is necessary to plan/design the project.
Projects are group activities involving communication and sharing ideas.
It can be implemented as a combination of language and subject teaching.
It encourages cooperative work and critical thinking.
Learners are exposed to real world situations and authentic materials.
3. Web 2.0
Web 2.0 refers to a perceived second generation of web development and design that facilitates
communication, secure information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on the World Wide Web.
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A Day in the Life of Web 2.0.
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193200296&pgno=1
All Things Web 2.0. http://www.sacredcowdung.com/archives/2006/03/all_things_web.html
WikiLingua Project1.http://www.wikilingua.es
3.1. Authoring tools
Some examples of authoring tools are:
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Hot Potatoes (http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/)
Hot Potatoes (http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/) http://hotpot.uvic.ca
How to use Hot Potatoes program:
http://files.comeniuseb23sa.webnode.com/200000036-2fad330a73/WorkshopHotPotFx1GUIAO.pdf
HOTPOTATOES activities:
Hotpotatoes exercises http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/exercises.htm
Hotpotatoes activities http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/topics.htm
Hotpotatoes grammar and vocabulary exercises http://www.montsemorales.com/
A collection of exercises created with Hot Potatoes and designed specifically for teaching ESL
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Quizzes/Hot_Potatoes
Authoring tools: hotpotatoes
http://archive.ecml.at/projects/voll/rationale_and_help/booklets/resources/menu_booklet_ddl.htm
LINKS (Hot Potatoes)
http://www.hotpotatoes.info: an internet-based hosting and results service for teachers.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/hotpotatoesusers: a discussion group for users of Hot Potatoes. It
includes useful files and links.
http://perso.orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/exercises.htm: a collection of exercises related to teaching
English as a Second Language.
http://www.aula21.net/segunda/hotpotenlaces.htm: a collection of links on Hot Potatoes (mostly in Spanish).
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Quizzes/Hot_Potatoes: another collection of exercises created with Hot Potatoes
and designed specifically for teaching ESL.
http://www.cyberteacher.it/esercizi_eng.htm#english: examples of Hot Potatoes (and TexToys) exercises.
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Quandary http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php)
LINKS (Quandary)
http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary_tutorials_examples.php: tutorials and examples from the
official webpage.
http://www.albertingram.com/quandary: a webpage which contains useful information on how to start using
Quandary.
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/quandarytasks/home.html: samples of student work produced with Quandary.
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Markin (http://www.cict.co.uk/software/markin/index.htm)
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Clic (http://clic.xtec.net/es/index.htm)
http://clic.xtec.cat/es/jclic/reports/index.htm
LINKS (Clic)
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/jclic/index.htm
http://www.terrasur.com
 Malted (http://malted.cnice.mec.es/)
LINKS (Malted)
http://news.pntic.mec.es/cgi-bin/dnewsweb: Here you will find a newsgroup where users of Malted can solve
their doubts and exchange ideas.
http://www.mister-wong.es/user/conchy/esl: some online activities, including exercises created with Malted.
Resources at http://malted.cnice.mec.es
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Quia (http://www.quia.com/)
A bank of activities that you can use for free: http://www.quia.com/shared/
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Neobook (http://www.neosoftware.com)
A tutorial of the programme: http://www.neosoftware.com/nbw4.html
Trial version: http://www.neosoftware.com/nbw.html
LINKS (NeoBook)
http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~jortiz1/Aspectos_basicos_de_Neobook.pdf: Neobook handbook (basic aspects).
http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/foro-neobook: A discussion group for users of Neobook.
http://www.neosoftware.com/forum: the Neobook community support forum.
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Textoys http://www.cict.co.uk/software/textoys/index.htm)
3.2. Wikis
Graphical illustration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbimaIr84Rs
ICT in education:
http://nnttedu.wikispaces.com/
Wikis in the TEFL classroom
http://new-web-two.wetpaint.com/page/Wikis+in+the+TEFL+classroom
3.3. Podcast
- Level 4 transmitting. http://aprilfoolsday.podomatic.com/
- Absolutely Intercultural http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/
- ESL podcasts. A regularly updated page of recent ESL/EFL podcasts. http://a4esl.org/podcasts/
- English as a Second Language Podcast. http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html
- Onestop English Podcast section.
http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?sectionType=listsummary&catid=59782
3.4. Corpus and concordances
- How to use concordances in teaching English. Some suggestions
http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~peterr-s/concordancing/usingconcs.html
- Corpora for learning http://www.corpora4learning.net/
- Learning and Teaching through Context – A Data-driven Approach
http://www.developingteachers.com/articles_tchtraining/corpora1_ramesh.htm
- Samples for the use of concordancing
http://archive.ecml.at/projects/voll/our_resources/graz_2002/ddrivenlrning/concordancing/concordancing.htm
- Concordancing in language learning
http://archive.ecml.at/projects/voll/our_resources/Graz_2001/authentic/concordancers/index.htm
- Data-driven learning
http://archive.ecml.at/projects/voll/rationale_and_help/booklets/resources/menu_booklet_ddl.htm
 http://corpus.byu.edu/bnc/
4. Online reference tools
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Dictionary.com  dictionary.reference.com/
OneLook  http://www.onelook.com/
Your Dictionary.com www.yourdictionary.com/
 http://www.supercable.es/~lallena/diccionarios.html
Encyclopedia.com  http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Wikipedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
KALIPEDIA  http://www.kalipedia.com/
Thesaurus.com  http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus  www.bartleby.com/62/
The Visual Thesaurus  http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus  http://www.rhymezone.com/
Cambridge Dictionaries online
 http://dictionary.cambridge.org
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/teachersites/oald7/lookup?cc=es
Merriam-Webster Dictionary  www.m-w.com
Merriam-Webster for Kids  http://www.wordcentral.com/
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English online
http://www.ldoceonline.com/
Macmillan Dictionary online
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/