integrating technologies and digital literacy in esol
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Technology Integration & Digital
Literacy for ESOL Learners
Nell Eckersley
http://lincs.ed.gov
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Introductions
What do you know about Integrating
technology and digital literacy?
What is one thing would you like to take
away from this session?
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Objectives
Be able to list reasons to include technology in your
teaching
Explores guidelines for planning to integrate
technology into instruction
Identify five social media tools
Create a Technology Integration Action Plan for a
unit or lesson that participants select for use with
their ESOL students
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Agenda
Why use technology?
Digital Literacy and Social Media
Integrating Technology
Tools
QR Codes
Games and Apps
Other Resources
Planning
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What do you know about Social Media?
What are some examples of Social Media?
Who is using it?
How many people have Facebook accounts?
How many searches are there on Google everyday?
How long do you think it took radio or TV to reach 50
million users?
How about the internet?
What is the current population of the US? China?
India?
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Why Use Social Media in Adult Ed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcZg51Il9no
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http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/
What is Digital Literacy?
The New York Department of Education defines
digital literacy as ”having the knowledge and ability
to use a range of technology tools for varied
purposes.”
Digitally literate people are those who “can use
technology strategically to find and evaluate
information, connect and collaborate with others,
produce and share original content, and use the
Internet and technology tools to achieve many
academic, professional, and personal goals.”
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http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/10/29/ctq_crowley_digitalliteracy.html
What is Social Media
Social media includes web-based and mobile based
technologies which are used to turn communication
into interactive dialogue among organizations,
communities, and individuals.
--Wikipedia
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Components of Social Media
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Web 2.0
Personal Learning Network
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Topics in Social Media
Cloud Computing
performing computer tasks using
services delivered entirely over the
Internet.
movement away from applications
installed on an individual's computer
towards the applications being hosted
online.
The "cloud" refers to the Internet and
was inspired by technical flow charts
and diagrams, which tend to use a
cloud symbol to represent the Internet.
http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/workin
gontheroad/f/cloudcomputing.htm15
Topics in Social Media
Mobile Learning
The use of common
handheld hardware,
wireless networking
and mobile telephony
to facilitate, support,
enhance and extend
the reach of teaching
and learning.
https://mobilelearningi
nfokit.pbworks.com/w
/page/41751137/What
%20is%20mobile%20
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Topics in Social Media: Tagging
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Being Safe and Savvy
Digital Citizenship http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/
BrainPop on Digital Citizenship
https://www.brainpop.com/spotlight/digitalcitizenship/
Scary Spokeo http://www.spokeo.com/
Staying Safe online
https://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/
Tips for strong passwords
http://www.connectsafely.org/tips-to-create-and-
manage-strong-passwords/
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Myths about Social Media
Only young
people use
Social Media
Social Media;
just a waste of
time
Fears about
security &
privacy
Hierarchy of
needs;
technology
comes after
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How do you approach integrating
technology?
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Integrating Technology
How do you include technology in your practice? Find a tool and figure out how to use it with
your students/staff Think about what you already do with your
students/staff and then how technology could deepen or expand on the lesson (POST)
Think of a challenging task and how technology might help
Helpful Reading: What Comes First: the Curriculum or the Technology? http://www.edudemic.com/what-comes-first-the-curriculum-or-technology/
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POST Method P is People. Know the capabilities of your audience.
Know what scaffolding they’ll need.
O is objectives. Pick one. Decide on your objective
before you decide on a technology. Then figure out
how you will measure it.
S is Strategy. Figure out what will be different after
you're done. Imagine you succeed. How will things
be different afterwards? Imagine the endpoint and
you'll know where to begin.
T is Technology. A community. A wiki. A blog or a
hundred blogs. Once you know your people,
objectives, and strategy, then you can decide with
confidence.
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The POST Method: A systematic approach to social strategy by Josh Bernoff
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SAMR and ESOL
Visual model of how to use SAMR
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/02/a-
wonderful-visual-on-how-to-use-samr.html
Your Turn
Think about lessons you already do with student. How
could you integrate technology?
What kind of tools do you need?
What other help?
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What tools can you use to
integrate technology?
