The Internet and the Language Classroom

CONTENTS; OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; 1 Guidelines; 1.0 The World Wide Web; 1.1 Website FAQs; 1.2 Email; 1.3 Email FAQs; 1.4 Searching the Internet; 1.5 Search FAQs; 1.6 The Internet as a resource bank; 1.7 The Internet as a classroom tool; 2 ACTIVITIES; 2.0 Activities by level; 2.0.1 Activities by theme; 2.1 Introduction to the Net I; 2.2 Introduction to the Net II; 2.3 Giving advice; 2.4 I've always wondered; 2.5 A song class;2.6 20th Century News; 2.7 Hall of fame; 2.8 Celebrity dinner party; 2.9 The Weather; 2.10 Strange news; 2.11 Making the news; 2.12 Film reviews; 2.13 Square eyes; 2.14 Eco-tourism; 2.15 A little je ne sais quoi; 2.16 The Same Language; 2.17 A Good Book; 2.18 Ladies and gentlemen... The Beatles; 2.19 Mystery postcards; 2.20 A terrible holiday; 2.21 A new logo; 2.22 Written in the stars; 2.23 People watching; 2.24 Get a job; 2.25 Cooking with kids; 2.26 Playing it safe; 2.27 Olympic games; 2.28 The London sightseeing tour; 2.29 What's the time?; 2.30 Dream holiday; 2.31 A night at the movies; 2.32 Classified ads; 2.33 Finding a flat; 2.34 Suit you; 2.35 A fine day out; 2.36 But is it art?; 2.37 Puzzlemaker; 2.38 Holiday posters; 2.39 Nice day today; 2.40 Disaster area; 2.41 Kids make the News; 2.42 It's a mystery; 2.43 Australian wildlife; 2.44 Theme park; 2.45 Computer detectives; 2.46 Who said that?; 2.47 Waving the flag; 2.48 Dream house; 2.49 Net research; 2.50 What do you think about...?; 2.51 Survival; 2.52 Teen spirit; 2.53 What's in a name?; 2.54 Discoveries and inventions; 2.55 Reviewing a website; 3 PROJECTS; 3.0 Email penpal exchanges; 3.1 Writing projects; 3.2 Webpage projects; 4 ADVANCED NET; 4.0 Browser enhancements; 4.1 Talking to other teachers - mailing lists; 4.2 Listserv FAQs; 4.3 online chat; 4.4 Browser caching; 5 FAQS; 5.0 Connecting to the Internet; 5.1 Internet terminology; 5.2 Selected websites; 5.3 Starting a website review file; 5.4 Publishing student material; Recommended resources; INDEX