Preparatory Activities

Drills

Group Work (2 to 5 students/group):

1. List down the reasons that make you visit or return to a particular site.

2. Visit some of the popular Web sites and compare their characteristics with what you listed. Rank the given web sites by placing a number showing that you think should be on top of the list, then answer the questions that follow.

_____a. http://www.inquirer.net

_____b. http://www.apple.com/education

_____c. http://www.microsoft.com

_____d. http://www.google.com

_____e. http://www.wikipedia.org

_____f. http://www.livejournal.com

_____g. http://www.yahoo.com

3. What were your considerations that helped you rank the sites?

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4. What do you think would be the effect on visitors if these considerations are not met?

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Each group should present their ratings to the class and how each Web site was rated. Afterwards, combine all the ideas. Check if the rating of each site should be retained or modified. (Patino, 2008, p. 43)

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