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Computer and Internet Training Workshop
Internet Skills for English Language Teaching Professionals
Cairo, Egypt: April 3-8, 1999

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Vocabulary || Getting Started || Tips || Applied Use in ELT || Extended Resources

Vocabulary

Every day in the workshop you will hear and read Internet-based vocabulary that is new for you. We will provide a small, base set of terms with definitions and applied uses for English Language Teaching (ELT) for email and other topics that we cover. Workshop participants are encouraged to personalize the list and add more words, definitions and possible uses.

email (n.), (v.) electronic mail, sent from computer to computer
hoax (n.) email messages that sound true but are not; e.g. do not open an email message with the subject line "Good Times" or you will get a terrible virus that will eat up all the data on your hard drive (and any snacks you happen to have in your desk as well)
signature (n.) 1-4 lines of information that is automatically appended to the bottom of all your email messages; typically contains items such as your name, title, email address, institution and webpage URL (address).
spam (n.), (v.) unsolicited bulk email (similar to "junk" paper mail)

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Getting Started

To begin, we will all sign up for free Hotmail accounts at:
http://www.hotmail.com/.
Hint: Click on the "no frames" radio button for faster loading and less crashing.

You can also join one or more of the news services offered as part of the sign up process. Other aspects we will explore are included on your "Progress Checklist". Be sure to ask lots of questions and share your findings with all of us!

Tips

  1. Keep a copy of the "Welcome" message when you get your account.
  2. When signing up for additional services, give as little personal information as possible. Also, look for settings that will allow you to opt out of bulk mailings for advertising purposes if you do not wish to recieve paper "junk" mail or unsolicited "spam" email.
  3. Use caution when sending credit card information in an email message. Look for evidence that you are using a secure ("encrypted") connection. Generally, a secure website address begins with "https://....".

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Applied Use in ELT

  • Extended, electronic discussion with other educators, professionals and students.
  • Reserach of electronic archives.
  • Fast transfer and dissemination of files, documents and information.
  • Participation in or delivery of online workshops and tutorials.
  • Conference or event planning.
  • Keypal relationships (electronic penpals).
  • Multi-authored writing activities.
  • Student-to-student or teacher-to-student dialogue journals.
  • Surveys and interviews.

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Extended Resources

Following are some resources to explore. Focus questions are suggested as "food for thought". Information from these sites and any related sites will be good information to discuss with your workshop keypal (through email) or with a group of workshop participants (face-to-face, through the workshop list, or through the workshop web board).

A Beginner's Guide to Email from Kaitlin Duck Sherwood.
http://enterprise.powerup.com.au/htmlxp/pu/emailhow.htm
Question: What are her three "rules of thumb"? (Hint: read all the way through to the summary.)

Basic Internet Terminology and Etiquette from University of Oregon's Computing Center.
http://cc.uoregon.edu/docs/etiquette.html
Question: What additional 4 "tips" does this document add to the previous one?

Email Attachments, Tech Tip May 1997, from Deborah Healey, Oregon State University.
http://www.orst.edu/dept/eli/may1997.html
Question: What "caveat" does she offer with regard to sending large files?

Email Basics, Tech Tip December 1998, from Deborah Healey, Oregon State University.
http://www.orst.edu/dept/eli/dec1998.html
Question: What suggestion does she offer for students to hand in homework?

E-mail for ESL/LINC Students from Claire Bradin, Michigan State University.
http://edvista.com/claire/linc.html
Question: How does she suggest you protect your privacy? (See "Guidance for Students" section.)

Email Projects Homepage from Susan Gaer, Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana, California.
http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm
Question: Which of these projects might work in an Egyptian educational setting? Which would not, and why?

International E-Mail Tandem Network where universities in many different countries work together to enable their students to learn languages in tandem using e-mail.
http://www.slf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/email/infen.html
Question: Find a "tandem" project that interests you. What two groups of people would you choose to match up together?

Keypal Opportunities for Students by Kenji Kitao and S. Kathleen Kitao. An excellent collection of resources with the accompanying article "Keypal Opportunities for Students" on WWW.
http://ilc2.doshisha.ac.jp/users/kkitao/online/www/keypal.htm
Question: In the introductory article, what do they suggest is the role of "authentic" or "real" communication in an email project?

The Net, User Guidelines and Netiquette with a section on email, by Arlene H. Rinaldi. Translations in many languages.
http://www.fau.edu/netiquette/net/
Question: What additional "commandments" would you add to the list of guidelines for email and Internet use?

 

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Vocabulary || Getting Started || Tips || Applied Use in ELT || Extended Resources

Website Information:

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This site established:

21 February 1999

Last revised:

21 March 1999

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