We invite you to join us this summer for the First ePals Conferencel

    Dear ePals Community Member, ePals will hold its first conference

for tech directors and teachers on Tuesday, July 15, in Boston. Our one-day

event is a pre-conference of Alan.

November’s Building Learning Commurities 2008 Conference.

Come see how ePals, the Internet’s largest social learning network, can

transform your classroom,

school and district with our award-winning, safe and protected School

M@ilTM and SchoolBlogTM

offered at no cost.

ePals team members, expert teachers and instructional technology directors will share their

experiences using the ePals Global Community to build 21st Century skills in the classroom.

Among the speakers are:

??       Tim DiScipio, co-founder of ePals, sharing the vision for global collaboration and corporate partnerships with National Geographic, the classmate PC powered by Intel, and the XO from One Laptop Per Child

??       Dr. Kari Stubbs on "ePals 101: Where and How to Start Using Global Collaborative Tools in Project-based Learning." Dr. Stubbs led the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) initiative in Kansas before joining ePals as director of professional development.

??       Dr. Rita Oates on "Accomplishing the New NETS Standards for Students with ePals Tools and Activities." Dr. Oates formerly was in charge of ed tech in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

??       Dr. Laurie Henry, University of Kentucky, talking about literacy(读写能力) issues in the online world

??       Dr. Shelia Gersh, City Colleges of New York, sharing her ePals project as an example of a successful 21st century online educational experience

??       Carol Bar, teacher at Blue Valley High School(KS), "Blogging for Language Acquisition"

??       Adina Popa, teacher at Potowmack Elementary (VA), will speak about schoolwide use of ePals and video conferencing to other classrooms

??       Several district tech directors talking about best practices in implementation(安装) and use in their districts for safe and protected student email and blogs

??       Other classroom teachers sharing their experiences for instructional success in the online community and using free, safe and protected online tools from ePals

Register and get more information at www.epals.com/conference

The letter is written to _______.

         A.attract more customers

         B.answer readers’ questions

         C.inform related people of a conference

         D.recommend some teachers

From the text we can learn that ______.

         A.the July 15 conference is just a pre-conference

         B.the July 15 conference will last till November

         C.BLC08 will be set up at the July 15 conference

         D.the BLC08 Conference will be held this summer

________ will talk about his/her experiences in using the ePals and video conference in classrooms at school.

         A.Tim DiScipio              B.Dr. Laurie Henry      

         C.Adina Popa                      D.A tech director

It can be inferred from the text that ePals here _______.

         A.refer to those who keep in touch with each other through email

         B.is in fact a software for online language study

         C.is an expensive tool for language learners on the Internet

         D.refer to all the language teachers who globally communicate with each other


   

We invite you to join us this summer for the First ePals Conferencel
Dear ePals Community Member, ePals will hold its first conference
for tech directors and teachers on Tuesday, July 15, in Boston. Our one-day
event is a pre-conference of Alan.
November’s Building Learning Commurities 2008 Conference.
Come see how ePals, the Internet’s largest social learning network, can
transform your classroom,
school and district with our award-winning, safe and protected School
M@ilTM and SchoolBlogTM
offered at no cost.
ePals team members, expert teachers and instructional technology directors will share their
experiences using the ePals Global Community to build 21st Century skills in the classroom.
Among the speakers are:
?       Tim DiScipio, co-founder of ePals, sharing the vision for global collaboration and corporate partnerships with National Geographic, the classmate PC powered by Intel, and the XO from One Laptop Per Child
?       Dr. Kari Stubbs on "ePals 101: Where and How to Start Using Global Collaborative Tools in Project-based Learning." Dr. Stubbs led the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) initiative in Kansas before joining ePals as director of professional development.
?       Dr. Rita Oates on "Accomplishing the New NETS Standards for Students with ePals Tools and Activities." Dr. Oates formerly was in charge of ed tech in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
?       Dr. Laurie Henry, University of Kentucky, talking about literacy(读写能力) issues in the online world
?       Dr. Shelia Gersh, City Colleges of New York, sharing her ePals project as an example of a successful 21st century online educational experience
?       Carol Bar, teacher at Blue Valley High School(KS), "Blogging for Language Acquisition"
?       Adina Popa, teacher at Potowmack Elementary (VA), will speak about schoolwide use of ePals and video conferencing to other classrooms
?       Several district tech directors talking about best practices in implementation(安装) and use in their districts for safe and protected student email and blogs
?       Other classroom teachers sharing their experiences for instructional success in the online community and using free, safe and protected online tools from ePals
Register and get more information at www.epals.com/conference
【小题1】The letter is written to _______.

