Unit Goals, Target Skills, and Skills Assessment

Resources for Teachers 

Technology Integration Resources:

• Software overview, organized by REEP level
• Lab schedules and set-up sheets for various REEP sites. Use the lab set-up sheets to see what software is available at your site.
• Technology Integration homepage-- find information on training, software, REEP labs and more.

Classroom Resources:

• Lesson plans: see below, under "Resources and Activities"
• Lab rules (PDF)-- Refer to these while generating rules with your students.
• Lab journal (PDF)-- Help your students record and reflect on their work in the lab with this simple log (or adapt this one to fit the needs of your class).
• Mousing visuals (PDF)-- Printable, large-size arrow, hand and hourglass for new computer users.
• Screen-Captured Images of ESL Software Programs-- Pre-teach software interfaces with printable images from the following programs:
  Oxford Picture Dictionary, Side by Side, Live Action English (all PDF)
• See Also: Best of the Web, Webquests, Teacher Links and Student Links under the "Resources" drop-down menu above.

Print Resources. How to Use the Internet for ELT. Teeler, Dede and Peta Gray. Jeremy Harmer, ed. Pearson Education, Ltd. Essex:  England, 2000.  

Annotated Bibliography of Unit Websites: Click Here 

Level of English proficiency necessary: 
B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, A=Advanced
Note: Demonstrate each skill using realia.

1. Identify parts of the computer, computer accessories & common software icons.

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computer
CPU
software
internet
email
website
monitor
screen
mouse
click
mouse pad
keyboard
headphones
microphone
printer

Resource

• REEP Lesson Plan for your first day in the lab.

Activity: Collage (B)
Pre-lab, using old magazines and/or computer catalogs, ask students to cut out and label pictures of various technologies (eg: computer components, digital cameras, laptops, cell phones, pagers, calculators, hand-held devices, gadgets, etc.). Make a class collage with these pictures and labels and display it in the classroom or computer lab. 

Activity: Discussion (B, I, A)
Pre-lab, work with students to identify their rights and responsibilities as users of computers and the Internet, both as consumers and with respect to their use of REEP labs & technologies.
 

Resources:

Ready-to-print materials from San Diego State University:

• Computer Basics 2

Lesson Plan (B): Quick & straightforward, this lesson can be found by scrolling down to Susan Gaer's article "Integrating Computer Skills into Low Level ESL."

Resources:

Ready-to-print materials from San Diego State University:

• Computer Basics 1

Mousing visuals (B, I, A) Print out this large-scale pointer, hand, and hourglass to raise students' awareness of how their cursor can change shape and function. (Try mounting the pointer and hand on to opposite sides of a manilla folder for easy demonstration of how the pointer changes to a hand when it is positioned over an active link on a webpage.

See Mousing and Keyboarding links in REEP Student Links

4.Identify and demonstrate use of basic keyboard keys and functions.

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Resource: Keystrokes to Literacy: Using the Computer as a Learning Tool for Adult Beginning Readers  Keyboarding manual.

Activity: Introduce your students to keyboarding software if it is available in your lab.

Level of English proficiency necessary: 
B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, A=Advanced
Note: Demonstrate each skill using realia.

Activity: Using an open document, have students identify the locations and functions of the tools on the toolbar.

Resource: Introducing your students to Microsoft Word

Resource: Icon idenification worksheets for MS Word

Review mouse & keyboard functions (see resources above).

Typing software:
Alphabet software typing units (B)
Typing Tutor, Microtype (B,I,A)

Activity: Students complete a resume from a template or construct a simple resume (I,A).

In Word, click on File, New, Other Documents, then choose the Resume Wizard icon from the list of options and follow the on screen instructions to create a customized resume.

Level of English proficiency necessary: 
B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, A=Advanced
Note: Demonstrate each skill using realia.

Activity: Using recent magazines, have students find web addresses, write them out, dictate them to a partner, and check for accuracy.

Resource:

Ready-to-print materials from San Diego State University:

• Internet Basics 1

Lesson: Explore Your Area relevant to the life skill topic of Community.

Resource: The Web At-a-Glance
Learnthenet.com (B,I) offers step-by-step online tutorial for the web novice. Clear, easy to understand language, excellent graphics. Built-in exercises let students test their understanding. Covers all the topics needed to get started surfing the web. Be sure to check out the Master the Basics portion of this site.

Activity: Internet Treasure Hunt (B,I) A great way to practice searching for information on the web.

Resource: (I, A)
Internet Lessons for ESL Students
This website contains 14 lessons on using the Internet. Lessons may be done in sequence or individually. 

Resource: Glossary of Terms
A searchable glossary of computer & Internet terms useful for students and teachers alike!

13. Navigate and find information on a particular web site by scrolling, clicking on links, and using the browser navigation and drop down menus.
 
 

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Activity: Go the the CNN web site and find the local weather or weather in another country (click on Weather and enter zip code) (B,I,A) or find headlines and share (I,A). 

Activity: Click here for treasure hunts

Additional vocabulary depends on the language of the form.

Activity: (B,I,A)
Print out Mapquest form for driving directions and use as in the e-mail activity above. Again, you may wish to demontrate how to fill out the address forms by using an overhead transparency. In the lab, have students find directions to school or other locations. 

15. With assistance, set up a personal email account.
 

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Printable online form to help students create and use email accounts

Activity: Compare and contrast web addresses and e-mail addresses using worksheet or oral activities. Have students write out and say each type of address.

Resource: How Email Works
Level: Advanced, can be adapted for students at lower levels. Features "anatomy of an email message" and "understanding web addresses."

Activity: Set up email pen pals within or between classes. 

Activity: Have students scroll down to the Local Yahoo section and plan an outing for the class using the restaurant and/or museum listings. If possible, have the class vote on the outing they wish to take, and follow through by actually going out as a group.

18. Using a search engine, use key words to find information.
 

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Resource:

Ready-to-print materials from San Diego State University:

• Internet Basics 2