ORTESOL Fall Conference
Portland, Oregon, October 29, 1999
Michael Krauss
ISALC, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon

A. Brainstorm and discuss: (10 minutes)

• 1. I don't use Websites or Web-based materials in my classes very much because. . .
  
  
  
  
• 2. If I knew how to ____________________better, I could use Web-based materials more in my teaching.
  
  
  
  
• 3. If students knew how to _____________better, I could use more Web-based materials in my teaching.
  
  
  
• 4. If I could learn one thing about using the Web in my teaching, it would be how to ________________ .
  
  
  

B. ESL Independent Study Lab: (15 minutes)

• http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html

Works like a language lab only better! Available to anyone with Internet access, anywhere, any time. Can be used in a computer lab as a whole-class activity or used independently on campus or at home. Teachers can assign sites to be studied based on student need or leave the choice up to the student. Many of the sites include follow-up writing activities which result in students' writing being published on the Web at the ESL Independent Study Lab.

• 100 + high quality sites: categorized by skill, graded for difficulty, clearly annotated
  
  
• 1st and/or last site in each category links to many additional resources.
  
  
• Many sites need no special plugins. Links to RealAudio and Shockwave provided if needed.
  
  
• Students encouraged to submit "Reviews" of Lab sites. Reviews are posted to the Lab.
  
  
• Students encouraged to complete "Interact" activities. Writing is posted to the Lab.
  
  
• Checklist of all Lab sites can be printed so teachers and students can keep track of sites studied.

C. Integrating the Internet into the Classroom: An Online Course (15 minutes)
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/usia/home.html

• Website and WebCT bulletin board, created for USIA (United States Information Agency), contains materials for 4-week, intensive, hands -on course.
  
  
• Course taken by over 100 European EFL teachers/trainers + Oregon content and ESL teachers
  
  
• Week 1 - Introduction to content-rich websites; pedagogy of teaching with online materials
  
  
• Week 2 - Web page creation, Web searching and Website evaluation
  
  
• Week 3 - Looking at sample activities, courses and telecommunications projects
  
  
• Week 4 - Wrap-up, evaluation, plans for integration into classroom teaching
  
  
• All course assignments accessible. Many are appropriate for student use.
  
  
• Activities can be downloaded and modified if appropriate credit is given.
  
  
• Scrapbook with photos and bio-data of some teachers/trainers who have completed the course
  
  
• Bulletin Board discussion from most recent class is accessible (login = guest; password = guest)
  
  
• Course will be taught online again in Summer, 2000. Two hours graduate credit.
  
  

D. Wrap-up: Questions/Comments/Notes

E. Contact Information:

• Email: krauss@lclark.edu
• Home Page: http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/
• Phone: 503-768-7315
• Fax: 503-768-7320
• Mail: Lewis & Clark College, L.C. Box 125, 0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Rd., Portland, OR 97219

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