The principal of New Milford High School has nearly 12,300 Twitter followers. He and his teachers use Facebook to communicate with students and parents,and students use it to plan e-vents. In class, teachers routinely ask kids to power up their cellphones to respond to classroom quizzes. Rather than ban cellphones, Sheninger calls them "mobile learning devices".

  "The Internet as we know it is the 21st century," he says. "It is what these students have known their whole lives. They're connected, they're creating, they're discussing."

He and others say working online also pushes education beyond the limits of school, allowing kids to broaden discussion of their work. And it forces them to do "authentic" work that gets tested out in the real world, as outside viewers see it and respond to it.

  "Being literate in 2011 means being digitally literate. " says Chris Lehmann. "It is naive (天真的) to think that kids raised online will respond to school the same way as previous genera?tions. Kids are coming to us bored, disconnected, and it's a challenge for us to figure out how to use the tools inherent in the real-time Web.”

  Perhaps the biggest objection to widespread use of social sites is the likelihood that kids will meet irrelevant or even offensive material―a fear that many teachers say is overblown.

  "We as educators need to do a better job of advertising and sharing the meaningful work done with social media," says Matt Levinson. "If you keep it out,kids are creating their own cultures in this space with no guidance from adults―and that's not responsible.”

  "The other big misconception is that schools with open Web access are simply letting kids play freely as if there's no structure," says Lisa Highfill, a longtime devotee of YouTuhe. She used it recently to show her students videos of tornadoes. Highfill says she chooses videos in ad?vance.

  "I don't just search in front of the kids," says Highfill. She admits that even with careful planning,learning online carries risks. But the risks shouldn't be overstated. " When we go on a field trip,when we go anywhere," she says, "we warn students of the dangers of where we're going.”

(   ) 5. In the opinion of Sheninger, social networking        .

   A.is almost the whole life of many kids

   B.gets kids to learn something schools forbid

   C.allows kids to complain about their learning

   D.has kids get feedback on their online work

(   ) 6. According to Chris,teachers are challenged to know        .

   A.how to make full use of social sites in class

   B.how to avoid looking foolish in using social sites

   C.how to connect kids with social media effectively

   D.how to deal with a digital generation in class

(   ) 7. The example of Highfill's using YouTube proves        .

   A.online learning is full of unexpected things

   B.it is a risk to open the Web to students at school

   C.teachers provide guidance on the Web access

    D.kids play freely if having access to the Web

(   ) 8. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

   A.Social networking helps online learning

   B.Social sites are a wonderful place for kids

   C.Social networking sites are blocked at schools

   D.Social media find place in class

 某国际性英语刊物有一个介绍各国风俗习惯的专栏,请为该专栏写一篇120词左右的短文,简单介绍中国农历新年(春节) 。短文应包括以下几点:

1. 春节对中国人的重要性;

2. 春节的日期;

3. 春节期间的主要庆祝活动(至少4种) 。

the lunar calendar农历;burn firecrackers炸鞭炮;have a feast吃大餐;lucky money压岁钱"ion dance舞狮

(写作支招) 写作定性

本文定性为介绍节日的说明文,具有直截了当、简洁明了等特点。时态多为一般现在时、一般过去时、一般将来时和过去将来时等。语态视说明对象可为主动语态和被动语态。

常用句型多为陈述句。表述力求开门见山,简明扼要。根据要点提示,本文可分为2至3

段。

二) 难点突破

1. 可用词汇

exciting,unforgetable,meaningful,cheerful,fun ( ny)   , interesting,relaxing,tiring;on New Year's Eve,have a get-together, at diner,drink to one's health, pay a visit to sb. , say "Happy New Year" to sb.,play mahjong,hang lanterns

2. 结构模仿

节日的重要性(the importance of the festival) :用形容同、副词增加语言的表现力。The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of win?ter and to the coming of spring.

节日日期(when) :用从句使结构紧凑。

Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before

Easter, usually in February.

节日活动(the typical activity or feast) :用分词结构等简洁表达形式。

As we call it the Golden weekend, travel is very popular in festivals. We can make good

use of the time,spending 3 or 4 days in having a happy trip in the mainland.

3. 参考句型

sth. falls on + date节日诞生在某一日be busy doing sth.忙于做某事

it is/was + on the New Year's Eve that sb. do sth.是在除夕夜某人做某事when sb. do sth. sth. else happens当某人做某事时,另一件事发生了there's no doubt that ...毫无疑问.. 

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