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My name is: Before reading the text, go over the following words: Match the words with their meaning: participate להשתתף online chat שיחה מקוונת chat rooms חדרי צ'אטים build לבנות eighth graders תלמידי כתה ח health class כתה בה לומדים לחיות חיים בריאים בגוף ובנפש keyboard מקלדת computer lab חדר מחשבים appearance הופעה חיצונית several כמה , מספר personal אישי avatar תמונה אישית המייצגת משתמש במדיה create ליצור themselves את עצמם opportunities הזדמנויות choices בחירות wonder(s) תוהה what it would be like איך זה יהיה opinions דעות even אפילו most closely הכי קרוב I'd rather הייתי רוצה self image דימוי עצמי discussion דיון offer להציע topics נושאים self confidence בטחון עצמי develop לפתח positive חיובי often לעיתים קרובות Fill in the missing words. You can use the word bank. The word excitedly (in line 2) shows that the eighth graders liked the activity they were doing. How did the students in the online chat compare themselves to their avatars?They thought that the avatars were... more attractive less attractive uglier more excited Give THREE examples of how students made their avatars look better.They make them... look stronger look uglier look weaker thinner taller In the end, most of the kids in Whiting’s class prefer an avatar that … is taller than they are their parents agree with is very different from them looks close to their real image Diane Whiting approves of using avatars because … most teachers use avatars students can type excitedly on the keyboard the virtual world gives teens a safe place to discuss sensitive topics students don’t usually talk online Fill in the missing words. You can use the word bank. Diane Whiting is trying to teach her students self confidence. She wants them to develop a positive self image. Another title for this article could be … The Dangers of Technology Using Technology to Teach Science Computers in the Classroom The Good and Bad of Avatars Record yourself reading one of the paragraphs (except for paragraph 2 lines 8 - 13)