Submitted by Elizabeth Valencia-Borgert
Objectives:
Content:
Students will...
- Identify similarities in the way American and Chilean university web site are designed
- Identify differences in the way American and Chilean university web site are designed
Cultural:
Students will...
- Develop an awareness of the role that culture plays in the design of navegational layouts and the presentation of information as seen in American and Chilean university websites
Language: Content Obligatory
Students will...
- Demonstrate an understanding of the verb phrase tener que for 1st and 2nd person plural present tense in order to indicate obligation in phrases such as tenemos que explorar la web
- Use the present tense (1st and 3rd person plural) to express an immediate action with phrases such as vamos a presentar..., vamos a buscar
- Use comparative (equality/inequality )structures such as tanto...como, tan como, más que.. to describe differences and similarities between the two school systems such as, la universidad Latinoamericana es tan grande como...
Language: Content Compatible
Students will...
- Use of demonstrative pronouns to identify the parts of a computer with phrases such ésta es la computadora, éste es el ratón
- Use of words such as aquí to talk about location with phrases like aquí está la computadora...
- Use of prepositional phrases such as para encontrar to indicate purpose of the action
- Demonstrate understanding of commands such as prendan el monitor by following instructions
- Use of cardinal numbers such as Primero, ..... to indicate a series of steps to follow
- Use of command words to follow directions such as regresa a la página principal, haz clic en la flecha
Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Students will...
- Use authentic materials to research information
- Develop technology skills by working with web pages
- Use scanning techniques to identify specific information
- Use prior and new knowledge to compare and contrast characteristics of both higher education systems
- Work cooperatively in small groups
Time Frame:
50 minutes
Materials Needed:
Transparency
- Las partes de la computadora
- Brochure "folleto"
- Venn Diagram university homework
- Explorando la web de la universidad
Handouts
- Partes de la computadora
- Explorando la web de la universidad
Equipment and tools
- Overhead projector
- Screen
- Clean transparency
- Markers for transparency
- computer terminals with internet access for students and teacher
- A single computer mouse
- A single CD
- A computer keyboard
- A diskette
Description of Assessment (Performance Project):
Pre-task (10 minutes): (in the computer lab)
The website will be up but the monitors will be turned off.Collect the Venn Diagram university homework and ask the students to go back to the same groups from the day before and sit next to a terminal. Ask:
¿Cuáles son las diferencias entre una universidad Americana y una universidad Latinoamericana?
Wait for answers and write them down in Spanish on the Venn Diagram university homework transparency.
In the same manner, ask
¿Cuáles son las similaridades?
Re-introduce the forms of equality and inequality by writing them in the board and writing their responses using the structures.
During-Task (25 minutes):
Tell the students that they will be exploring the website of a Latin American university to get more information for the brochure/folleto that needs to be prepared.
Tenemos que explorar la página Web de la Universidad de Concepción en Chile para escribir más información en el folleto.
Explain that they need to know the parts of the computer in Spanish.
Primero, voy a presentarles las partes de la computadora que vamos a usar.
A mouse, keyboard, CD, and diskette are shown. The rest of the parts are presented on las partes de la computadora transparency
las partes de la computadora handout is distributed. One for each student. It has blank spaces)
Students will copy the names as the parts are shown and writen on the transparency.
Encourage students to touch the parts and repeat the names after they are mentioned.
Este es el ratón, esta es la pantalla.
the game of "Simón dice" can be played for practice on the new vocabulary.
New vocabulary will be in Spanish/English in the las partes de la computadora handout.
Next, show in the big screen the website for the Latin American university http://www.udec.cl. Present the Explorando la web de la universidad transparency and distribute the Explorando la web de la universidad handout to each group.
Esta es la guía para encontrar información en la web.
Go over the handout and review new vocabulary with the students by reading it and showing them what needs to be done.
Aquí dice que tengo que hacer clic con el ratón en el mapa. Demonstrate by doing it on the big screen.
Ahora Uds. prendan el monitor. Uds están en la web de la universidad. Pueden empezar a hacer la búsqueda de la información. ¿Preguntas?
Post-task (10 minutes):
Go over the answers with the students to verify accuracy as a debriefing session. Ask each group about the information they collected. If needed ask them to show the class the steps they followed.
Homework:
Ahora que tenemos esta información, vamos a escribirla en el folleto en la columna correcta.
1. Ask students to sort out aspects of the university found in the website that could fit in any of the sections of their brochure/folleto handout. Inform them that a word version of this handout is available to them so that they can add information on the computer. However, for the next class, they should bring a hard copy of their brochure/folleto handout because it will be collected. Tell students that they need to save their file because they will keep adding to it next class
2. They need to identify registration procedure on an American university for next time.
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Assessment:
Venn diagram is collected
References and Resources:
Suggested link for parts of the computer http://www.eduplace.com/act/SPcomputer.html Copyright@1997
Attachments:
NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)
Brochure, brochure/folleto. brochure.doc, created in Word
Explorando la página Web 1