Facts :

• Children spend 7 hours a day in ‘electronic life’
  "A new generation of “multimedia” children are spending an average of seven hours a day glued to smartphones, iPods, TVs and video games. Research has found that youngsters aged between eight and 18 now spend almost every waking minute outside school using some electronic device...
  Experts are divided on the impact of such heavy usage on children’s health, emotional wellbeing and social skills. Not everyone is pessimistic...
  What they (children) are doing is often quite creative and quite interactive.”
  (timesonline.co.uk)
  
  

• The rise of technology addiction (BBC)
  "The seemingly exponential growth of portable technology has sparked fears that people are becoming addicted or swamped by gadgets and their uses."

  

• Games making waves at E3 (BBC)
  "Games ranging from fantasy adventures to intense shooters have been tempting fans at the E3 games expo
  in Los Angeles."
  THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWIIGHT PRINCESS (WII)
  GEARS OF WAR (XBOX 360)
  HEAVENLY SWORD (PLAYSTATION 3)
  WORLD OF WARCRAFT: THE BURNING CRUSADE (PC)
  HALO 3 (XBOX 360)

  

Vocabulary :

• An electronic bracelet

  
  
  + Electronic tagging (Wikipedia)

• Science ... not science fiction
  "There could come a day when you can swallow a tiny robot,
  and it will travel through your bloodstream to repair what ails you..."
  (cnn.com)

  

• Electronics - Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son
  (Language Guide)
  
  

• 3D Dictionary (informatique, illustré) - (maran.com)
  
  

Flashcards :

• Electronics & Gadgets
  Cameras - Computers - Electronics and Gadgets - Telephones (aussi en ESPAGNOL) flashcards
  Click on Flashcard Library.
  (esl-library.com)
  
  

Listening :

• The Hottest Electronic Gifts in 2011 - ARTICLE + AUDIO
  (voanews.com)

Exercises :

• YOUR DIGITAL WORLD : YOUR PICKS
  "Technology is everywhere. Whether at home, in the office or on the go, gadgets and gizmos of every shape, size and ring tone constantly surround us. But which ones do you feel are truly needed?
  Rank your favorites and see how they compare with other CNN.com users."
  Permet de réviser ou apprendre le vocabulaire de ces gadgets.
  (CNN)

  

• Life with a robot dog, BBC NEWS
  (absolutenglish-972)
  
  

• My Robot's skills - Revise how to express ability in English (absolutenglish-972)

  

• INVENTIONS, ROBOTS and TECHNOLOGY - resources, exercises (absolutenglish-972)

Lesson plans :

• New law to ban iPods on NY streets
  - a lesson plan (Breaking News English)
  
  

• Are you a learner of the future? - a worksheet (onestopenglish.com) - UPDATED
  - with Teacher's Notes
  Level: pre-intermediate students and higher
  Aim: students talk about possible future developments in education and
  decide whether or not they are already a learner of the future .
  Language: used to; future forms (going to, will)
  
• Workers in microchip implant trial - a lesson plan
  with "a news article, listening (MP3 file), podcast, communication activities, pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises."
  (Breaking News English)

Webquests :

• SAFE or TRAPPED ? - a webquest (about Biological Identification, Technological Devices and Surveillance)
  Niveau : 4ème - 3ème
  

  
  
  Après la webquest :

  Imprimer les images sur un transparent afin de faire parler les élèves,
  l'objectif étant de retrouver les connaissances acquises lors de la webquest.

  

   

Cartoons : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille initiale.)

Cinema :

• TRON : Legacy - with subtitles and a quiz mode
  Difficulty: Medium
  Description: "Father and son embark on a life-or-death journey
  across a visually-stunning digital universe to get back home."
  (englishcentral.com)

  

  Tron: Legacy
  is a "2010 American science fiction film produced by Walt Disney Pictures...
  It is a sequel to the 1982 film Tron."
  (Wikipedia)

Videos :

• Goodnight iPad
  "A witty parody picture book for the gadget-crazy kid in all of us."