北師大高中英語必修二 （Information Technology）課件(第2課時)

InformationTechnology第2課時

AvatarsReading(1)Whatisanavatar?

adigitalidentity;incomputing,animagewhichrepresentsyouin

online

games,chatrooms,etc.,andwhichyoucanmovearoundthescreenusingthemouseorkeys

ActivateandshareActivateandshareWhatkindofavatardoyouuseonline?Whydidyouchooseit?ActivateandshareActivateandshareacuteanimalavataranavatarinfancyclothesacartooncharacteravataraphotoofmyselftoexpressmyselffreelytotrickotherstocreateareal/digitalidentitytoavoidonlinesafetyriskstoprotectmyselfActivateandshareWhatkindofavatardoyouuseonline?Whydidyouchooseit?Makepredictionsandwritedownyourquestions.AvatarsReadandexploreQuestionscollectedfromstudents:1.Whatisthedefinitionofavatars?2.Whenwasthefirstavatarinvented?3.Whataresomeinterestingavatarsorsomeinterestingstoriesaboutavatars?4.Whatisthefunctionofavatarsnow?5.What’stherelationshipbetweenone’savatarandhis/herpersonality?6.Whatinfluencesustochooseorchangeouravatars?7.Willavatarsplayamoreandmoreimportantrole？ReadandexploreReadthearticle.Checkhowmanyofyourquestionsareanswered.Underlinetheanswersinthearticle.ReadandexploreReadandexploreReadandexploreQuestionscollectedfromstudents:1.Whatisthedefinitionofavatars?2.Whenwasthefirstavatarinvented?3.Whataresomeinterestingavatarsorsomeinterestingstoriesaboutavatars?4.Whatisthefunctionofavatarsnow?5.What’stherelationshipbetweenone’savatarandhis/herpersonality?6.Whatinfluencesustochooseorchangeouravatars?7.Willavatarsplayamoreandmoreimportantrole？Paragraph1:Whenyouareonline,youcanbeanyoneoranything.Youcancreateyourownimageandanewpersonality.Thesedigitalidentities,knownasavatars,areakeypartofhowpeopleusetheInternettocommunicateandexpressthemselves.DefinitionReadandexploreParagraph2:Thefirstsimple2Davatarsappearedinrole-playingcomputergamesinthe1980s.Yet,veryfewpeopleknewthatfutureavatarswouldhavesuchawidevarietyofformsanduses.Bythelate1990s,theyhadbeenusedinwebchatslikeinstantmessenger.HistoryReadandexploreParagraph3:Whenpeoplestartedcreatingtheirownavatars,theydiscoveredthattheyweregoingtohavethepowertocreatenewidentitiesthatdidnotlookoractliketheirrealselvesatall.Theycoulddresstheiravatarsinfancyclothes,ortheycouldtrybeingsomeoneoftheoppositesex,andcallthemselves“Andy”insteadof“Anna”!SomethinginterestingaboutavatarsReadandexploreParagraph3:WhenInternetusersrealisedthattheiravatarswouldbeseenbymanypeople,notjusttheirfriends,theystartedhavingmorethanoneavatar:asensibleoneforwork;afriendly,good-lookingoneformeetingpeople;andasillyoneforhavingfun.Avatarsletyouexpressyourselfandtheygiveyoulotsofroomforcreativity.PurposesofusingavatarsReadandexploreParagraph4:Ofcourse,theavataryouchoosesaysalotaboutyourpersonality.Ifyourblogavatarisapictureofacutecat,yourmessageis“Ilikerelaxingandhavingfun”....However,nearlyallavatarsaretall,youngandnice-looking,sopeopleobviouslymaketheiravatarslookbetterthantheydoinreallife.Theyalsoexperimentwiththingslikedifferenthairstyles—whichsaysalot,perhaps,aboutwhattheywanttolooklike.PurposesofusingavatarsReadandexploreParagraph5:Nowadays,avatarsareeverywhere.Inmostwebchats,peoplechooseanavatarfromaselectionofready-madeimages,orcreatetheirownimages.Youcanalsouseavatarsthatmovearoundandtalkwhenyoutypeinyourmessage.Theavatarsinonlineworldscantalk,walkandflyaround,meetpeople,goshoppingandattendclasses.Functions/usesofavatarsReadandexploreQuestionscollectedfromstudents:1.Whatisthedefinitionofavatars?2.Whenwasthefirstavatarinvented?3.Whataresomeinterestingavatarsorsomeinterestingstoriesaboutavatars?4.Whatisthefunctionofavatarsnow?5.What’stherelationshipbetweenone’savatarandhis/herpersonality?6.Whatinfluencesustochooseorchangeouravatars?7.Willavatarsplayamoreandmoreimportantrole？