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every 90 days. A new web site is added every four seconds. At last check, 75%
of the WWW was in English. Here's the place where you can start to figure it all
out. We've created this page about the
Internet to help you practice your English. There are scavenger hunts and Internet
worksheets to help you learn about other web sites, quizzes to test your grammar and
vocabulary, discussion forums where you can share your ideas, and links to other web sites
about the Internet. Don't get left behind. The information super highway is
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That Wild World Wide Web-- Do you want
to know where to download mp3s? Do you need ideas for designing your own web
site? Sit back, relax, and join in this discussion for ESL students and
teachers. (Feel free to shamelessly self-promote your own homepage here.)
Troubleshooting & Computer Technology--Okay, you wake up one morning
and your computer suddenly thinks you don't have a printer. Or you're using Word and
you want to know how to make labels. Or you want to buy a new modem, but you don't
know which one. Whether you're a computer novice or a computer expert, you'll enjoy
getting and giving advice at this exciting discussion forum for ESL students and teachers.
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 Scavenger Hunts |
A scavenger hunt is a type of
Internet activity that guides you through different web sites. To use these scavenger
hunts, you can print the pages or you can work directly from this web site.
Music--This
scavenger hunt will teach you about the International Lyrics Server, MIDI files and MIDI
karakoe, on-line music quizzes, and more.
Movies--This scavenger
hunt will teach you about the International Movie Database, on-line movie quizzes, and
more.
The News--This Internet
scavenger hunt will introduce you to the newspaper USA Today On-line, teach you one way to
find newspapers on the WWW, and involve you in learning about current events at CNN
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This guide from About.com is sure to take you places you've
never been.
 About.com:
Internet for Beginners
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Internet Worksheets
These worksheets will help
guide you through some interesting web sites. You can print pages or work directly
from your computer.
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Stuff for books, videos, and CDs about the Internet.
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'Want
to learn more about the Internet? Check out these cool sites. Some are for English
speakers, while others help you practice your English through interactive quizzes and
games.
WWW
Basics | Evaluating Web Sites | General Resources | Scavenger
Hunts | Internet Worksheets | Hotlists
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Basics Internet Guide
(James Christensen)--This is an introductory guide for ESL students and
teachers. "This guide is designed as a series of short tasks to help you begin
to use the World-Wide Web and other parts of the Internet. There are activities dealing
with how to follow links, open sites and search the Web..."
Web
Surfing Guide--A interactive tutorial with quizzes for ESL students.
Personal Computing--Internet Guide & Web Tutorial--Microsoft's web
tutorial.
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| Evaluating Web Sites Choosing and Summarizing Internet Resources--A student worksheet for
evaluating web resources. From Amy Ogasawara and the Internet TESL Journal.
UCLA College Library Instruction: Thinking Critically about WWW Resources--A
student worksheet for evaluating web resources.
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Resources Filamentality 2.0--Filamentality
is a native speaker resource described as "a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site
that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites,
and turning Web resources into activities appropriate for learners." Teachers
can use this amazing resource to design lessons for their own students. Students and
teachers alike can find web activities on over 2,000 topics here. These activities
include treasure hunts, webquests, and hotlists. Highly recommended.
S.C.O.R.E. CyberGuides--Another native speaker resource loaded with
activities. If you're teaching or reading literature in English, you should
appreciate this site.
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library--A searchable database of learning
sites on the WWW.
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| Scavenger/Treasure Hunts Filamentality--Treasure
Hunts--Educational Technology--A collection of treasure hunts from the San Diego City
Schools Filamentality project. Though designed primarily for native speakers, these
lessons can be integrated into any content based ESL curriculum. Topics include:
California Missions, Historical Shipwrecks, and Resumes. There's also a treasure
hunt on finding pen pals for students of world languages.
WWW Activities for ESL Students--A collection of Internet scavenger
hunts from Cliff Stevens at the UC Berkeley Extension Program. Topics include:
Berkeley (and Beyond), All Around the World, The Virtual Tourist, and SF Trip. If
you live in the Bay Area, you should enjoy this site.
ESL Treasure Hunt on Music--This is an Internet lesson you can do on
your own. Learn how to search the International Lyrics Server and the Digital
Traditions Folk Song Database. Learn about MIDI files and Yahoo's List of Links to
Musical Artists. This cool lesson is brought to you by Charles Kelly and the
Internet TESL Journal.
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Worksheets Steve's ESL Homepage--Printable
worksheets for elementary/intermediate level students. You can print a worksheet
and visit a web site to find the answers to certain questions. Many of the
worksheets focus on that great land down under.
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| Hotlists Classy Composers--An Internet hotlist on classical music composers from
Hawthorne Elementary School.
Destination
Details--A hotlist on travel and tourism from Jan Parrish at Indiana Business College.
Happy
HardCore and Rava Stuffs--A hotlist compiled by Christy Robinson.
"Everything you need to know about HappyHardCore and the rave music scene. Party
info, Real Audio files, and rave pics."
Nature's
Fury: A Weather Phenomena Hotlist--Hurricanes, tornadoes, and weather, from Mark S.
Kendal at Central High School.
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TRAVEL SITES--From Jan D. Abramson at Las Plumas High School. |
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