ESL Computer Lab

ESL Computer Lab Student Workbook

By Sophia Tokuhisa and Chris Conley

Welcome to Computer Class Schedule page ... 5 Computer parts ... 6 Survey …7 Do's and Don’ts …8

Word Processing Introduction-Keyboard and Screen page…11

Lessons About Me Favorite Food How do you spell familie? Hobbies and Homes Where do you study English? Could I ask you a question? Look at this Picture! Dear Friend,…

E-mail Lessons Introduction Let’s get an address. Sending a message Replying Sending a message to many people. Getting a key pal. Chatting

Internet Lessons Introduction Internet Tool Bar and Menu Exploring Your Home Page Learn about web address Finding information Using Search Engines Welcome to My Country A Map to... A Place to Live Employment Dialogue

Week Day:______Day:______1

Please label the parts of the computer.

What level of English are you studying?

Did you study computers before?

How much do you know about computers?

Nothing A little Some A lot

What are your goals for this class? What do you want to learn? Choose 10 that are most important to you.

ESL Email ______listening ______Internet ______reading ______writing ______Skills conversation______Find a job ______pronunciation ______Health ______grammar ______Community ______Family ______Technology Shopping ______music ______Hobbies ______video ______Culture ______computer ______Transportation ______fax machine ______Research your country answer machine ______

Computer Skills Others typing ______word processing ______

Can What can you do with a computer?

I can... ______

Can’t What can’t you do with a computer?

I can’t...

Don’t eat or drink in the lab.

Don’t click your mouse too much.

Don’t put anything on your computer.

Don’t hurt your computer.

Do enjoy yourself.

Use your computer to learn.

Please write in the names of the keys as you learn them.

(Insert Key board picture)

Can you write in the names of the tools and buttons? Please write in their names as you learn them.

Vocabulary Can you guess what these words mean? What does this mean?

Arrow Menu Backspace Print Cursor Return/Enter Delete Select All Highlight Tab a. click and drag Toolbar b. double click Undo c. Edit Select All

Learn How

Read only. This is on your screen.

Type. My name is Nina.

Then press “Delete” or “Backspace” 5 My name is times.

Next type in your name. My name is ______.

Then press “Return” or “Enter” and type My name is ______. this sentence. I am from the Ukraine. Highlight “the Ukraine.” My name is ______. I am from the Ukraine.

Press “Delete.” My name is ______. I am from .

Highlight everything by using “Select All” My name is ______. in Edit. I am from ______.

Press “Delete” or “Backspace.” Oh no!!!!!! Press “Undo.” My name is ______. Ahhhhh! I am from ______.

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Making a paragraph.

Write more sentences about yourself. My name is ______. I am from ______. I live in ______. I am (not) married. I like ______. I don’t like ______. My goal is ______.

Use “Delete” to make a paragraph and My name is ______. I am “Tab” to indent. from ______. I live in ______. I am (not) married. I like ______. I don’t like ______. My goal is ______.

Save your paragraph. Click the “Save” icon and give your document a name. Use the lesson title “About me.” Print your paragraph. Click the printer icon on the tool bar. 15 (C) 2009 Conley & Tokuhisa Writing If you have more time, add more sentences to your paragraph

 What can you do now?

I can …

use keys: return/enter.  tab.  delete (2 keys).  backspace.  arrows. 

I can highlight 3 ways click and drag.  double click.  “Select All”. 

Use tool bar and menu undo. 

save my work on my disk. 

Write a paragraph about myself! 

Click & Drag Cut Highlight Can you highlight in 3 ways? Paste Tab

Learn How

Copy this. (Use “Return” and “Tab.”) My name is

I am from Vietnam.

Then “highlight” the words. Use “Cut” My name is Van. and “Paste” to move it. I am from Vietnam.

Now “highlight” a word. Use “Click & is name Van My. Drag” to move it. Vietnam I from am.

Scrambled Eggs

Write a paragraph about your favorite I like scrambled eggs. I eat them food. on Saturday morning. Sometimes I make fried eggs and eat them with toast. My favorite is scrambled eggs with vegetables. Mmmmm!

Next, use “Cut/Paste” or “Click & Drag” like I eggs scrambled. I them eat to move the words around. Saturday on morning. fried Sometimes I make eggs and them eat with toast. is My favorite eggs scrambled with vegetables. Mmmmm!

