CALL In-service Training Course for

Junior High School Teachers – Petach Tikva 2002-3

Instructors: Gail Shuster-Bouskila and Micki Zaritsky

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 too often lacked the imagination to use it for anything other than mundane tasks.
This course is designed to bridge that gap. Teachers will create webpages that direct the student to using the Internet for projects in English. This will integrate requirements for project-based work in junior high school.

Lesson 1	Israeli English Curriculum Domains and Benchmarks	Technology	Task for teachers	Tasks for students
Synchronous 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	Ice Breaker - Johari Activity - view the information, chat sites and the quiz Create a Johari Window in WORD Discussion and reflection ONLINE communication with English teachers around the world through ESLCAFE.com Send email message – reflection to instructors	Send email message – reflection to teachers about chatting ONLINE communication with English students around the world through ESLCAFE.com

Lesson 1

Israeli English Curriculum

Domains and Benchmarks

Technology

Task for teachers

Tasks for students

Synchronous 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

Ice Breaker - Johari Activity - view the information, chat sites and the quiz

Create a Johari Window in WORD

Discussion and reflection

ONLINE communication with English teachers around the world through ESLCAFE.com

Send email message – reflection to instructors

Send email message – reflection to teachers about chatting

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