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Online Assignments: Free Web 2.0 Tools in German Language Classes
Author(s) -
Lornsen Thomas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
die unterrichtspraxis/teaching german
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1756-1221
pISSN - 0042-062X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1221.2010.00080.x
Subject(s) - german , digital native , computer science , multimedia , class (philosophy) , world wide web , comics , digital media , field (mathematics) , focus (optics) , web application , web 2.0 , mathematics education , the internet , psychology , linguistics , artificial intelligence , mathematics , pure mathematics , optics , philosophy , physics
Recent research suggests that the old notions of digital natives and immigrants have to be reconsidered, since today digital media skills vary considerably among students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. However, instructors can help to level the playing field by incorporating free and comprehensible Web 2.0 tools into their teaching. This paper introduces and discusses a number of online applications for collaborative writing, mind‐mapping, as well as the creation of comics, cartoons, posters and presentations. The suggested sample activities focus on user‐friendliness, easy implementation into Class Management Systems and pedagogical value for L2‐teaching.