Change seats with a new neighbor. I like scrambled eggs. I eat them Unscramble the sentences. on Saturday morning. Sometimes I make fried eggs and eat them with toast. My favorite is scrambled eggs with vegetables. Mmmmm!

Click save and save to you disk. Then click print.

Writing \ Write a paragraph about something that you like. Then print your paragraph.

I can …

use keys return/enter  tab  delete (2)  backspace  arrows 

highlight 3 ways click and drag.  double click.  “Select All”. 

cut and paste in 3 ways. the menu  the button  using click and drag. 

Write a paragraph about what I like! 

Vocabulary Can you guess the meanings of these words? What does this mean?

Adjective Spell Check Bold Tool Bar Italics Underline Noun Verb

Learn How

Copy. I hav 4 peeple in my famie. I hve 1 sisstter and noo brotters.

Click “Spell Check” and change the I have 4 people in my family. I spelling. Use a dictionary if you need to. have 1 sister and no brothers. “Highlight” the numbers and click I have 4 people in my family. I “Bold.” have 1 sister and no brothers.

“Highlight” key words and click “Italics.” I have 4 people in my family. I have 1 sister and no brothers.

“Highlight” and. Click “Underline.” I have 4 people in my family. I have 1 sister and no brothers.

Write about your family. Use “Bold” for I have 4 people in my family. I the numbers. Use “Italics” for key words. have 1 sister and no brothers. My Use “underline” for connecting words. sister is married and lives in Seattle. Don’t forget “Spell Check.” My dad is a teacher and has lived in Germany for 12 years. My mom is 55 and is a secretary. Save and print your paragraph. Remove the bold, italics, and underlines. I have 4 people in my family. I have 1 sister and no brothers. My sister is married and lives in Seattle. My dad is a teacher and has lived in Germany for 12 years. My mom is 55 and is a secretary.

Save and print again.

Writing Write a paragraph about your real family. Then save and print your writing. Make sure you edit before printing!

I can …

use buttons Spell check  Bold  Italics  Underline  Write a paragraph about my family! 

Vocabulary Can you guess the meaning of these words? What does this mean?

Copy Print Font Print Preview Labels Sign Paste Size

Learn How

Write a sentence about what you like to do. I like to read books and drink tea.

“Highlight” your sentence. Click “Copy.” I like to read books and drink tea.

Move your cursor below the first sentence I like to read books and drink tea. and click “Paste” 3 times. I like to read books and drink tea. I like to read books and drink tea. I like to read books and drink tea.

“Highlight” one sentence. Then change I like to read books and drink tea. the font. You can look under “Format” I like to read books and drink tea. and see what it looks like. Change the I like to read books and drink tea. other sentences. I like to read books and drink tea.

Next change the size. “Highlight” a I like to read books and drink tea. sentence and click “Size.” I like to read books and drink tea. I like to read books and drink tea. I like to read books and drink tea. 22 (C) 2009 Conley & Tokuhisa Writing Please write a paragraph about your hobby or what you like to do in your free time. Please edit it. Then save to your disk and print.

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Make a Sign!

Look in your classroom or school. Do you see any signs? Where do you see signs? You can make a sign for your house. What kind of sign do you want for your house? Look at these ideas.

For Sale Warning! Please 1986 car take your $1000 shoes off. Call 123-4567 Thank you. Please Shhhh! My baby is knock. Smile and sleeping. have a nice day!

Be strong and Vladimir’s confident Room

Type your name and address. Choose a Fred Flintstone “Size” and “Font” you like. 1234 5th Ave. Bedrock, TG 67890

“Highlight” your address and click Fred Flintstone “Copy.” 1234 5th Ave. Bedrock, TG 67890

Move the cursor and click “Paste.” Fred Flintstone Repeat. 1234 5th Ave. Bedrock, TG 67890

Fred Flintstone 1234 5th Ave. Bedrock, TG 67890

Fred Flintstone 1234 5th Ave. Bedrock, TG 67890 You can print your labels.

Click “Tools” and choose “Envelopes and Labels.”

Click “Labels” and choose the size you want. Maybe 8160.

Click “OK” and the “New Document.”

Click “Print Preview” on your tool bar. This is what it looks like before you print.

I can …

use menu to copy.  change font.  change size.  print preview.  print. 

use button to copy.  change font.  change size.  print preview.  print. 

highlight one line at a time. 

make labels. 

make a sign for my home. 

Write a paragraph about my hobbies! 

Align Bullets Centering Left Right

Learn How

Read only. This is on you screen.