ReadandexploreParagraph6:Theuseofavatarshasalsocausedafewconcerns.Someusersworrythattheyarespendingsomuchtimeinvirtualworldsthattheyarebecomingafraidofmeetingpeopleintherealworld.Theuseofseveralavatarscanalsobearisk,aspeoplecanuseavatarstocheatothersonline.However,otherusersviewavatarsinamorepositivelight.Theylookforwardtoatimewhentheiravatarwillactlikearealpersonandtravelaroundbigger,moreexcitingvirtualworlds.ConcernsandhopeReadandexploreReadagainandcompletetheinformation.ReadandexploreReadagainandcompletetheinformation.ReadandexploreAvatarsDetailsHistory1980sThefirstsimple2Davatarsappearedinrole-playingcomputergames.Readagainandcompletetheinformation.ReadandexploreAvatarsDetailsHistoryLate1990sAvatarswerebeingusedinwebchatslikeinstantmessenger.Readagainandcompletetheinformation.ReadandexploreAvatarsDetailsPurposesofusingavatarsToexpressoneselfTheavataryouchoosesaysalotaboutyourpersonalityandavatarsletyouexpressyourself.Readagainandcompletetheinformation.ReadandexploreAvatarsDetailsPurposesofusingavatarsTorepresentoneselfAvatarsgiveyouroomforcreativity.Peoplecancreateavatarsandcreatenewidentitiesthatdonotlookoractliketheirrealselves.Readagainandcompletetheinformation.ReadandexploreAvatarsDetailsViewsNegativePeoplespendsomuchtimeinvirtualworldsthattheyarebecomingafraidofmeetingpeopleintherealworld.Readagainandcompletetheinformation.ReadandexploreAvatarsDetailsViewsPositivePeoplelookforwardtoatimewhentheiravatarwillactjustlikearealpersonandtravelaroundbigger,moreexcitingvirtualworlds.Introduceavatarstoyourpartnerbyansweringthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisanavatar?2.Howhaveavatarsdevelopedoverdecades?3.Howdopeopleuseavatars?4.Whatarepeople’sviewsontheuseofavatars?Readandexplore1.Whatisanavatar?AnavatarisadigitalimagethatrepresentsanInternetuser./Anavataristhedigitalidentityyouuseonline.ReadandexploreIntroduceavatarstoyourpartnerbyansweringthefollowingquestions.2.Howhaveavatarsdevelopedoverdecades?Thefirstsimple2Davatarsappearedinrole-playingcomputergamesinthe1980s.Bythelate1990s,theyhadbeenusedinwebchatslikeinstantmessenger.Nowadays,avatarsareeverywhere.ReadandexploreIntroduceavatarstoyourpartnerbyansweringthefollowingquestions.3.Howdopeopleuseavatars?Peopleuseavatarstoexpressthemselves.Theyuseavatarstocreatenewidentitiesthatdonotlookoractliketheirrealselves.Peoplealsouseavatarstorepresentthemselves.Theyuseorcreateavatarsthatlookmoreorlesslikethemandactlikethem.ReadandexploreIntroduceavatarstoyourpartnerbyansweringthefollowingquestions.4.Whatarepeople’sviewsontheuseofavatars?Someusersworrythatthey’respendingtoomuchtimeinvirtualworldsandtheuseofseveralavatarscanalsobearisk.Othersviewavatarsinamorepositivelight.Theylookforwardtoatimewhentheiravatarwillactlikearealpersonandtravelaroundbigger,moreexcitingvirtualworlds.ReadandexploreIntroduceavatarstoyourpartnerbyansweringthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisanavatar?2.Howhaveavatarsdevelopedoverdecades?3.Howdopeopleuseavatars?4.Whatarepeople’sviewsontheuseofavatars?Introduceavatarstoyourpartnerbyansweringthefollowingquestions.ReadandexploreCompletetheshorttextwithinformationfromthearticle.Avatarsaredigital1thatyouusetorepresentyourselfonline.Youcanchooseanavatarfrom2ofready-madeimages,or3.Althoughavatarshaven’tbeenaroundforlong,theyarewidelyused.identitiesaselectioncreateyourownimagesSummaryAvatarsletyou4andgiveyou5.Buttheuseofavatarshasalsocaused6.Someusersworrythattheyarespendingtoomuchtime7thattheyarebecomingafraidofmeetingpeopleintherealworld.Theuseofseveralavatarscanalsobe8,aspeoplecanuseavatarsto9.However,manypeopleseeavatarsin10.expressyourselfroomforcreativityafewconcernsinvirtualworldsasourceofriskcheatothersonlineapositivelightCompletetheshorttextwithinformationfromthearticle.Summary1.Readthetextaloud.2.Introduce“Avatars”toyourfriends.HomeworkThankyou!InformationTechnology第3課時

