d.
Developing Your Own Knowledge of the Resources
Having
made decisions about using some of the resources and opportunities
in tandem, it is important for the teacher in the case study to
get to know the resources well enough to feel confident about
using them in the classroom. It is also important that the pupils
will feel comfortable about using resources.
We
can focus on this with an exercise that should provide some focus
on the relations between the resources you can download below
and the web sites from which you can get resources. Firstly, download
the resources below.
How
do I download files from the Web?
Then
answer the following questions - just to give you some focus to
begin with:
- How
far does the CD provide you with textual and graphical materials,
and teaching ideas that you can make use of with ease in school?
-
Do you know how to copy and paste elements of the CD to your
own worksheets, and are you aware of the legal constraints on
your activity in this respect?
When
you have done this, take a look at the following web sites and
answer the questions:
Neighbours
www.neighboursonline.co.uk
www.neighbours.com
Eastenders
www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders
Home and
Away
www.ozemail.com.au/~dwarren/homeandaway
Coronation
Street
www.coronationstreet.co.uk
www.corrie.net
- If
you were able to look at two or more of the sites, how would
you compare them in terms of relevance to the objectives the
teacher in the case study wants to meet?
- Do
any of the sites offer opportunity for two-way communication,
and how would you use this to the benefit of pupils?
When
you have looked at the resources and the web sites in the light
of these questions, and perhaps written some worksheets of your
own to go with these resources, you should discuss with your mentor
what you want to do with the material in the classroom. This can
be done in a mentor visit, over the telephone or by e-mail, and
should serve merely to satisfy you that you are on the right track
with your use of the materials.
 e.
Planning the Work of Learners
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