As I mentioned on the home page, this website is geared more toward teaching English to children. However, each idea can be modified in different ways to suit any age group. Using media in the classroom is a definite way to have fun and keep your students interested, but there is always the possibility of a drawback. Maybe the Internet drops during your lesson, or there is no Internet at all. Perhaps your students don't have access to a computer or to Internet at home, but you really wanted to assigned computer-based homework. Or maybe a few of your students don't know how to use a computer. Whatever the case is, you'll always have to be prepared and have a plan B. Prepare back ups that don't require a computer or Internet. Always make second copies of online documents and printed documents. And always make sure to ask your students if they are comfortable using a computer. There is always another way to teach a lesson, even if it doesn't turn out exactly how you may have wanted it to. Be creative, and most of all, have fun with the lesson. Learning English doesn't have to be boring!
REFERENCES:
All information regarding the TESL methods:
Techniques & Principles in Language Teaching by Diane Larsen-Freeman and Marti Anderson. Oxford University Press 2011.
"Welcome" in different languages on home page:
Google Translate
Font used to make picture titles for each page:
http://www.dafont.com
Chalkboard background and clip art on home page:
Google Images
All photos used within the pages are screen shots from the videos provided on the page.
REFERENCES:
All information regarding the TESL methods:
Techniques & Principles in Language Teaching by Diane Larsen-Freeman and Marti Anderson. Oxford University Press 2011.
"Welcome" in different languages on home page:
Google Translate
Font used to make picture titles for each page:
http://www.dafont.com
Chalkboard background and clip art on home page:
Google Images
All photos used within the pages are screen shots from the videos provided on the page.