Value:
- Reliable and valuable resources that can be used as the teaching and learning materials: 'you'll find a wealth of teacher materials presented free of charge, including Daily Transcripts for each show, Daily Discussion questions, the Media Literacy Question of the Day, in-depth Learning Activities, downloadable Maps and additional support materials to help students understand the news.In addition, the educators at CNN offer Discussion Guides for CNN documentaries and initiatives, including Black in America, Latino in America and CNN Heroes.' (from CNN Student News )
- Diverse and latest topics
- Videos in the website are authentic which can provide visual and audio input
Usage:
I recommend using this website for self-study or extending materials because it offers everyday news and also includes lots of activities that easily be held by students themselves. The video is very short and it is suitable for the busy high school students to listen everyday. As a teacher,I don't think we need to spend too much time on listen to the news and practice the designed activities because all of these can be done outside classroom by students themselves. I think it is better to demonstrate students how to use this website and then motivate them to insist on the listening everyday.
1. you can choose a news and then listen to it
I recommend using this website for self-study or extending materials because it offers everyday news and also includes lots of activities that easily be held by students themselves. The video is very short and it is suitable for the busy high school students to listen everyday. As a teacher,I don't think we need to spend too much time on listen to the news and practice the designed activities because all of these can be done outside classroom by students themselves. I think it is better to demonstrate students how to use this website and then motivate them to insist on the listening everyday.
1. you can choose a news and then listen to it
2: There are two options for you to 'study' the news:
1). quick guide and transcript: where you can download the image maps and have the whole transcript of the news
2). daily discussion: where some specific questions will be arranged for you; some of them are listening exercises that base on the news; some of them are just general question related to the topic
However, daily discussion is really good for students to work together. we can combine the wiki with this website to let students finish the listening task outside the classroom. Offering the question above, and embed the video in the wiki, students write their answers in the wiki. Teacher will update the news video everyday and students can choose two days of a week to do the task.
limitation:
CNN news, with its own political views, will affect students' world views; some political issues may be sensitive to discuss.The questions design make students to think in CNN way.
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