ONLINE LESSON PLAN

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MARY JEENA.A.M
ENGLISH
Reg.No.13383007 (165)
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Smt.DHANYA KUMAR
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
SNTC, POOCHAKKAL
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Contents Page No.
1. Introduction 4
2. Contents 5
3. Conclusion 6
4. Reference 7
Introduction
An Internet forum or mesage board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conven-
tions in the forum of posted messages they differ from chat rooms in that message are often longer
than one line oftent. and are at least temporarly achived, Also or the depending on the access level of
a user or the forum set-up, a posted mesage might need to be approved by a moderator before it
becomes visible. Forums have a specific set of jargon associated with them; eg. a single conversation
is called a tread or topic.
A discussion forum in heiarchexal or tree like is structure : a forum can contain a number of
such forums, each of which may have several topics. Within a forums topic, each new discusion stated
is called a thread, and can be replied to by as any people as so wish. Depending on the forums settings,
new can be anonymous or have to register with the forum and then subsequently login is order to post
mesages. On most forums, were do not have log in to read existing mesages.
What is a Wiki ?
According to leuf and Cunningham, a wiki is a free expandable collection of interlinked
webpages, a hypertext system for storing and modifying information, a data base, where each pages is
easily edited by any user. A Wiki can be though of as a cobination of a web site and a Word document.
At its simplest, it can be read just like any other web site, with no access privileges necessary, but its
real power lies in the fact that groups can collaboratively work on the content of the site using nothing
but a standard web browser.
The Wiki is gaining traction in education as an ideal tool for collaborative work but there are than just
collaboration that makes a Wiki a promising web tool for teachers and students. Let go through some
of these features to learn more about the potential of this tools in education.
Tips for teachers before using a Wiki
w Here are some points teachers need to keep in mind while using Wikis in their classrooms:
w Select a Wiki platform that you and your students are fanilair with
w Look for a video tutorial online on how to use that platform yo share with your students
you can use Teachers Free tutorial making tools to create your own tutorial about how students
can use the wiki you are about to set up and share it with students
w Dedicate a whole session to just walking your students around the different features of a Wiki
and get them to do some example posting before you
w Teach them about copyright issues and ethics
w Give them the reasons why you are creating this Wiki and make it clear it is for learning
w Create a classroom FAQ page that will help new students learn about your Wiki
w Create a poll or do a kind of voting on the name to pick for your Wiki
w Dont forget to get parents permission and make sure to inform the school authorities about
the presence of the Wiki
w Periodically brief parents about the proceedings of the classroom wiki and if possible get
them to contribute too.
Reasons why Wikis areimportant in education
Here is a list of the most important features that make out of Wikis powerful learning tools in the
21 stcenturyeducation:
w Most of the Wiki hosting platforms are free
w Wiki are easy to create and do not require any wizardary to run maintain them
w They have very student-friendly interfaces
w They can be accessed any where with an internet connection
w Anyone can edit Wiki
w Wikis are instantaneous so there is no need to wait a publisher to create a new edition or
update information
w Geographical borders are deleted and students from all around the world can collaborate and
work on the same documents
w The Wiki software keeps track of every edit made it is a simple process to revert back to a
previous version of an article
w Wikis widen access to the power of web publishing to non-technical users
w Wikis are flexible and do not have a predetermined structure meaning they can be used for a
wide range of applications
How can wiki help in learning English
Learning English is what people do when they want to learn how to speak and understands the Eng-
lish. People learning English often learn to read and write English at the same time. A lot of people
learn English at school, where English is a common Subject. Many People time to learn English.
Some of these people may not some English in School, and will want to advance their knowledge of
it.
How students and teachers can use Wikis in the classroom
Here are some suggested ideas on how you can leverage the power of Wikis to your classroom
teachingand learning:
w You can share docs, media, and PDF files on your classroom Wiki.
w Wikis can be used as a portal for all yopur lessons
w Using the discussion feature in Wikis, You can connect with your students and give them
extra help
w Teachers can expand their theaching beyond the classromm walls
w You can use your Wiki to share presentation with your students
w Make it a class project to collaboratively write a reference book that others can use.
w Post assignments and study guides on your Wiki for the class work on
w Get you calss to create summary pages on unit they learn
w Encourage students to share links and other helpful pieces of information on our classroom
Wiki
w Allow students to make drafts on the wiki and others to comment on them
w Assign portfolio pages to each of your students and allow them to display and discuss their
work
w Use your wiki for peer editing, for example students can edit each work for spellin, grammar,
or anything else you want them to lern
w Wiki are great way get feedback from your students. Ask them to post comments on wiki
pages
w Use Wiki to track projects allowing this students to see which tasks have been completed and
which have not
w Create a news outlet on your wiki
w Create a chievement page where parents can long in to see what their kids have accomplished
w Finally teachers can also use wiki for professional development and to connect with other
educators from other places to discuss, share and learn from each other.
Ecamples of Educational Wikis
1. Classroom Wikis
2. Student Created Wikis
3. Higher-EdWikis
4. Group Project Wikis
5. Global Connection Wikis
6. PTO Wikis
7. Teacher peer Wikis
The ESl Wiki is open to all matters relating to that teaching and learning of English as a second
language. A brief list suggested topics for contribution might include pedagogy, language acquisition
therory, corpus linguistics, grammar, phonetics, pragmatics, outhentic assessment, literacy, etc.
Beyond serving a resourse of information on ESL and TESOL-related issues, the ESL Wiki also
seeks to engage English Language Learners (ELLs) directly on a practical level-with such prijects as
eScroLLs-by exploiting the possibilities internet in the wiki-based format. Two of hallmarks of cur-
rent ESl pedagogy are a committment to student centered learning and the use of extensive amount of
peer-work within the classroom. by allowing anyone to contribute and revise content, Wikis lend them
themselves to learner -iniated content and peer-collaboration across wide distance and ocer a broad
spectrum of nationalities.