This ICT lesson is about how to use the articles in "DOUHAO" newspaper to conduct CL lessons. To help students be more aware of current issues, it is important that we can find effective way to use this newspaper. This lesson consists of 2 sessions (70 mins). The objectives are to equip students with the skills of giving opinions using ICT in the self-directed and collaborative way. Session one: study comments in newspaper. Each student in the same group has a different comment on the same topic. As a group, they find out 2 new words they have learnt through the passages and submit through "Answer Garden". This ICT tool allows the words which most students choose became more obvious. Students will in the end learn some popular new words together. Next, students will study the comments and paraphrase it through "Padlet". This ICT tool allows students to see other groups' sharing, and learn from each other. Session two: Students learn how to give opinions with the guide of a given checklist. The checklist on how to give good opinions is in a google form with a box below for students to fill up their opinions. In the end, students may self-assess their groups' opinions by ticking the items in the checklist. Teacher will share each group's opinion for students to vote for a best opinion. The lesson feedback from students is positive. Students prefer to learn using ICT and they believe they are able to master the teaching and learning objectives more effectively.