Write. I study English…

“Highlight” the sentence and click I study English… “Center.”

Click “Align Right.” I study English…

Click “Align Left.” I study English…

Click “Return/Enter” and write “1.” or I study English.. “a.” Click “Space Bar.” a.

Then make a list: Where do you study I study English… English? Click “Return/Enter.” a. at school. b. at home. c. in my temple. d. on the bus. e. f.

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Brainstorm

Make a list of people you study with. Use numbers as bullets.

I study with… 1. my teacher 2. my friends. 3. my neighbor. 4. my children. 5. my classmates. 6.

Writing

Write a paragraph about studying. Where and when do you study? Describe the room that you study in. Is it quiet? Do you like to study with people? With music? Who was your best/worst teacher?

Save and print your paragraph. Please edit before printing.

Make a List

You can make other lists.

Make a list of things you have to do this week.

This week I must…    

Make a shopping list.

I need to buy… a. b. c. d.

I can …

use buttons to align text to the left.  align text in the center.  align text to the right.  add bullets.  add numbers. 

make lists. 

Column Insert Tab Table

Learn How

Click “Insert Table” and select 8 “columns.”

Name Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.

Click “Tab.”

Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. A.M. P.M Eve.

Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. A.M. work sleep volunteer work rest eat out Trip P.M. Work Work Work Work Work Game Trip Eve. TV Study Read Study Eat out Movie Home

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Survey

Think of some questions you want to ask you classmates and make a table.

Name Where do you When do you With whom do study? study? you study?

Then ask you classmates your questions and write in their answers.

Writing

Write a paragraph about your daily activities. When you get up? What do you do in the morning? Afternoon? Evening? When do you eat?

Edit, save, and print your paragraph.

Survey Other People

Can you think of people you want to survey?

People on you campus? Americans? International students? Teachers? Workers? What questions to you want to ask these people?

Make another table. Print it and ask your questions. Please report the answers to your class.

Have fun!

I can …

use buttons to insert a table. 

make a survey. 

Write a paragraph about my daily activities! 

Insert Clip Art Menu Object Symbol

Learn How

Click “Insert” on you “Menu.”

Click “Object.”

Then find “Clip Art” and click “OK.”

There are many pictures you can “Insert” into your document. Choose a picture that is like you.

Write a paragraph about this picture and I have a lot of work to do. I must do your feelings. many things everyday. I take care of my children. I feed them and take them to school. I work in a restaurant. Then I cook dinner for my children. I have many things to do. Don’t forget to use “Spell Check.”

Writing

Choose another picture and write about your…

work. home. family. community.

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Show me the picture!

Bring a picture to class that you like and write about it.

What is in the picture? Where is it? How do you feel about the picture? Is this picture about your life?

Do you remember making a sign for your home (Homes and Hobbies)? Make your sign again and insert a picture!

Shhhh! For Sale Smile and My baby is 1986 car have a sleeping. nice day!

$1000  Call 123-4567

I can …

use the menu to insert a picture.  insert an symbol. 

make a sign with a picture for my home. 

Write a paragraph about a picture! 

Close Print Preview Document Save Floppy Disk Spell Check Open

Learn How

Write. Dear friend, How are you doing? I am fine. The weather in Seattle is rainy today.

Click “Spell Check.”

Click “Print Preview.”

Put a floppy disk into your floppy disk drive.

Click “Save” and save to your floppy disk. Give your document the name. Type “letter” in the “file name” box. Click “Save.”

Finish writing the letter.

Express Yourself

Write a letter to a friend or relative in your country. Save it to your floppy disk. Print it and send it to the person.

What can you write about?

weather school work America problems you are having advice culture

Remember: Always click “Print Preview” before printing.

More Activities

Let them know.

Write another letter to…

your teacher. a famous person. mayor. local politician. ______?

Who should we write to? What should we write about? What issue should we tell them about?

I can …

open a document from my disk. 

use spell check. 

save my document to my disk. 

give my document a name. 

use print preview. 

print my document. 

Write a letter using the computer! 

Can you guess the answers?

What is E-mail?

What is “E?”

What is “Mail?”

What do you think we can do with e-mail?

Look here...

E stands for Electronic. Mail stands for letters and messages, just like mail with the post office. But E-mail will send your letter electronically through computers. This means we don’t use paper, pens, envelopes, stamps, or the Post Office!

You must have a home.

You must have a key to enter your home.