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Internet Access
EveryoneOn: Internet service as low as $10
a month, low-cost computers, and free digital
literacy courses
http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/ovae/2014/04/09/
octae-is-working-to-get-everyone-on/
http://www.everyoneon.org/adulted
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Resources
https://lincs.ed.gov/courses
LINCS Community
https://community.lincs.ed.gov/group/technology-and-learning
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Resources
Computer Literacy Skills
Northstar Basic Computer Skills Assessment
http://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/index.php
Basic Computer Skills Curriculum
http://spclc.org/curricula-resources/computer-curriculum
Computer Literacy Instructional Resources
http://mnliteracy.org/educators/adult/technology/computer-skills
Keyboard skills:
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/
Mouse Skills
http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.htm
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Resources
Internet Skills
Internet 101
http://www.internet101.org/
Microsoft Software Skills
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 for Beginners
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/powerpoint2010
Microsoft Publisher 2010 for Beginners
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/publisher2010
Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/word2010
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Your Turn
Go to Northstar Basic Computer Skills
Assessment
http://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/index.php
Take module 1 and then if there’s time, choose
another module
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Basic Computer Skills
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All students should have a “professional” email
address. Gmail is recommended
Email lesson ideas
Students email each other periodically
Practice sending different kinds of emails: a copy to
a friend, to multiple friends, with an attachment
Teach Netiquette and some of the language of
email/text: LOL, IMHO, etc
Teach some of the basics like cleaning your mailbox,
setting up email filters and folders
Set up a class email newsletter and send out
important information on a regular basis. Students
can add to it.34http://busyteacher.org/9194-esl-classroom-facebook-social-networks.html
Websites and Blogs
Many instructors maintain a class website. Put
students in charge of this project. They can then set
up their own profiles on the site
Set up a class blog. Have students blog about
a book you are reading or other assignments.
To keep the discussion going, the teacher can
periodically comment on the blog and require
students to also comment at certain intervals. The
topic can change according to what is happening in
class and what students are studying
Cookbook on a blog or website
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http://busyteacher.org/9194-esl-classroom-facebook-social-networks.html
Weebly Website Example
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http://www.lacnyc.org
http://www.lacnyc.org/tech
Password: crocodile39
Google Search
Teach some basic research skills
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/basics.
html
http://news.distractify.com/geek/google-tips/
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QR Codes
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What are QR Codes?
Q R stands for
Invented in Japan by Toyota in 1994 to track
vehicles during the manufacturing process
QR code is detected as a 2-dimensional digital
image by a semiconductor image sensor and is
then digitally analyzed by a programmed
processor. Translation: You can scan it with
your smart phone or tablet.
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How Would You Get to Here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNOpoQztFo&feat
ure=share&list=FLEqfU4INXfYY58eh5Ynm5vA
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Shortened URL http://bit.ly/19wbpyV
QR Code
QR Code Readers
QR Codes can be used with a mobile device like a
smart phone or a tablet that has access top the
internet
The device must have an QR Code reader (also
called scanner) app installed
Apple Devices: Qrafter
Android Devices: QR Droid
NOTE: You should NOT have to pay money or give
information about yourself when selecting and
installing a QR Code reader or scanner
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QR Code Readers
The QR Code reader
uses the camera on
your device to scan
the code and then
uses the internet to
interpret the
instructions in the
code
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QR Codes in Real Life
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QR Codes in Education
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Image with
Narration
To hear about this photo
go to this link
http://vimeo.com/64923339
or scan this QR Code
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Tools used to create this:
https://www.google.com/voice
https://www.dropbox.com
http://vimeo.com
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/dashboard/
Steps to Using in Education
1. First consider what the learning goal is
2. Make sure you have devices that can read a QR
Code
3. Make sure the content is mobile friendly
4. Create the QR Codes you need
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QR Codes in Education
QR Codes in Adult Education (video)
Make your own QR Code Scavenger Hunt!