A.attract more customers
B.answer readers’ questions
C.inform related people of a conference
D.recommend some teachers
【小题2】From the text we can learn that ______.
A.the July 15 conference is just a pre-conference
B.the July 15 conference will last till November
C.BLC08 will be set up at the July 15 conference
D.the BLC08 Conference will be held this summer
【小题3】________ will talk about his/her experiences in using the ePals and video conference in classrooms at school.
A.Tim DiScipioB.Dr. Laurie Henry
C.Adina PopaD.A tech director
【小题4】It can be inferred from the text that ePals here _______.
A.refer to those who keep in touch with each other through email
B.is in fact a software for online language study
C.is an expensive tool for language learners on the Internet
D.refer to all the language teachers who globally communicate with each other

Since the early 1990s, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate. But some teachers think the changes are not all for the better.
Eleanor Johnson, an English professor at Columbia University in New York, says, “Ithink text messaging has made students believe that it is far more acceptable than it actually is to just make spelling and grammatical mistakes.” She says her students over the past several years have increasingly used less formal English in their writing. She says words and phrases like “you know” now appearing research papers. And she now has to talk about another problem in class---incorrect word use.
Professor Johnson doubts a strong connection between the rise of communication online and an increase in writing mistakes. But she admits there may not be much scientific proof, at least not yet.
David Crystal, a British language expert, says the actively changing nature of the Internet makes it difficult to stay unchanged in studying its effects. But he believes its effect on language is small. He says, “The main effect of the Internet on language has been to increase the expressive richness of language, providing the language with a new set of communicative content that didn’t exist in the past.” Erin Jansen, founder of an online dictionary of Internet and text messaging terms, says his new technology has not changed existing language but has greatly added to the vocabulary. “Basically it is a freedom of expression,” she says, “If it is helping them write more or communicate more, that is great. That is what teachers and educators want---to get students communicating.”
But Erin Jansen and David Crystal agree with Eleanor Jonson on at least one thing. Teachers need to make sure students understand the uses and rules of language.
【小题1】 According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.David Crystal thinks the Internet makes the language expression richer.
B.David Crystal believes the Internet’s effects on language use are clear
C.Eleanor Johnson thinks writing mistakes has much to do with the Internet
D.Eleanor Johnson thinks all the Internet effects on language use are good
【小题2】. Eleanor Johnson is mentioned to _______.
A.share her idea of the great effects of using the Internet
B.tell people a way to correct students’ writing mistakes
C.serve as an example of teachers’ blaming the Internet
D.warn people against the dangers of using the Internet
【小题3】 What do the three experts have in common as to the Internet effect?
A.The possibilities of avoiding the use of less formal words
B.The causes of the Internet’s great effects on language
C.The necessity of helping students reduce writing mistakes
D.The importance of students’ knowing how to use language
【小题4】. What could be the best title for the text?
A.Students’ Learning and the Internet: Good or Bad?
B.Students’ Writing and the Internet: Good or Bad?
C.Students’ Papers and the Internet: Good or Bad?
D.Students’ Mistakes and the Internet: Good or Bad?

Since the early 1990s, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate. But some teachers think the changes are not all for the better.

    Eleanor Johnson, an English professor at Columbia University in New York, says, “Ithink text messaging has made students believe that it is far more acceptable than it actually is to just make spelling and grammatical mistakes.” She says her students over the past several years have increasingly used less formal English in their writing. She says words and phrases like “you know” now appearing research papers. And she now has to talk about another problem in class---incorrect word use.

Professor Johnson doubts a strong connection between the rise of communication online and an increase in writing mistakes. But she admits there may not be much scientific proof, at least not yet.

