北師大版必修第二冊Unit4InformationTechnologyLesson-1Avatars

LearningAims1.Summarizethemaininformationaboutavatarimagesinthetext.2.Findoutthespecificinfluencesavatarimageshaveonpeopleinmanyaspects.3.ReflectandassesstherelationshipwithpeopleandthinkabouttheInternetsecurityindifferentperspectives.Pre-reading

Eg:Iuse____asmyavatarinorderto____because______.1._________________________________________________________________.2.___________________________________________________________________.3.____________________________________________________________________.4.____________________________________________________________________.5._____________________________________________________________________.Pre-reading

Whatwouldyouliketolearnfromanarticleaboutavatars?Writeyourquestionsinthediagrambelow.Pre-readingFromwhataspectsdoestheauthortalkaboutAvatars.IntroductionHistoryUsersandpurposeofAvatarsDifferentviewsWhile-readingReadthearticleagain.Completetheinformationbelow.AvatarsDetailsDefinitionAdigitalimagethatrepresentsanInternetuser.History1980s

Late1990s

PurposeofusingavatarsToexpressoneself

Torepresentoneself

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PositiveThefirstsimple2Davatarsappearedinrole-playingcomputergamesusedinwebchatslikeinstantmessagerLetyouexpressyourselfandtheygiveyoulotsofroomforcreativityTheyexperimentwiththingslikedifferenthairstyles--whichsaysalot,perhaps,aboutwhattheywanttolooklikebecomingafaridofmeetingpeopleintherealworld.Othersviewavatarsinamorepositivelight.While-readingDiscussionanddeepthinking1.Whydopeopleobviouslymaketheiravatarslookbetterthantheydoinreallife?2.Doyouagreewiththewriterthat“theavataryouchoosesaysalotaboutyourpersonality”?Giveexamplestosupportyouropinion.3.Isthereanyriskofusingavatars?Anyexamples?4.HowshouldweuseavatarsinasaferandhealthierwayontheInternet?Anysuggestions?Post-readingMakeasummaryofthetextidentitiesselectioncreatetheirownimagesexpressyourselflotsofroomforcreativityafewconcernsinthevirtualworldsariskamorepositivecheatothersonlineHomeworkCreateanavatarforoneofthestudents/teachersin