The Internet Lesson Ideas

Theory task

This is a comprehensive set of questions which requires students to undertake some research in order to find the answers.

Most of the answers can be found in the mini-website here. Students should undertake further research as necessary.

Research key words

Students are given one or two relevant terms about the Internet and asked to reasearch what they mean. They then have to write an explaination which is simple enough for the other students to copy down.

Once they have finished their research, go through each term with the class and ask the other students to make notes as required.give out the tasksheet and go through each term.

Reduce it!

Students are given a section of theory. They pick out the 20 most important words. They are then asked to reduce these to the 10 they consider to be the most important.

Tick the answer

Students are given a number of different statements relating to this topic. 

They have to decide whether the statement is true or false and place a tick in the correct box.

Discussion statements

Students are given a number of open ended statements related to this topic. In groups, they discuss each statement in order to see if they can come up with a suitable answer.

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Research news stories

This worksheet asks students to research recent news stories about the Internet which have been reported on in the news.

Students are asked to read at least three current news stories, answer a set of questions and then report their findings back to the class.

Useful to ensure that students get an idea of the use of the Internet in a real life context

Theory task 2

This worksheet asks students to answer a series of questions about the Internet.

Kindly contributed by Brian Thomas

Crossword

This crossword is a useful task for checking students' understanding.

It could be used as a task within the lesson or as a starter/plenary activity

Mindmaps

Mindmaps are an excellent way to condense a lot of information onto one page, and can be an invaluable aid to revision.

Students could use their textbooks or research to help them create their own mindmaps.

Have a look at our examples to give you some ideas.