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Welcome

to your Online Class!

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We are learning:

• About different ways of learning online• How to use Adobe• How to use our Polycom• How to use Moodle• How to communicate in our online class• Why learning languages is important

Different Ways of Learning Online

Skype

Video Conferencing

Moodle

Where are our Schools?

Communicating Online

• Listen carefully & focus• Learn how to ‘put up your hand’ to ask a

question• Take turns talking• Say your name first before talking• Don’t nod or shake your head – we can’t see

you!• Don’t be shy – speak up• Be polite

What Do You Already Know about Learning Languages?

• Do you know another language?• Do your parents or family members speak

another language?• Have you been to another country where they

speak a different language?

Why is learning languages important?

Why Learn Languages

• To increase your understanding of the world and other cultures

• Improves understanding of your own language

• Job and study opportunities

• Can communicate with others when travelling