Unit3 College Life in the Internet Age

1CollegelifeintheInternetageUnit3SectionAFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYIthinkit’sfairtosaythatpersonalcomputershavebecomethemostempoweringtoolwe’veevercreated.They’retoolsofcommunication,they’retoolsofcreativity,andtheycanbeshapedbytheiruser.—BillGatesTheInternetissobig,sopowerfulandpointlessthatforsomepeopleitisacompletesubstituteforlife.—AndrewBrown13UNITSectionA13DigitalcampusUNITCollegelifeintheInternetageToapplythephrasesandpatternsObjectivesTotalkaboutdigitaleducationTofurtherunderstandthetextTomastertheparagraphwritingskillContentsWarming-upactivitiesTextstudyLanguageapplicationSummaryCollegelifeintheInternetageSectionAWarming-upactivitiesLead-inPre-readingactivitiesCulturalbackgroundCollegelifeintheInternetageSectionALookatthefollowing3picturesandanswerthequestionsbasedonthesepictures.Lead-inShortanswerquestions1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachwayofteachingandlearning?TipsTraditionalclassroomAdvantages:·moredirectcommunicationbetweenteachersandstudents;·abetterlearningatmosphere.Disadvantages:·littleinteractioneitheramongstudentsorbetweenstudentsandtheteacher;·teacherstendingtodominatetheclass;·writingonblackboardreducingefficiency.Lead-inShortanswerquestions1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachwayofteachingandlearning?TipsLead-inShortanswerquestionsMultimediaclassroomAdvantages:·morevividteachingmaterials;·studentsbetterengagedinclassroomlearning.Disadvantages:·toomanydistractionswithtoomanypicturesandvideosinmultimediaclassrooms.1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachwayofteachingandlearning?TipsLead-inShortanswerquestionsStudyingonlineinthedormAdvantages:·beingabletochoosewhenandwhatyouwanttolearn;·easyaccesstothewiderangeofonlineinformationDisadvantages:·makingiteasierforstudentstocopyanswersfromtheInternet;·lackofface-to-facecommunicationbetweentheteacherandstudent;·thepossibilityforstudentstodevelopInternetaddiction.TipsLead-inIpreferthemultimediawayoflearning:·itisvividwithteachingmaterialspresentedindifferentways·Comparedwithtraditionalclassroom,itismoreinteresting.Iprefertostudyonline:·managemyowntime·havemyownproperties·dothingsatmyownpace2.Whichwaydoyouprefer?Giveyourreasons.ShortanswerquestionsTipsLead-inTheInternetisindispensable:·getaccesstothelatestdevelopmentofteachingandlearning;·enjoymanyinterestingonlinecourses·communicatewithteachersafterclassTheInternetisnotindispensable:·teachingandlearninghavebeencarriedoutlongbeforetheInternetcameintobeing;·teachingandlearningcouldsurelycontinuewithouttheInternet.3.DoyouthinktheInternetisindispensableinteachingandlearningnowadays?Whyorwhynot?ShortanswerquestionsListentoanintroductiontotheeducationaltechnologyandthenwritedowntheEnglishversionofthefollowingtoolsandtechniques.ListenandtalkPre-readingactivitiesListenandtalkPre-readingactivitiesJustwhatiseducationaltechnology?TraditionalPresentchalkboardprojectormapsandglobescomputersInternetmobilecomputingopencontentelectronicbookscoursemanagementsystemspodcastsWe___________aquestionfromalistenerintheWestBankabouthowAmericanschoolsuse_____________technology.Thereisnotasimpleanswer.Itdependsonthesubjectandlevelofstudents,ofcourse.Pre-readingactivitiesThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.Listentoashortpassageconcerningdigitaleducationandfillinthemissinginformation.receivededucationalCompounddictationButitalsodependsontheinterestand___________oftheteachers,andthegoalsandbudgetsoftheschools.Schoolsarealmostall_____________totheInternet.Butsomehavemoretechnology,anduseitmore,thanothers.Pre-readingactivitiestrainingconnectedCompounddictationListentoashortpassageconcerningdigitaleducationandfillinthemissinginformation.Forexample,someschoolsusecomputersfor_____________likevideoconferencing,tobringtheworldintotheclassroom.Andsomeclassrooms___________________thingslikeaSmartBoard,akindofinteractivewhiteboard.Interactivewhiteboardsarelarge___________forpresentations.Pre-readingactivitiesactivitiesareequippedwithCompounddictationdisplaysListentoashortpassageconcerningdigitaleducationandfillinthemissinginformation.Theyconnecttoacomputerandcan___________bytouch.Theycanbeusedfordocumentsorwritingorto________video.Someteachersaretrying_________newwaystoteachwithdeviceslikeiPodsandmobilephones.Buteducatorssaythemostimportantthing,asalways,isthe________.Pre-readingactivitiesoperateprojectcreativeCompounddictationcontentListentoashortpassageconcerningdigitaleducationandfillinthemissinginformation.QuestionsPreviewingCulturalbackground1.Accordingtoyourownknowledge,whatissmartphones?2.Canyounameandintroducesomefamouscompaniesthatproducesmartphones?AdvanceddigitaltechnologyTipsCulturalbackground1.Accordingtoyourownknowledge,whatissmartphones?Asmartphoneisadevice:·makephonecalls;·sendandreceiveemail;·editOfficedocuments;·accesstheWebathigherspeedsAdvanceddigitaltechnologyTipsCulturalbackground2.Canyounameandintroducesomefamouscompaniesthatproducesmartphones?AdvanceddigitaltechnologyBlackBerryLimited:·alineofmobileemailandsmartphonedevices;·developedanddes