Introduction-pengantar

Introduction

We live in the age of the computer, and there are growing demands on almost everyone, including teachers, to become technologically literate. You may already use computer programs to create materials for students and now you wish to incorporate information technology into your teaching. Maybe as teachers, you would like to learn how to use the Internet as teaching tool.

Basically, the Internet is a network of people and information, linked together by telephone lines which are connected to computers. (Teeler, 2000 ). The internet can empower you as a teacher and improve your teaching for the following reasons :
1. It provides access to up-to-date materials
2. It makes transferring straightforward information very simple.
3. It can help you create exercises and materials that are easily reusable.
4. It allows students to study at their own pace.
5. It enables people living far apart to come together and form communities.
6. It can be motivating and fun.

According to teachers’ comments – at conferences, in papers and on the Internet mailing lists dedicated to ELT- they seem to use the Internet for just about everything: development, updating language skills, finding materials, learning about computer applications, keeping in touch with friends and colleagues, teaching, working on class project and activities, and just having fun. In this session, we will talk about how to use the Internet for your teaching, which will be divided into two sections: Using websites for language teaching and using websites for creating teaching materials.