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Voice of America
Students learn vocabulary and make sociological connections through the use of technology.
Objectives
- Students will make sociological connections using technology.
- Students will learn the appropriate use of various vocabulary through the use of technology.
- Students will engage in vocabulary building exercises through engaging in web based exercises.
Procedure
- Ask students to take out paper and writing utensils prior to taking out their laptops.
- Ask students to sit with their buddy to work on Voice of America website.
- Students work through section on the website which is a sociological article which has a listening component as the text is read to the students.
- Students then summarize the article and determine the main idea.
- Students then share their responses with the class.
Sunshine State Standards
- LA.A.2.4.1
- LA.A.2.4.4
- LA.A.1.4.1
- LA.B.2.4.1
NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students
- Identify capabilities and limitations of contemporary and emerging technology resources and assess the potential of these systems and services to address personal, lifelong learning, and workplace needs.
- Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publication, communication, and productivity.
Materials
- Laptops
- Internet Access
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Web Resources
- Manythings.org
- Manythings.org/voa/scripts
- Tesol.org
- A4esl.org
Alternatives/Extensions
- Personal journal writing – students reflect on the day’s lesson.
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