Typology
of Activities Based on the Use of Web Resources |
| Activity |
Objectives |
Task
(consists in) | Examples |
| Self-correcting
exercises | Reproducing
and / or learning new contents by practising interactive and mechanical activities | Completing,
matching, giving the answer, etc. | Example
1
Example
2
|
| Browsing
web pages | Evaluating
different web sites from various perspectives: -
Do you like the page?
- do you understand the content?
- Which one do
you understand better?, etc.
|
Exploring various sites selected
around the same topic/s with some questions in mind. |
Example
3
Example
4 (F) More
Examples |
| Reference
web sites | Instrumental
use of the information obtained in order to carry out another activity.Eg.: -
Use a dictionary or an encyclopedia to read a text. -
Use lists of words to write a composition. |
Checking information needed (dictionaries,
encyclopedias, etc) with another objective. |
Example
5: write a description using vocabulary lists.
Example
6: (F)
using dictionaries to read extensively.
More
dictionaries |
| Reading
and listening comprehensions | Listen
or read a text in order to answer some questions.
(Skimming, scanning). |
Listening/ reading just one text
in order to answer a set of questions. |
Example
7
|
| Treasure
hunts | Read
and find the specific requested information in several web pages. |
Visiting the links and answering
the questions given. | Example
8 -
Example
9 -
Example
10 (F) |
| WebTasks | Carry
out a task by using web resources with a main communicative objective. |
Performing a task based activity
focused on content rather than on form aspects. | Example
11-
Example
12
Example
13-
(F) |
| Web
based projects | Go
deeply in topic given and design some kind of product (writing,
poster, web page, etc). | Visiting
the web pages and gathering the required information, analysing and selecting
it in order to write a project. | Example
14 |
| WebQuest | Carry
out a research activity that allows the students to solve a problem, offer differents
point of view, etc. | Doing
some research by means of the proposed resources. It is essential that some type
of information transformation occurs. It should not be only copying and pasting. |
Example
15
Example
16 (F)
Example
17
|
| Webclues Who
is the person? | Carry
out an investigation and find out the solution to the mistery. | Using
resources and communication tools that will help the students to find the answer. | Example
18
Example
19 |
| Web
Learning Routes | Practice
and learn a specific linguistic aspect by doing a series of activities that could
be reproductive or constructivist from a pedagogical point of view. |
Carrying out a series of activities
selected on the Web by the teacher. | Web
Learning Tube
Routes
(the same but in delicious) |
