Reading+Activities

toc =Web-based Reading & Writing Activities=
 * There are many ways and places to create content on the web that can be used for reading & writing practice in the target language. Once created, these activities can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection and they are there as long as the site exists.
 * Absent students can access these from home
 * You can use these to accelerate gifted students or assist weaker students
 * These activities can be created by the teacher or the student
 * Some of these sites have added extras for teachers to help students gain access (sometimes without students needing to use an email address) and to keep your activities private.

Placespotting
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 * [|placeSpotting] is kind of like "hide and seek" with google maps.
 * Select your place in the world on a map
 * Write clues to where that place is - can be written using Japanese scripts
 * Students (or anyone) then need to read the clues and try to find where in the world it is
 * [|Here's] how I've used it
 * Watching this may make it clearer...

Try [|this] one ...

UMapper
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 * Umapper allows you to create interactive maps
 * Again, the ability to write in the Japanese scripts is an advantage. Students are able to practice reading and writing Japanese.
 * Students could describe a trip they took (real or otherwise). Markers placed at different locations could be used to describe what they saw or did there.

Mapskip

 * [|Mapskip] also allows you to make interactive maps
 * The advantage of Mapskip is that it allows you to add pictures, video and audio to the map.
 * Students can not only write descriptions of places but can also record themselves describing a place and thus gain valuable speaking practice.
 * Mapskip also allows you to create accounts for your students (linked to your email address), allowing for easier monitoring of the accounts and giving the option to restrict who can add comments to your students' maps.

Google Maps
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 * Click on the placemarkers for the full story