AvatarsReading(2)Whatisanavatar?

adigitalidentity;

incomputing,animagewhichrepresentsyouin

online

games,

chatrooms,etc.andwhichyoucanmovearoundthescreenusingthemouseorkeys

ReviewReviewReviewCompletetheshorttextwithinformationfromthearticle.Avatarsaredigital1thatyouusetorepresentyourselfonline.Youcanchooseanavatarfrom2ofready-madeimages,or3.Althoughavatarshaven’tbeenaroundforlong,theyarewidelyused.identitiesaselectioncreateyourownimagesReviewAvatarsletyou4andgiveyou5.Buttheuseofavatarshasalsocaused6.Someusersworrythattheyarespendingtoomuchtime7thattheyarebecomingafraidofmeetingpeopleintherealworld.Theuseofseveralavatarscanalsobe8,aspeoplecanuseavatarsto9.However,manypeopleseeavatarsin10.expressyourselfroomforcreativityafewconcernsinvirtualworldsasourceofriskcheatothersonlineapositivelightCompletetheshorttextwithinformationfromthearticle.ReviewdigitalidentitiesaselectionofcreateyourownimagesexpressyourselfroomforcreativityafewconcernsinvirtualworldsasourceofriskcheatothersonlineinapositivelightFocusonlanguagethecarefulchoiceofaparticularpersonorthingfromagroupofsimilarpeopleorthingsthewaythatapersonororganizationappearstootherpeopleimagen.identityn.whoorwhatsb/sthisselectionn.Focusonlanguagetheabilitytouseyourimaginationtoproducenewideas,makethingsetc.toshowwhatyouthinkorfeelthepossibilityofsthexistingorhappening;theopportunitytodosthexpressv.roomn.creativityn.Focusonlanguagemadetoappeartoexistbytheuseofcomputersoftwareafeelingofworry,especiallyonethatissharedbymanypeoplesourcen.

concernn.

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brands.2.Thebuswasstoppedandsilencefellonthepassengersasthepolice

checkedcards.3.Yourlocallibrarywillbeausefulofinformation.4.TheinitialofMikewasofacaringandhardworkingstudent.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.identityimagevirtualsourceriskpositiveselectioncheatidentitysourceimagevirtualFocusonlanguageCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.identityimagevirtualsourceriskpositiveselectioncheat5.Beaboutyourfutureandgetonwithlivinganormallife.6.Ihopethere’salwaysawideofdeliciousmealstochoose

fromeveryday.7.Nomatterwhat,wecannottogetintotopschools.8.Smokingcanincreasetheofdevelopingheartdisease.positivecheatselectionriskFocusonlanguagedigitalidentitiesaselectionofcreateyourownimagesexpressyourselfroomfor