Julieta De Marco's ICT PLE

In this opportunity, I've prepared an interesting lesson plan for secondary school students (precisely in 6th year) with an intermediate language level.  This lesson plan can be used as part of a project with two other subjects (Economics and Politics) and it is supposed to be delivered in two 120-minute lessons.  Lesson plan: Inflation and its consequences Part 1 (120 minutes) Students will be asked to work in groups to read a text about inflation. To start with, the teacher will introduce some key words that are present in the text to scaffold future understanding. Students will be asked to access an online word document (students will get access of the link by scanning a QR code) and look up the following words in the dictionary in order to create a glossary:  sustained rise, price, goods, increase, average, households, stable, consumer price index. Once the vocabulary items have been discussed and checked by the teacher, students will have t...

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Adobe PDF reader You can provide your students with the opportunity to read a text on their computers' screen, highlight the most important information and write comments while the whole class is discussing the topic.  Microsoft Power Point Students can prepare presentations on a certain topic to share with their classmates. Audicity Another great tool to encourage your students to improve their pronunciation. They can record themselves while reading at home or even share the file so the teacher can assess their work.  Microsoft Excel Another great tool from Microsoft Office package. Students can sort out information they have collected in questionnaires and then, they can create charts or graphics to analyse the results.  Microsoft Word Word processors are a great tool for learners who don't know how to use basic computer software. After reading a short story, you can ask your students to create a chart in which they include informa...