ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AND FOREIGN

LANGUAGERachel Behm, Daniel

Charlesworth, Amanda Friel, and Kelsey Griffin

Important Concepts

Multiple ways to teach technology to ELL & ESL students

Opportunities for application

Teacher Resources

Use of scanners, digital cameras, &/or video cameras

Videotape a speech or an interview Scan pictures of diagrams/shapes onto

paper – get a better idea of their schoolwork

Teachers can use digital cameras to take pictures, then add them to a PowerPoint presentation to help with new terminology

Scan students work and create a personal file for each student

Examples of using technology

Technology can be used in communicating, collaborating, conducting research, and/or solving problems.

Class blogs can be used for class communication. Students learn differently, by using technology students

can work at their own pace. Students can use the internet to conduct research. A website can be used to virtually turn in activities and

assignments that go alone with what is being taught.

Productivity Tools

MICROSOFT WORD DATABASES

Practice Grammar & spelling on word

Create worksheets

Create database of vocabulary words

Create database of classroom materials used

Multimedia

DVD & Online videos

Auditory recordings & podcasts

E-books

Leapfrog games

Adaptive Technology

Read aloud technology

Legal use of technology

In order to keep students safe while using technology, privacy settings can be set on the computer so the students are limited to what site can be searched.

Adhering to copyright laws

All information/pictures should be cited. List all the resources/websites that were

used.

Webquests

La Maison Merveilleusehttp://questgarden.com/121/68/6/110409011807/index.htm

Overall, a good wequest for French students

Getting Descriptive with Adjectives and Adverbs

http://questgarden.com/123/52/4/110406030930/index.htm Good ELL webquest activity, but lacks

explanation of standards and attractive layout

Vamos al Centro Comercialhttp://questgarden.com/107/68/9/100730063138/index.htm

A good Spanish language webquest to teach phrases

Making Rules & Regulations for Eco-friendly life

http://questgarden.com/121/80/9/110320232219/index.htm Very well made ELL webquest for ELL students

to practice phrases while learning about the environment

Instructional Software

Inspiration

Accelerated Reader

Help Math www.helpprogram.net

ESL Learning Smart www.eslreadingsmart.com

Telecommunication

Google Docs

Translation Tools

My Language Exchange

Skype

Rubrics used for assessing ELL/FL students

ESL Reading Development Rubrichttp://www.uen.org/Rubric/rubric.cgi?rubric_id=12917

Grades the reader from a non-reader up to an independent reader. Teachers can see students reading level is and what they need to improve on.

Arlington County Spanish Partial Immersion Program Speaking Objectiveshttp://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.cal.org/twi/rubrics/oral1-5.pdf

Grades Spanish speakers on comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and grammar. Scaled from 1 (low) to 5 (high), gives a good description to each component and shows how to earn the maximum points.

ESL Reading Rubrichttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1034333

Sees if students understand what they have just read. Determines if they can retell the story, write a summary of it, relate the story to personal experiences, formulate questions, and understand and utilize the vocabulary.

Lesson Plans

Fracturing Fairy Tales Around the World

http://www.cpsb.org/resources/cbt/CBT_05-06/middle/world.lang/lesson.htm

Very detailed lesson plan that can be used for teaching any second language

Word Processing in Early Foreign Language Roblyer p. 306 Students create autobiography in word to

practice language

Introducing (e-paper) in the ESL Reading Classroom

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Foreign_Language/English_Second_Language/ESL0204.html Students practice skimming while reading e-

papers

Cyber Traveling in the Loire Valley Roblyer p. 307 Students can practice French while seeing the

Loire Valley

Summary Slide

Assessment Questions

What are 3 types of technology that can be used for ELL/Foreign language?

Works Cited Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching by Margaret D.

Robleyer http://questgarden.com Microsoft Clip art http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Foreign_Lan

guage/English_Second_Language/ESL0204.html

http://www.cpsb.org/resources/cbt/CBT_05-06/middle/world.lang/lesson.htm

www.helpprogram.net www.eslreadingsmart.com http://www.sites4teachers.com http://www.uen.org/Rubric/rubric.cgi?rubric_id=12917