David Crystal, a British language expert, says the actively changing nature of the Internet makes it difficult to stay unchanged in studying its effects. But he believes its effect on language is small. He says, “The main effect of the Internet on language has been to increase the expressive richness of language, providing the language with a new set of communicative content that didn’t exist in the past.” Erin Jansen, founder of an online dictionary of Internet and text messaging terms, says his new technology has not changed existing language but has greatly added to the vocabulary. “Basically it is a freedom of expression,” she says, “If it is helping them write more or communicate more, that is great. That is what teachers and educators want---to get students communicating.”

But Erin Jansen and David Crystal agree with Eleanor Jonson on at least one thing. Teachers need to make sure students understand the uses and rules of language.

1. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. David Crystal thinks the Internet makes the language expression richer.

   B. David Crystal believes the Internet’s effects on language use are clear

C. Eleanor Johnson thinks writing mistakes has much to do with the Internet  

D. Eleanor Johnson thinks all the Internet effects on language use are good

2.. Eleanor Johnson is mentioned to _______.

   A. share her idea of the great effects of using the Internet

B. tell people a way to correct students’ writing mistakes

C. serve as an example of teachers’ blaming the Internet

D. warn people against the dangers of using the Internet

3. What do the three experts have in common as to the Internet effect?

   A. The possibilities of avoiding the use of less formal words

B. The causes of the Internet’s great effects on language

C. The necessity of helping students reduce writing mistakes

D. The importance of students’ knowing how to use language

4.. What could be the best title for the text?

   A. Students’ Learning and the Internet: Good or Bad?

   B. Students’ Writing and the Internet: Good or Bad?

   C. Students’ Papers and the Internet: Good or Bad?

   D. Students’ Mistakes and the Internet: Good or Bad?

 

As the Internet’s influence grows, the potential for danger also escalates (逐步上升). One of these dangers is from cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying (网络欺凌) is repeatedly hurting someone else through the use of technology. It consists of sending or posting cruel messages, photos, or videos on the Internet or other electronic media with the intent of damaging the reputation of the target. Imagine being a 13-year-old girl discovering a cell phone picture of her changing clothes for gym class has been sent to all her classmates. Or imagine being an 11-year-old boy who is scared to go to school because an unknown bully sent him an instant message saying that he is so fat that he should kill himself. Cases such as these are happening every day, leading kids to be depressed and unable to concentrate.
Worse yet, parents are oblivious (忽视的) to what is happening. Only 15 percent of parents even know what cyber-bullying is. And anyone who thinks that their child is not a victim or a bully is probably wrong. 90 percent of middle school students have had their feelings hurt online and 75 percent have admitted to visiting a website attacking another student.
Unlike traditional schoolyard bullying, where a bully has a name and a face, cyber-bullying gets much of its power from anonymity (匿名). A cyber bully might design a website posting cruel remarks about a classmate and never tell anyone that he or she was the creator. The cyber-bullying also gets its power from the scope (范围) of its audience. Within seconds, a cyber bully can send an e-mail to everyone he or she knows, inviting them to take part in an online poll (民意测验) of who is the ugliest kid in their class. Victims can be picked on day and night from any place.
The good news is that you can help stop cyber-bullying. By making parents and educators aware of what is going on and encouraging them to take quick and strong action when cyber-bullying cases happen, you can help make technology constructive, not destructive, for young people.

  1. 1.

    What can we learn from the second paragraph?

    1. A.
      Not many students have known of cyber-bullying.
    2. B.
      Parents may not know their child is a victim of cyber-bullying.
    3. C.
      Parents know a lot of cyber-bullying.
    4. D.
      Most of the students have not been hurt by cyber-bullying.
  2. 2.

    What does the author think of the cyber-bullying?

    1. A.
      It is not as harmful as people think.
    2. B.
      It is too complex a problem to settle.
    3. C.
      It will not affect the relationship between classmates.
    4. D.
      It can be stopped through our efforts.
  3. 3.

    What will probably be discussed in the following passage?

    1. A.
      How to prevent cyber-bullying.
    2. B.
      What parents and educators think of cyber-bullying.
    3. C.
      How to make parents aware of cyber-bullying.
    4. D.
      How to make good use of technology.

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