1234 5th St. You need an address to get a letter. Your City, YS 09876

You need a mailbox for your mail.

Email:

Your mail will come to your computer.

Your “key” to enter your computer is your password. ******

Your “mailbox” is called Inbox .

Do not forget your password! If you lose it, you can’t get your e-mail.

My email address is… ______@______

My password is...______

My friends’ email addresses are… ______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______@______

Vocabulary What does this mean?

Click and Drag Log in Log out Password Program Subject Scroll Bar Tool Bar

Learn How

With your teacher, choose an email program. Hotmail Juno AOL Yahoo MSN…are just a few! Enter the information. Choose a log in name and a password that you can remember. Don’t forget your password. Write them down in your E-mail address book right away.

Open your e-mail. Type in your log in name and password. Remember, you must write them exactly. Click the box to send a message: Compose or Write. Type in your teacher’s address in the address box. Type “TEST” in the subject box.

Click “Send.”

Congratulations! You have your own E-mail.

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Tool Bar Explore your E-mail. Look in all the tool bars related to your e-mail. Write down names on the tool bar. Ask your teacher some questions about these boxes.

Scroll Bar Find the scroll bars. Practice moving the scroll bars: a. Click the arrows up and down. b. Click and Drag the small box. c. Click inside the scroll bar. 43 (C) 2009 Conley & Tokuhisa  What can you do now?

I can …

 find my email service.  enter my log-in name and my password.  write and send a message.  use the scroll bar.

I can also…

Vocabulary What do these words mean? Can you guess? Address book Address folder Compose Write Spell Check Send Subject To

Learn How

Open your e-mail.

Click “compose/write.” Type in your teacher’s address in the address box.

To: [email protected] Type “Hi” in the subject box.

Where are your from?

What languages do you speak?

Tell about your family.

Click “Spell Check” to correct your spelling.

Click “Send.

Try This Activity Do you have an address book at home? What do you put in an address book?

Find your “Address Folder”. Enter your teacher’s address in your address folder. When you send a message to your teacher, click the address folder, find your teacher’s name, and click the name. Your teacher’s address will appear in the “To:” box. Try it!

More Activities

Exchange addresses with 2 classmates that you don’t know very well. Enter their addresses into your “Address Folder”. Click their name. Write and send a message to them. Ask them one question. Don’t forget to use “Spell Check”.

I can …

 write address in “To” box.  write a subject in the “Subject” box.  write a message.  send a message.  use spell check.  save an address in my “Address folder”.

I can also…

Vocabulary What do these words mean?

Address Folder Click Open Reply Spell Check

Learn How Did your teacher or classmate send you a message?

Open the message. Click on the message and read it. Reply (write back) to your teacher. Click “Reply.” Is your teacher’s address in the “To” box? Ask you teacher a few questions.  Do you like computers?  What do you enjoy doing? Click spell check. Send the message.

Open the message by clicking it. Read the message. Replay (write back) by clicking “Reply”. Answer the question and ask another question. Check your spelling. Send your message.

More Activities

Another Friend

Ask another classmate for their address. Enter their address in your “Address folder”. Send them a message about your country. Ask them one question.

I can …

I can also…  write a question.  answer a question. 

Mayor President Politician Representative Senator Vice-President

Learn How

How do you write a letter? How do you start? How do you finish? What is the purpose of the letter?

Look at this letter:

September 18, 1998

Dear Mr. Jones,

I will not be able to attend the meeting on October 20th. I am unable to find transportation to your office. Thank you for inviting me.

Sincerely,

Chris Conley

With your classmates, brainstorm topics to talk about or questions to ask the president or vice-president. Choose a question or topic. Open your email. Click “Compose” or “Write”. Enter the president’s or vice-president’s address in the “To:” box. Write the message. Click Spell check. Send the message.

More Activities

Invite a politician to your class

Find the email address of your local politician: a representative, senator, or mayor. Try the public library or the Internet. www.house.gov/ www.senate.gov/ Open your email. Enter the address and invite them to your class.

I can …

 write a letter.  write an invitation.  brainstorm!

I can also…

Past tense

Learn How

1. Everybody open your email. 2. Everybody write your teacher’s address in your “To:” box. 3. Everybody finish this sentence:

“Once upon a time, there was a very good student who…”

4. Now everybody move one seat to the right. Read the sentence and write the next sentence in this story. 5. Again, move one seat to the right. Read the story and add the next sentence. 6. Continue until your teacher says “Stop. This is the last sentence. Please end the story.” 7. Go back to your computer and send the story to your teacher. 8. Print the stories. 9. You and your classmates can read the stories together.

