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COTSEAL /SEASSI 2009
Do more than just Google to
Enhance the reading and writing
project
ThuyAnh Nguyen
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Knowing how to GOOGLE
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To Search
To Explore and innovate
To Communicate, show & share
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http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
The verb to google (also spelled to Google) refers to using the Google
search engine to obtain information on the Web. A neologism arising from
the popularity and dominance[1] of the eponymous search engine, the
American Dialect Society chose it as the "most useful word of 2002." [2] It
was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary on June 15, 2006,[3]
and to the eleventh edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary in
July 2006.[4] The first recorded usage of google used as a verb was on July
8, 1998, by Larry Page himself, who wrote on a mailing list: "Have fun and
keep googling!"[5]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_(verb)
Why is Google Called Google?
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Googol is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeros.
The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American
mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book,
“Mathematics and the Imagination” by Kasner and James Newman.
Google’s play on the term reflects the company’s mission to
organize the immense amount of information available on the web.”
Goooooooooo,oooooooooo,oooooooooo,oooooooooo,oooooooooo,
oooooooooo,oooooooooo,oooooooooo,oooooooooo,ooooooooooGl
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is indeed derived from Googol
10000000000,0000000000,0000000000,0000000000,0000000000,
0000000000,0000000000,0000000000,0000000000,0000000000.
Yes, that is 100 zeros!
http://www.google.com/press/facts.html
Google and plagiarism problem
Writing in Vietnamese with tones
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TCác
dấu trong tiếng Việt :
Ngang- Huyền-Sắc-Hỏi Ngã- Nặng
Writing in Vietnamese- The
Objective
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Practice structures and vocabulary
Use the correct tones/diacritics
Review and reproduce what have been learnt in
class
Put ideas together
Share and exchange ideas
Be creative with writing
Why using google for writing
projects
 It
is really interactive online
 It offers the access to pictures to make the
writing more lively and illustrative
 It is easy to share online
 It is password protected and safe
 There is plenty of room for students to be
creative
 User-Friendly, and everyone can make a
simple website
The importance of connection
AND
WHAT
ALL
THE
FLOWERS
TOGETHER
CAN
MAKE
SO
WRITING
CAN
MAKE
PICTURE
WITH
WORDS
MAKING WEBSITE with google page
WRITING BLOG with BLOGSPOT
Vietnamese GOOGLE PROJECT
@ UM
1st semester: My story
 2nd semester : My city
 3rd semester : My city, my university
 4th semester : My website ( various
themes)
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with class blog
ALL ABOUT MYSELF
MY CITY
MY UNIVERSITY
MY NOVEL
CLASS BLOG
GETTING FEEDBACK
GETTING COMMENTS
EVALUATION QUESTIONS
 Blog
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1. What is the benefit that you have gained from using BLOG?What is/are the
important things you learnt from BLOG (Typing in Vietnamese, Using vocabulary,
Structures, reading, ....)
2. What is the problem that you have to deal with when you use BLOG?
3. What is your common mistake you make in BLOG? What have you learnt from
you mistakes? How useful BLOG activity is in terms of mistake correction?
4. Is the topic relevant to the lessons you learn during the week? Do you have any
suggestion?
5. What are the best BLOGs in your opinion (name 3 best blogs)? Name some new
or interesting things that you learnt by reading your classmates' BLOGs.
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Google site
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How user-friendly googlesite is. Do you encounter any problems?
What do you like the most about doing this project? Is the topic relevant?
What are the most important things have you learnt from final project with googlesite?
How useful is it to correct your work by yourself from the editing version by the
teaches
Name 2 best final projects from the class
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hate blogger. When you try to use html
on that site, things turn out
weird.
Like with blogger, html gets messed up.
Wow  
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I have gained a lot by using BLOG. In addition to being able to use the new
vocabulary and sentence structures that I learn from week to week, I was also able to
show a little bit of who I am and my background to my other friends in the class. This
was my favorite aspect of using BLOG
I did not encounter any major problems while using BLOG.
The topics on BLOG from week to week are very relevant. I always am able to
incorporate the new words, structures, and ideas that I learn from week to week. It's
great. I would suggest though, that maybe every other week allowing other students to
write on a topic they find interesting so that students don't feel too restricted in what
they can and can't write about.
I learned many new and interesting things by reading my classmates' BLOGS such as
where they were from, what places they want to visit, and what types of food they like
to eat.
I thought googlesite was a very user-friendly site. It was very easy to learn how the
site works and I rarely encountered any problems.
I loved the fact that we were able to choose our own city for the project, and the topic
was good in that were were able to incorporate a majority of the words, structures, and
ideas that we learned this year while working on this project: from hotels, to food, to
transportation.
I have learned that sometimes the best way to describe something is to use the
easiest words possible and not to overextend yourself with the language. Simple is
best!!!
I think both are very important in the learning process. After self-editing, you still may
have errors in your assignment, and the teacher can find those errors and help you fix
them.
And more more WOWs 
My concern and future expectation
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will be much better to interact with
people from outside rather than just
classmates
 Correction is time consuming
 HOWEVER, it has been SO MUCH FUN.
The students read and write naturally by
interacting with friends!
 We GO N times further with GOogle 
THANK YOU
KEEP GOOGLING 
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