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Don't panic! Strategies for overcome tech-related problems: Problem web site is down Bring a back up lesson plan. Plan lessons that could be carried out on more than one site (watch Strategy
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there are not enough computers in the lab $or all students in a class See i$ it is possible to plug ' sets o$ headphones into each computer (sometimes it is ( have students work together on one machine. #his is especially e$$ective i$ they can work on the listening activity together ($or e)ample& work together to write a summary or write *uestions $or another pair . Students are having problems accessing the video+ audio. ,nly some are able to. -ou probably have too many students trying to listen+ watch the same thing at once. Plan lessons that involve more than one clip (students choose a clip to summari.e& students watch a series o$ short clips to prepare $or a discussion so that di$$erent groups can be listening to di$$erent clips. #here is only one computer in the classroom. /$ there is a lab students can use outside o$ class& you may want to save /nternet listening $or homework activities. /$ your computer has good (( load speakers & you may want to choose an audio clip ( play it $or the entire class. /$ you have access to a computer pro0ector& video can also be shown to the whole class (but video *uality is normally not good on a large screen Plan a variety o$ listening activities in small groups& including one using the computer. 1uring the lesson& have students rotate to
di$$erent stations to do di$$erent activities. Video stops or slows down in the middle when using RealVideo. Students are not staying on task ( are 0ust 2sur$ing the net2 #he sound isn!t working. 4ake sure that the speakers are turned on ( the volume on the speakers ( headphones is turned up. %heck the volume control on your computer (in 3indows 56+57& click on the little speaker icon in the bottom right ( the volume control will pop up. 8verything is going wrong ( / give up. 1on!t give up9 #echnology takes patience. /n case o$ a real emergency (your lab loses power& your /nternet connection is down& etc & :L3:-S bring a non"computer"related activity with you that you can use in a pinch& such as a peer dictation e)ercise. 1on!t 0ust stand at the $ront o$ the classroom. 3alk around the classroom $re*uently to make sure students are on task. #he website is probably pretty busy. #here!s not too much you can do about this. Be Patient.
A list of useful websites (#hese sites were active as o$ 4arch ;<& '=== Sites for pronunciation Sounds o$ 8nglish""http:++mason.gmu.edu+>swidmaye+sounds.htm: Sharon!s page with diagrams and .wav $iles #he 8SL Pronunciation Page"" http:++user.gru.net+richard)+pronounce;.html 8nglish Pronunciation"" http:++www.engl.polyu.edu.hk+4:#8R/:LS+Pronunciation+;a"inde).htm Phonetics and Phonology"" http:++www.csulb.edu+>phoneme+pronunciation.html 8SL /ndependent Study Lab"" http:++www.lclark.edu+>krauss+toppicks+pronunciation.html /nternet #8SL ?ournal!s list o$ Pronunciation links"" http:++www.aitech.ac.0p+>itesl0+links+8SL+Pronunciation+ @olly!s Beginning 3ord Stress"" http:++www.wam.umd.edu+>hgray+stresschapter.html
Rhymes on 8nglish Pronunciation"" http:++www.wmich.edu+english+tchg+lit+adv+pronun.html: not a sound page& but a charming poem on the ha.ards o$ pronunciation and spelling correlations
Aoreign :ccent :rchive"" http:++classweb.gmu.edu+classweb+weinberg+$oreignaccent.html: not $or 8SL per se& but a great resource $or e)amining accented 8nglish and predicting pronunciation problems
Sites with general ESL listening activities /L%P /nde)"/nteractive Listening %omprehension Practice (http:++deil.lang.uiuc.edu+lcra+ BB% 3orld Service " Learning Bone @ome Page (http:++www.bbc.co.uk+education+l.one+ : #his site has changed recently& but it!s still great $or 8SL Randall!s 8SL %yber Listening Lab (http:++www.esl"lab.com+ : Lots o$ great Real :udio *ui..es good $or a variety o$ levels #he 8nglish Listening Lounge (http:++www.8nglishListening.com+ @olly!s Listening %omprehension Page (http:++www.wam.umd.edu+>hgray+listen.html Sites with Authentic Materials /nterviews and news Real:udio: Cational Public Radio (http:++www.realaudio.com+contentp+npr.inde).html BB% 3orld Service " @ome Page (http:++www.bbc.co.uk+worldservice+ #he :uthors Speak (http:++www.authorsspeak.com+ ""long interviews with many di$$erent authors. Somewhat accurate transcripts provided. %ar #alk (http:++cartalk.cars.com+Radio+ @ollywood ,nline "4ovie#alk (http:++www.hollywood.com+movietalk+inde).html ""Short interview clips with movie personalities #he 3orld (http:++www.theworld.org+ : public radio international news show Cightline (:B% news (http:++www.abcnews.go.com+onair+nightline+Cightline/nde).html : Video clips o$ current events in Real:udio. @as some transcripts. %CC video select (http:++cnn.com+videoselect+ : Video clips o$ current events in Real :udio 3eather
Radio 1rama #he Shadow Real:udio Radio #heater (http:++www.shadowradio.org "$eatures a di$$erent episode $rom the old radio show each day Speeches Freat Speeches"""Presented by 8lycia!s Real :udio and the %hicago Law Cetwork(http:++www.chicago"law.net+speeches+speech.html ""the name says it allG decades o$ historic speeches and sound clips 3ebcorp!s :udio :rchive (http:++www.webcorp.com+test+audioarchive$r.htm "" sound clips $rom speeches& very short (mostly .wav and .au Ailm and #V Screening Room (http:++www.$ilm.com+screen+other.0html ""movie trailers& video clips Sein$eld sights and sounds in Real:udio (http:++ncoha$muta.com+sein$eld+ ""has the complete (yes& complete audio $or lots and lots o$ Sein$eld episodes ?onny!s Star #rek Site (http:++www.boingweb.com+startrek+inde)'.html "" Huicktime short clips Iena Huick#ime Library (http:++www.)ena$an.com+*uicktime+ "" Huicktime short clips. Songs Poetry #he :cademy o$ :merican Poets (http:++www.poets.org+lit+booth$st.htm "" :rchive o$ Poetry with both te)t ( audio usually read by the author . Billboard #op ;== (http:++www.billboardradio.com