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◆ PD Handouts

• "ポップカルチャーとITを利用した教室活動" presentation at CAJLE Conference 2006   New!!
      - Handout
      - Presentation in web pages
  　

• "Computers in LOTE" presentation at JLTAV State-wide Conference 2005
      - Handout
      - Creating Web Pages Using MS Word
        for Students
      - Sample home page - 1
      - Sample home page - 2
      - Sample exercise using htmL - 1
      - Sample exercise using htmL - 2
      - Sample project work using htmL - 1
      - Sample project work using htmL - 2
  　

• At a Sea Resort (handouts I used for activities at a two-day semi-immersion PD in Sorrento, 2004)
      - Outline of activities
      - Shopping at a sea resort  
      - Business at a sea resort
  　

• Cooking Japanese Food in Japanese
      - Vocabulary
      - Grammar Notes
      - Recipes
  　

• WebQuest
      - Handout (PowerPoint document)
      - Links used for the presentation
      - Fast Food in Japan WebQuest
  　

• The Basic of Using Japanese on Your Computer PD
      - The Basics of Using Japanese on Your
        Computer
      - “Kyokasho-tai” font download (for Windows
        ME/2000/XP/NT only)
  　

• Making Teaching Materials Using Online Resources
      - Making Teaching Materials Using Online
        Resources
  　

• Hot Potatoes
      - Introduction to Hot Potatoes

◆ Online games

• Hiragana Concentration

• Katakana Concentration

◆ Stickers 

     Print variety of sticker sheets using mailing labels
     and a color printer. It's easy and a great way to
     encourage your students. They will love it.

         A4 size paper  -  Click here 
         Letter size paper (North America)  -  Click here

• Web Creating Instructions  New!!
      - Instructions For Creating Web Pages/Web
        Sites Using MS Word
      - MSワードを使ったウエブページ・ウエブサイト作成法
   
• まほうの本 - Magic Book
       - Magic Book Instructions (Revised)
       - Template
  (This paper craft uses the mechanism of a traditional Japanese toy called "ぱたぱた - patapata". You write characters or draw pictures on some pages, and then you can make them completely disappear just in one quick motion. Your students will love it.)
  　
• Japanese Trivia for intermediate to advanced level learners
      - Japanese Trivia - a (mixed categories)
      - Japanese Trivia - b (sorted by categories)
      - Answer sheets
  (This is suitable for senior secondary students and up. There are 8 rounds and each round contains 10 questions. Question categories are geography, history, sport, science, space, show business, art and general. Question types are "A or B", "yes or no", "multiple choice" and "open end" questions.)
  　
• Japan Trivia for Beginner to intermediate level learners (There are 16 simple Trivia Q&As in each category)
      - Culture
      - Geography
      - History
      - Language
      - Modern
  　
• Worksheet for students of Japanese which will walk them through how to type Japanese from ひらがな to 漢字 (kanji) with easy-to-follow exercises
     - コンピューターで にほんごを つかおう！  Revised!!
  　
• Activity "Class Survey"  for practicing any Q&A patterns in a meaningful way
   
• Card Game "Sensou (War)"  for learning numbers,  hiragana & katakana
  　
• Activity "ここにサインしてください"  for middle years students
  　
• How To Give a Short Speech Upon Visiting Your Sister School in Japan
  　
• Classroom Instructions in Japanese
  　
• Commonly known Japanese tongue twisters
      
• Okonomiyaki recipe
      
• How to write New Year cards in Japanese - ねんがじょうのかきかた

◆ Resources for Japanese Day/Week and other
    events/festivals

      If you are planning a Japanese Day at your school 
      and need some ideas, you might find something 
      useful here. Samples of Japanese Day agendas
      and other related documents contributed by 
      teachers of Japanese.      Click here

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