Web English: 2015

Google Search Practice

--Go to www.google.com
--Search for the answers to these questions!
--Write the answers in an email to me!

1. What does the Lionel Collector's Club of America collect?
(Trains) 2. How many tablespoons are there in a cup?
(16) 3. The United Kingdom is helping to fight invasive lionfish where in the world?
(Bermuda/Florida/Atlantic Ocean) 4. The Philadelphia Union is a team for what sport?
(soccer) 5. Casa Bonita is a restaurant in Denver that also has shows. What show plays at 3:15?
(gorilla) 6. WQAQ is a radio station. What is its number?
(89.1) 7. What's the name of the shop where Rockstar Bearings began?
(ABC Skateshop) 8. Burt's Bees makes a "Brightening Eye Treatment." What flower is on the package?
(Daisy/marguerite) 9. Meg Baird has an album called "Don't Weigh Down the Light." What color is the cover?
(blue) 10. The band called Crime in Stereo had an album in 2010. What was it called?
(I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone)

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Week 2: Acronyms and Security

Friday, April 10, 2015

Week 1: Hello!

Web English Monday
Jennifer McGee: mcgeejen+we@gmail.com

1. Introduction to the class; photos; introduction email
2. Acronyms and Security/Safety
3. Oral Spellings and Web Searching
--Golden Week
4. Long Words and ESL Videos
5. Special Vocabulary and ESL Videos (Quiz #1)
6. Sound Effects and Twitter
7. Special Grammar and Twitter 2
8. Smileys and Tumblr
9. Emotes and Tumblr 2 (Quiz #2)
10. Hashtags and Pen Pals 1
11. Misspellings and Pen Pals 2
12. Shortened Words and Chatbots
13. Letters and Numbers and Chat Practice
14. Leetspeak and Shared Talk
15. Shared Talk (Quiz #3)
8/5 or 8/7: Final Email Report Due!

Grades are based on three things:

1. Quizzes. There are three small multiple choice quizzes.
2. Weekly Emails. You have to email me every week at mcgeejen+we@gmail.com!
3. Final Report. There is a short final report.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Your Final Report!

This semester, we looked at some different ways to learn about the world and use your English on the Internet! Some of the things we did:

--Quizlet
--Youtube music videos
--ESL Videos (watching and answering questions)
--Gogobot travel information
--Shared Talk chatting
--Geoguessr (guessing game with Google Earth)
--Chatbots

Your final report (due Jan. 21 for Wednesday's class and Jan. 26 for Monday's class) is to tell me which of that list you found most useful or interesting, and why!

Your report should be about 100-200 words long, and sent to mcgeejen@gmail.com.

We have 補講日 on Jan. 21 (Wednesday class) and Jan. 26 (Monday class)! If you're worried about your attendance, you can come and work on your report then! If you finish your report before and are not worried, you don't have to come!

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Week 13: Chatbots

Chatbots to Choose From:
Cleverbot
Mitsuku
Skynet
Elbot (press the red button!)
Alan (Click on 'to talk to Alan and HAL')