Elen Sotiropoulou, English Language Teacher
Nov 2016
17 Lyceum of Athens
2016 November
B Class (B2, B3) students’ responses after Brainstorming in pairs for 10min and in fours for 10min. The question explored was about ICT in our lives. Students were asked to write in point form all aspects of the use of ICT (both Positive and Negative) in our daily Personal Life and School Life they could think of. They were advised to use one page for each pair and one side of the page to be about Personal Life and ICT and the other side about School Life and ICT. Following is a collection of all their ideas. It is a clear picture of their understanding of their present world.
ICT PERSONAL LIFE & ICT Positive aspects Contact people in other countries for chat or work around the world o Distance is no longer an obstacle for learning or communicating o Communication o Faster way to do job o Save (on) paper o Entertainment o Pleasure o Make chatroom friends o Meet new people o Dating o Learn about technology o Learn about other cultures o Learn new things o Broaden horizons o Spending free time o Access to info o Process info o Do variety of creative and interesting things o Follow the news online o Read books online o
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Being contacted by strangers Dangerous and disturbed people hiding behind a screen Distrust contacts (Be) Misinform (ed) Manipulation by media, politicians, companies, bullies Gambling Health problems Addiction Nervousness Aggressiveness Develop eye problems Stay in too much Waste time Miss going out with friends Unsocial Theft (money, personal data leak, ideas, work) Trafficking (Get) abuse(d) – Harassment (verbal, sexual, mental) Hacking
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Fast access to global information Variety of resources information Fast access to education (distance, elearning) Homeschooling Free education Communicate with teachers and other students Team work Do work faster Watch entertaining videos Watch educational videos Interactive lesson Lesson is fun and not boring Better understanding of material covered in a subject area See and learn how others use computer programs Socializing
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Cyber bullying Distraction Students unable to concentrate Playing games instead of studying Low grades if not good at ICT Bullying in class if not good at ICT Bullying Peer pressure to join dangerous sites Copy-paste essays Copying instead of learning Resources not always trustworthy as everyone has access to post anything they like
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Watch series Watch movies Listen to music Shopping or Selling online or getting info on sales, sites, bargains
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