Try this again but change the first sentence. How can you begin the story? Brainstorm with your classmates.

I can …

 write a complex sentence with “who”.  write a story with my classmates.  read stories.

I can also…

Difference Different In common Lie Similarity Truth

Learn How

1. Make a group of 4 students that you don’t know very well. 2. Make a list of things that you have in common and things that are different about you.

We all…

3. Open 1 email box. 4. Enter an email address of a member of another group in class. 5. Write 4 statements from your list. 3 statements are true and 1 is a lie! 6. Send the message to the other group. They will send you a list. 7. You will receive a message. Can you figure out which 3 statements are true about that group and which one is false? 8. Reply to them with your answer. 9. They will reply if you are correct or not!

Send your teacher a list of 3 truths and 1 lie. Can your teacher find which is the lie?

I can …

 work well with my classmates in a group.  find similarities and differences among my classmates. 

I can also…

Brainstorm Edit Past tense

Learn How

1. With your class, brainstorm a list of 10-15 words. Remember, brainstorm means fast! Say any word that is in your mind. 2. One classmate should write the words on the board. 3. Go to your computer and open your email. 4. Write a story using the words on the board. Use the past tenses. 5. When you are done, check your spelling with “Spell Check.” 6. Then change seats with your neighbor. Read the story with your classmate. Help them edit the story. 7. Edit your story with your classmate. 8. Send your story to your teacher. 9. You and your classmates can read the stories together!

I can …

 brainstorm with my classmates.  write a story with the past tense.  edit my classmate’s writing.

I can also…

Vocabulary What do these words mean?

Diary Indent Journal Paragraph

Learn How What is a paragraph? What does it look like? Can you find one in your classroom?

1. Open your email. 2. Enter your teacher’s address in the “To:” box. 3. Enter “Journal 1” in the “Subject” Box. 4. Choose a topic from the ideas below and write a paragraph. 5. Check you spelling by clicking “Spell Check”. 6. Send the paragraph to your teacher. Your teacher will reply to you. 7. Do this once or twice a week.

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1. Exchange addresses with a classmate.

Journal Topics

1. Describe your self and your best/worst qualities. 2. Describe your family. 3. Explain why family is important. 4. What are the qualities of a good friend? 5. Describe your best friend and why he/she is special to you. 6. Tell about a time you were very proud of someone. 7. Describe someone you care about. 8. How do you feel about studying English? 9. How do you feel about computers? 10.Tell about a time when you helped someone because you knew English. How did that make both of you feel? 11.Describe your ideal teacher. 12.Describe the ideal student. 13.Describe your favorite or worst teacher. 14.Describe the best ways to study and to learn English. What can you do? Who can help you? 15.What is your advice for students who want to do well on and stay calm for exams? 16.Describe the first day of school in the US. How did you feel?

61 (C) 2009 Conley & Tokuhisa 17.Describe the journey from your country to this city. Where did you go? 18.Describe the day that you left your country. 19.What are your first impressions of the United States? 20.What is life like in your country? 21.Is your life different in the US than your country? How is it different? 22.Write about your job. 23.Write about your ideal or favorite job. 24.Describe the hardest work you’ve ever done. 25.Describe your community. 26.Tell about what it is like living in your city. 27.Describe your favorite place. 28.Write about a place you miss. What do you see, hear, smell, and taste there? 29.Write about your favorite movie. 30.Describe a food that you like. 31.Tell about your favorite holiday. 32.Tell about what you think is the most beautiful sound in the world. 33.Describe a time when your were very happy. 34.Imagine your an eagle flying in the sky. What do you see? 35.How do you feel when you laugh? 36.Sit quietly with your eyes closed. Describe the sounds around you. 37.Describe your favorite season: spring, summer, fall, winter. 38.Which day is the best day of the week and why? 39.What do you see yourself doing in 5, 10 or 20 years? 40.If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it? 41.If you could take a trip to any where in the world, where would you go and why? 62 (C) 2009 Conley & Tokuhisa 42.If you could have three wishes, what would they be?

I can …

 write a paragraph.  indent my paragraph.

I can also…

Vocabulary Here are some new words. Brainstorm with your classmates what you think they are.

