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Cliparts / Flashcards / Pictures : 
Lawrence Livermore’s Sequoia Supercomputer Towers above the Rest in Latest TOP500 List - 14 June 2012
(top500.org)

- Electronics &
Gadgets and Computers :
Cameras - Computers - Electronics and Gadgets - Telephones (aussi en
ESPAGNOL) flashcards
Click on Flashcard Library.
(esl-library.com)
- Waiting...!
Vocabulary : 
- WEBOPEDIA - Dictionary for Computer and Internet Technology Definitions
(webopedia.com)
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Haiku error messages (users.cs.york.ac.uk)
"We have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft error messages with our own Japanese haiku poetry."
ex : "You step in the stream . . . But the water has moved on . . . Page not found."
"Three things are certain . . . Death, taxes, and lost data . . . Guess which has occurred."

Error Message Haiku... from the net
"First snow, then silence.
This thousand dollar screen dies
so beautifully."
(web.cs.wpi.edu)
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Computer
verbs (linguarama.com)
"Fill the gaps in the sentences."
- Computer
Vocabulary (claweb.cla.unipd.it)
Chat Jargon / Computer Jargon
- Computers
- Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. -
avec son (languageguide.org)


- Techtionary
: computer words with definitions (techtionary.com) - UPDATED
- Daily life
in the UK (ukstudentlife.com) :
Accommodation - Entertainment - Money - Post - Shopping - Telephone
- Computer - Sport
Listening : 
-
Words and Their Stories: Computer Terms - "Have You Googled Someone Lately?...  
Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary."
(learningenglish.voanews.com)
-
Gates
steps down 
"The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is stepping down from
his daily job at the world's largest software company today.
Gates, who made his fortune through developing computer software,
plans to devote his time to charity work."
+ Vocabulary explained
(BBC)

- Computers
- Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. -
avec son (languageguide.org)

Facts : 
-
Qwerty Tummy
"Stomach upsets caused by bacteria from dirty computer keyboards...
Many users, they said, are at risk of becoming ill with stomach bugs dubbed “qwerty tummy” after the first six letters on a keyboard. "
(schott.blogs.nytimes.com)

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Microsoft and HP show off 'slate' PC - with a VIDEO 
"The firms unveiled the Windows 7 powered touchscreen machine, also known as a tablet, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The aim of the device is to bridge the gap between laptops and smartphones."
(BBC)

- Computer risk
"Is too much time online bad for your health?...
A number of reports have recently linked online networking and computer games to a host of health risks."
(BBC)
Conversation questions :
INTERACTIVE activities : 
-
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)

- THE
WORDS OF COMPUTERS (englishonline.free.fr)
- Activities :
Match computer picture and words / Match pictures and names / Input
or output peripheral ? / Complete the sentences
- COMPUTER
LITERACY (michel.barbot) :

Computer & peripherals - Computer basics (3 exercises) - Building a
website - Windows shortcuts
- Complete
the sentences (englishonline.free.fr)
Activities TO PRINT : 
- Computers
- What am I ? - a worksheet (with clues)
(kidsdomain.com)
Webquests : 
- Computer
Games - Good or Bad?
"You must explore the list of webpages below and make notes about
the information contained in each.
Then, using your notes you can make up your mind about whether computer
games are good or bad.
You will be required to present your arguments as an essay."
(tesoltasks.com - Frankie Meehan)
Lesson plans :
- Technology superstars ask kids to code (March 1, 2013) - a lesson plan with AUDIO
 
"The biggest names in technology want today's children to learn computer programming.
Other stars, from the world of sport, entertainment, fashion, etc., also say kids need to learn to code."
(breakingnewsenglish.com)
- Kidney for iPad trial opens in China (August 11, 2012) - a lesson plan with audio

"A surgeon and eight other people are on trial in central China over the case of a teenager who sold a kidney to buy an iPad and iPhone.
The two-day hearing ended on Friday and judges will decide on possible guilty verdicts and sentencing soon."
(breakingnewsenglish.com)
- COMPUTERS
(Laurence Bernard - Ac. Martinique - absolutenglish-972)
Part 1: work on a video
Part 2 : online reading and listening activities
INTERACTIVE games : 
Games TO PRINT :
Animations, Videos and Movies : 
- BRAINPOP
MOVIES (with
SOUND and QUIZZES) - (brainpop.com) :

English - Health - Math - Science- Technology - Social Studies
Cartoons : You step in the stream, but the water has moved on. This page is not here." - Japanese Haiku Computer Error Message
(Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir
la taille initiale.)
Prisoner Computer - Escape

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Mascots :
- List
of mascots (Wikipedia) :
- Computer mascots
- Video and computer game mascots
Songs :
- I
Love My Computer - Bad Religion :
"I'm just a number
and a clever screen name
all I need to do is click on you
and we'll be together for eternity
and no one is ever gonna take my love
from me because I've got security,
her password and a key"
+ Bad Religion - I Love My Computer |