Kate's
ESL Web Activity
Help Page
This probably won't be very useful
unless you are working on one of my ESL class assignments.
Here's a list of several points that will help you in completing your class
assignments - just click on whichever point you need help with:
What is Netscape and how do I use it?
Netscape is a browser that will make it easy for you
to find information on the World Wide Web. To learn how to manipulate this
program, Click Here
When you click the link above, it will open into a new
browser window. To return to this page, close the other window.
How can I open a second browser window?
With some of your assignments, you will need 2 browsing windows open
at the same time (probably the page with your ESL lesson and another from
a different web site). To accomplish this, follow these steps:
- Make your first page fit into half of the screen VERTICALLY by dragging
the two small squares at the bottom right-hand corner of the window. You
should have a tall, skinny window on the left side of your screen.
- Place the arrow on title bar. It's located at the top of the window.
It has the title of the page (e.g. this page is called instructions.html)
and many lines spanning the whole window. Drag the tall, skinny window
til it is on the right side of the screen.
- Now, go to File|New Web Browser and a new window will open.
It will be full-sized, so you will need to repeat step #1.
- Adjust the windows so that they are both approximately the same size
and fit closely together without actually touching or overlapping. In one
window, keep your lesson or guide open and in the other, you will be able
to hunt throught the WWW for the information that you need. *Only one window
can be active at one time. To make the other window active, you just need
to click on it.
You can use this same technique if you need to have
two different programs open at the same time. For example, you might
need your grammar lesson or a site with important information open in Netscape
and your email program open to write down answers.
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When you click the link above, it will open into a new
browser window. To return to this page, close the other window.
Where can I find an email pen pal?
You might already have an email pen pal. If so, I do require your pen
pal to be a different nationality than you and have a different first language.
If you need another pen pal that fits this discription, or if you don't
have one yet, CLICK HERE to choose one, and add your name to the list if you want.
What do I have to do to complete my email assignments?
- First, choose an email pen pal
- Then write to him or her on a fairly regular basis. When you write,
you need to include the information and/or grammatical structures as given
in your grammar lesson.
- You must send a copy of your email message to me at the same time you
send it to you pen pal. This will show me that you completed the assignment
and will allow me to grade it for completeness and accuracy.
- To send me a copy of your message at the same time you send it to your
pen pal, you simply need to put my email address (kdejong@mailhost1.csusm.edu)
in the header of the message where is says Cc:
- Of course, you can send as many other messages to your pen pal as you
want without sending a copy to me. I just need the copies for the assignments.
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What must I do to email you with my responses
to your assignments?
There are two ways to email me your assignments:
- You can open up your email program in one window and have your web
information in another. Then you can type your answers in your email window
as you look at the web browser. If you use an email program like Eudora,
this is quite easy. But if you use Pine, then you won't be able to copy
and paste information from Nestcape into your email messages.
Or you can use my email link available on each lesson page. This might
be easier because you can copy and paste information from different sites
onto the email form. Also, you don't have to keep track of my email address
if you don't want to.
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Do you have other questions about your assignments?
Send me any questions or comments that you have about Netscape or your
assignments. I'm interested to hear your reactions to this site. Is it clear?
Is it useful? Have you been able to practice your grammar?
If you do email me from here, let me know if you are one of my ESL students,
another ESL student, or someone completely different!
kdejong@mailhost1.csusm.edu
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This page was updated on 7/25/99