Browser Internet Link Modem Phone Line Search engine World Wide Web

Learn How The Internet is like a big tool that we can use to find information, like a big library or shopping mall. With the Internet you can find a lot of information about your country, hobby, news, and you can even talk with people using email and chatting.

What do you need to get on the Internet?

Computer Modem Phone line browser Server What are they?!?!?

A Browser is a program in your Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc. computer that translates for you. We can’t understand what computers say to each other. So browsers interpret for us.

The World Wide Web is a lot of WWW computers linked together.

A Search engine helps you find or Yahoo, Excite, Lycos, Infoseek, etc. search for information on the Web.

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The World Wide Web is the connection of many computers that talk to each other, like people.

Activity

Get a ball of string. Sit in a circle and talk to you classmates. The person with the ball of string talks. When you are finished talking, hold onto the string and throw the string to another person and they talk. Continue until the ball of string is gone.

You have made your own “Internet” and World Wide Web in you class.

With your teacher, open your browser and connect with the Internet. Explore the tool bar and your “Home Page.”

I can…

 open my browser.  explain something about the Internet.

I know these:…

 Browser  Internet  Link  Modem  Phone Line  Search engine  World Wide Web

I also learned…

Label the tool bar and menu when as you learn.

Addresses about my country are… ______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______

My favorite places are… ______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______.______

Vocabulary Do you know what these words mean? Can you guess?

Address forward Back Home Page Bookmark Link Browser Scroll Bar

Learn How

Open your browser

This is your homepage. The internet is like a book with many pages.

Can you find these?

Tool Bar Home Scroll Bar Print Back Bookmark. Forward

Try This Activity

What is the name of your browser? ______

______.______.______

Are there links on your homepage? Yes No

Where can you go?

Are there any pictures on your homepage?

More Activities

One way

Print your homepage screen.

Click Print.

Another way

Print your homepage screen.

On an IBM PC, click “Print Screen” on your keyboard. On a Mac, press “Shift” - “Apple” - “3” at the same time.

Then open your word processing program.

Click “Paste”

Print!

I can…

open my browser.  find my homepage.  click on a link.  copy the screen  paste.  print.  use these tools:

 Scroll Bar  Home  Back  Print  Forward  Bookmark.

I also learned… 

Vocabulary Do you know these? Can you guess what they mean?

Address Box Site www com edu org gov jp au

Learn How

Your home has an address.

So do the Internet sites.

Look at the abbreviations above. Can you guess what they mean?

Can you match these?

www company org Korea com Japan edu World Wide Web gov organization jp Australia uk education au government kr United Kingdom

Open your browser

Highlight the web address

Press 'delete'

It is gone!

Write in a new address. Don’t use the space bar!!

More Activities

Practice writing in new address.

Highlight the address.

Click “Delete.”

Type in a new address

Click “Return/Enter”

Here are some address to practice:

www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/student.html www.hmco.com/hmco/school/dictionary/ www.lang.uiuc.edu/r-li5/ESLproject/eslbeg.html darsie.ucdavis.edu/tales/ www.whitehouse.gov www.senate.gov 74 (C) 2009 Conley & Tokuhisa congress.org www.seattletimes.com www.cnn.com www.wa.gov

I know what these mean:

 www  com  edu  org  gov  jp  uk  kr  au

I know the 3 main parts of an internet address.  ______.______.______

I can ______Internet addresses.  highlight  delete  write

I also learned… 

Vocabulary

Do you know these words? Can you guess?

Browser classifieds forecast governor headline White House

Learn How What is the White House? Have you ever visited the White House before? Let’s go !

Open your browser.

Highlight and delete the address.

Write in the address to the White House:

www.whitehouse.gov

a. Can you find pictures of the President? What pet does the President have? ______b. Can you find pictures and information about the Vice President? c. Who are the President’s and Vice President’s spouses? ______and ______d. Take a tour of the White House. Which room do you like most?

Highlight and delete the address.

