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AL13: Using Technology in the ESL classroom- RaeAnn Smith Hempfield SD

ELLs need information presented in a way that they can understand.

Some ways technology can assist:

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 * 1) Closed captioning
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 * stories with pictures and highlighting
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 * [|http://www.mightybook.com]
 * Discovery Education
 * Safari Montage
 * Discovery Education

 Detailed Written Instructions

VISUAL LESSONS Presentation Software Videos Images
 * PowerPoint
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">Keynote
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">Slideshare - Water Cycle - Gr. 3
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">Prezi - Plant Adaptations Example
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">http://280slides.com - free, need email address
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">Discovery Education
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">Safari Montage
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">YouTube
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">TeacherTube
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ESL Sense Books

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">LINK TO PROR KNOWLEDGE **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Two Great Resources **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"> **Discovery Education** **Safari Montage**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Intro <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Review <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Add audio

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Resources: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">@http://www.brainpopesl.com/
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">How to use an iPad in the ESL Classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Goodnoe Elementary School - Junior Doodle

COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Pairing ELLs with another student can assist them with tasks and projects.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Jeopardy Review Games <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;">GoogleApps <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"> Digital Stories with Pixie <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;">Cooperatively create content for other learners

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;">MODIFY AND HOMEWORK AND ASSESSMENTS

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;">Digital stories / reports

Podcasting

BL03 Teaching Smarter not Harder Kyle Schutt

Good Teaching Includes

Tools for formative assessment:

Leaning progressions learning goals and success criteria Descriptive Feedback Self Assessment and Peer Assessment Collaboration

The presenter used ktschutt.wikispaces.com to browse many different tools that can be used in conjunction with the above areas.

CL09 wikis: getting beyond the hype Phil Tietjen

wikis have been around for many years - now what?

WHY WIKI? browser based (cross-platform) easy to edit accommodates variety of media free or low cost allows teams one stop collaboration point

SOME CHALLENGES low comfort level w/tech predilection towards passivity truncated participation assessment

PASSIVITY - "learners used to traditonal models of instruction may find it jarring to assume control and ......"

3 COMPONENTS ENGAGEMENT relate create donate

Engagement Indicators authentic taska collaborative learning context

engage in class

engagement strategies

social presence - wiki pages/ posts-discussions ect.. authentic task - wiki tutorial / video w/rubric

Community of Inquiry framework social presence cognitive presence teaching presence

knowledge building themes with wikis influenced by 2 incongruities knowledge - incongruity between new and old

collaborative argumentation

holistic approach evaluation of wiki participation in: content edits support -Rubrics