New branch of the old site

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A new branch of the well-known site

Probably you are using the well-known site www.teachingenglish.org.uk

Now a new sub-site appeared especially for primary learners, if you go to the same site with the addition “primary” www.teachingenglish.org.uk/primary

This is an example from the article on using the Internet with young learners

Hot tips when using computers with young learners

• Put the page you want to use up on the screen before taking the children into the computer room. Minimise other pages so you can quickly click on them to bring them up.

• Set the computers so that they cannot wander onto unauthorized sites.

• If the computers are in a separate room, far from your classroom, remind the children of behaviour standards before leaving the classroom. The last thing you want is a hoard of over-excited 7 year olds running to get to the computers first!

• Make sure you are first to enter the room – they may have a tendency to touch everything they see – red buttons are always a favourite!

• You can set up a list of computer room rules with them first if it hasn’t already be done.

• Have worksheets they can use while on the computer so that they have something concrete they can take away from the lesson.

• Wherever possible have no more than 3 per computer. If they can’t see the screen they will quickly lose interest and won’t be learning. If this isn’t possible then arrange with their teacher to split the class and take half and half.

• Have a rotation system for using the mouse. Don’t let one child dominate.