Write in the address to CNN:

www.cnn.com

a. What are today’s headlines? “______” b. What is the weather forecast for your city/country today? ______c. Read an article in the health section. What is the title? “______”

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Enter the address and find information on the topics below. www.sentate.gov and congress.org a. Who are the 2 Senators from Washington? ______and ______b. Where are they from? ______and ______77 (C) 2009 Conley & Tokuhisa c. Who is the Representative from your area? ______d. Where is he/she from? ______

www.seatimes.com a. Go to the classifieds. Can you find apartments for rent in your town / area? How many are available? ______b. Can you find a job that you are interested in? ______c. What is today’s headline? “______” d. Find pictures and information on Martin Luther King, Jr.

www.wa.gov a. Go to “Home Page.” b. Who is the governor of Washington? ______c. Can you find a picture and biography of him? d. Can you find a picture of the mayor of your town?

www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/student.html a. Take a grammar quiz. How did you do? b. Read and listen to “Global Views.” www.hmco.com/school/dictionary/ a. Guess some definitions. Write them here: Word:______

www.lang.uiuc.edu/r-li5/ESLproject/eslbeg.html a. Listen to some stories. What did you listen to Title: ______Title: ______

darsie.ucdavis.edu/tales/ a. Can you find a story from your culture? b. Read a story from different cultures.

Culture: ______Title:______

What was the story about?

I can…

 change the Internet address.  find information on the internet.  get news about my country

I also learned…

Vocabulary Do you know these words? Can you guess what they mean?

Engine Search Search Engine Lycos Yahoo Info Seek

Learn How

Your Community

Find information about your city. Write the addresses on the lines. After you find a map, get together with a partner and give them directions from your school to your house.

Hint: Try looking at “U.S. States” and your state at www.yahoo.com

Search for information on the people below. You can find your favorite sports, movie, or rock star. Write the addresses on the lines. Find a partner and discuss what you found.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Pictures:______History:______

Name: ______Information: ______Information: ______

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Your Country

Let’s find information about your country!!!

Open your browser

Change the address to: www.yahoo.com

Click “Countries” and find your country.

Click any interesting links.

Remember to use “Back” to return to your country’s links.

Independent Search

Search for information on topics you wish to know more about. Write the topic, information, and addresses on the lines. Then present your search to your class.

What to you want to research? ______What information do you need? ______

What addresses did you find? ______

Print any information you want to keep.

I can…

 find my city.  find my country.  search for something I want.  use links.  use the search box.

Flag Glue Map Poster Presentation Scissors

Learn How You are going to work with classmates who are from your country to make a poster about your country. You will search the Internet for pictures, stories, news, etc. from your country.

Flag pictures language news history map food

Use the printer to print the material from your computer. Then cut and paste the information onto you poster. You will need poster paper, scissors, and glue.

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Map: cliffie.nosc.mil/~NATLAS/atlas

Flag: www.theodora.com/flags.html

News: www.cnn.com

Your Address Book Don’t forget to write down addresses that you like in your Address Book.

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Presentations

When your poster is done, your group will present it to your class. Show your poster to your class and explain about your country. Remember that every one in your group must speak.

When you listen to other presentations, please ask questions to the presenters.

Did you learn something new about your classmates and their countries?

Did you learn any new vocabulary from your classmates?

I can…

I also learned…

Directions Right From Road Go Take Highway To Left Turn Map

Learn How

Look at a map of your city with your classmates.

Where is your home? School?

Go to your computer.

Open your browser and delete the address.

Type in www.mapblast.com

Type in your home address to get a map of where you live.

Is your map correct? If not, change it.

Type in your school’s address and get a map with directions from your home to school.

Are the map and directions correct?

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Do you have your map and directions from your home to your school? Sit with 2 classmates and describe how you get from your home to school.

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Where would you like to go?

Shopping mall? Your friend’s home? The doctor’s office? INS?

Type in the address and get a map.

Then click to get written directions.

Sit with some classmates and describe to them how to get there.

 create a map on the internet.  find my home & school on a map.  give directions.

I can also…

Classifieds Rental Condominium Real Estate Expensive Town Home Inexpensive Wanted to Share Landlord

W/D Bdrms. NS Bath ND Prkg NP View

Learn How

We can use the Internet to find an apartment to rent or a house to buy. Let’s try!

Open your Browser.

Type in a local newspaper’s address. (general newspaper link address) www.seatimes.com www.tribnet.com

Find and click the “Classifieds.”

Can you find “Rentals”?

How many did you find? ______Are they expensive or inexpensive? ______

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Find your own place to live.

Decide where you want to live. Where?

How much do you want to pay for $______rent?

How many bedrooms and bathrooms Bdrm = ______do you need? Bath = ______

Search the classifieds for an apartment.

Did you find some? How many? ______

What is the landlord’s phone number?

House Shopping

Make a new “family” with 4 classmates. Your new “family” will now shop for a house. You must decide together.

a. Do you want a house or condominium? ______b. What city do you want to live in? ______c. How many bedrooms do you want? ______Bdrms d. How many bathrooms? ______Bath e. How much do you want to spend? $______

Search the classifieds to find a home that meets your needs.

When you find some homes, collect them and show your “family.”

With your “family,” choose one home that you all agree to buy.

As a class, present to you classmates what your “family” wants to buy.

I can…

 use a newspaper on the Internet to find a house or apartment.

I know what these mean:…

I also learned…

Vocabulary

Do you know these words? Can you guess what they mean?

Application Job Board Benefits PT/FT Cover Letter Position Employer Resume Experience Salary Human Resources (HR) Title Hourly (hr) Wage

Learn How

We can use the Internet to find job openings. We can use newspapers, employers, and job boards to find openings. Let’s look for a job in the newspaper.

Open your browser.

Type in a local newspaper’s address. (general newspaper link address) www.seatimes.com www.tribnet.com

Find the “Employment” section.

Search for a position. Try carpenter or warehouse.

Search for a job that you would like. What is the title of the position? ______

How many positions did you find? ______What is the name of the company? ______What city is the company in? ______How much is the pay? $______Per______What do you need to do to apply? ______

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Let’s look at some home pages of companies. Many companies list job openings on their home pages.

What company would you like to ______work for?

Use a “Search Engine” to find their www.alaskaair.com home page. www.boeing.com Here are a few to practice with. www.microsoft.com www.weyerhaeuser.com

How many positions did you find? ______How much is the pay? $______Per______What do you need to do to apply? ______

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What is a job board? We can try to find jobs on the Internet at job board sites. Look at this.

Enter www.ajb.dni.US/

Go to “Job Seekers.”

Go to “Menu.”

Type the position and state that you want.

To look at a job, click the box next to the job. Then click “View Jobs.”

What do you have to do to apply for ______this job? ______

Other links for jobs: excite.monster.com/pf/search/ USsearch.html

www.todays-careers.com/html/ template/referals.htm

I can…

 use the newspaper on the internet to find job openings.  find company homepages.  use a job board.

I know these:…

 Application  Job Board  Benefits  PT/FT  Cover Letter  Position  Employer  Resume  Experience  Salary  Human Resources (HR)  Title  Hourly (hr) Wage

I also learned…

Vocabulary Do you know what these words mean? Can you guess? Con’s Dialogue Fact Fiction Issue Opinion Pro’s Respect Reasons Support Trust

Learn How There is a lot of information on the internet. Some information is fact and some is opinion.

What’s the difference between facts and opinions? Can you give an example?

One issue on the internet is “English Only”. Some people want to have a law that English is the legal language in the United States. Some people don’t want English to be the only language.

If you are in a class, divide your classmates into 2 groups. Then write “English Only” on a slip of paper. Write “Not English Only” on another. Put them in a hat and have one person from each group pull out one slip. Your group must come up with reasons to support your opinion. Use the internet to collect reasons, facts, and opinions.

99 (C) 2009 Conley & Tokuhisa English Only Not English Only Try looking at these sites: Try looking at these sites: www.us-english.org/incindex.html ourworld.compuserv.com/homepages/JWC RAWFORD/ www.us- english.org/foundation/founders.htm www.cal.org/ericcll/digest.crawford01.html

Also, try a search. Use a search Also, try a search. Use a search engine and type in “English Only”. engine and type in “English Only”.

Discuss these questions: Discuss these questions:

What are some reasons to have 1 What are reasons for having many language in country? languages in a country?

What are the advantages? What are the advantages to many languages?

Who does English Only help? Who does English Only hurt?

What’s good about this for schools? What’s good about many languages Businesses? Neighborhoods? for schools? Businesses? Families? Neighborhoods? Families?

Try This Activity When you’ve finished collecting facts, reasons, and opinions, have a dialogue with the 2 groups. Try to convince the other group that you are correct even if you don’t believe in your group. Your teacher will moderate. Set the rules of the dialogue before you start! Please respect each opinion.

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What do you think is best for the country? Do you use English Only in your class? Why? How is it? Should it be illegal to use a foreign language in school? In a newspaper? Should you be arrested for using another language?

End by shaking everyone’s hands and saying “I deeply respect your opinion.”

I can…

 find facts, reasons, and opinions on the internet.  positively dialogue with my classmates.  Understand the pro’s and con’s of English Only.

I also learned…