Scavenger Hunt
5 Real Ways To Use QR Codes In Education
Black & White and Scanned All Over (video)
QR Codes Connect Students to Books
Shambles QR Code Resource
Desktop QR Code Reader
QR Codes in Education Livebinder
50 QR code resources for the classroom
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Make Your Own QR Code
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Bitly (for URL’s) https://bitly.com/
Google (for URL’s) http://goo.gl/
Kaywa (for URL’s and contact info)
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
ScanLife (for URL’s and contact info)
http://www.scanlife.com/en/
ZXING (for URL’s, wifi, contact info and more)
http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/
Shortening Links
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You can use BitLy to
shorten URL’s without
creating an account
https://bitly.com/
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Make Your Own QR Code
1. Paste the Bitly
shortened URL in the
address bar of your
browser
2. Type .qr at the end of
the shortened URL
3. Hit the Enter key
4. Up will come your QR
Code
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Uh oh, Bitly
doesn’t make
QR codes
anymore….
now what?
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What is Twitter?
Microblogging;140 characters
maximum
http://twitter.com/
Hashtag #AdultEd
Unlike most social media, just
because I “follow” you, you don’t have
to “follow” me
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Why Use Twitter
Meta-Cognition
Accessible from many places
“Snackable” education
Follow people you can learn from
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What Can You Say in 140 Characters?
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@cookbook
Rhubarb Upside Down Cupcakes: Beat1/2c
sug&mltdbuttr/2egg/c yogurt, +2c flr/2t bkgpdr/t salt.
Buttr12cup; +T sug/2T rhubarb, batter e.
25m@350F
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Retweeting
RT @Username
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Hashtags vs Mentions
Hashtags have # in front of them (no spaces allowed)
Hashtags are like signposts to content
Mentions start with @ followed by a person or organization’s twitter name (no spaces allowed)
Mentions help connect people who tweet (tweeple?)
Mentions are like sign posts to other people who tweet
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Hashtags are Ephemeral
Hashtags lose their value if they are not used often.
If using a hashtag for a short term event it’s a good idea to
archive the content so it can be found later
Two tools
http://www.tweetarchivist.com
http://paper.li/LACNYCnell/1320940472
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Anatomy of a Good Tweet
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Shortened URLS
http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/preparing-your-
school-for-an (73 characters)
Bit.ly/3FjhpX (13 characters)
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Search Twitter
Search on http://Twitter.com for people, keywords or
hashtags
Search on http://Search.Twitter.com for keywords or
hashtags even if you don’t have a Twitter account
Track hashtags and tweet from http://tweetchat.com/
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Finding People to Follow
In Twitter.com search hashtags
and words like #COABE13
#AdultEd
See who experts follow
Look for Twitter links on websites
you like
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Sending and Receiving Tweets
Twitter.com
Texts via your cell phone
Applications on computers & smart
phones
Tweetdeck
HootSuite
PaperLi
TweetChat
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TweetDeck
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Before You Join Twitter
Come up with possible Twitter names
Have options incase your first choice is taken
Shorter is better
Develop a list of five people/places to follow
Have a picture to upload as your avatar
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Once You Join
Follow at least five people
@theLACNYC, @LACNYCNell, @NCLAdvocacy for
example
Search for people using #AdultEd
Search for your favorite hobby, writer, singer, actor, comic,
political figure, tv show, magazine, organization
Retweet one tweet and create one of your own
tweets. Remember to use hashtags
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What to Do in the Next Few Weeks
Spend 15 minutes on Twitter every morning (or some
other time)
reading Tweets
retweeting
following new people
Try TweetDeck or receiving tweets as sms text
messages on your cellphone
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Examples
Comedy
https://twitter.com/PlioceneBloke
https://twitter.com/DothTheDoth
https://twitter.com/FakeMTA
Useful Tips
https://twitter.com/nycgov
https://twitter.com/MTAInsider
https://twitter.com/NY1noticias
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What is Facebook?
Originally a form of online
yearbook
Now a social media platform for
sharing all kinds of information
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Why Use Facebook?
Public or Private platform
Share information about your
program, about your students,
about yourself
http://www.facebook.com/educatio
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Teach people how to use it for
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Tools
Pages
Groups
Events
Causes
Notes
Photos
“Like”
Many other Apps
Security and Privacy Don’t do on
facebook what you wouldn’t do in “real life”
Unfriend as you need
Set up groups to control who sees what
Review privacy settings frequently
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Facebook Page
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Facebook Group
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Groups
Classes
Small group
projects
Pages
Organization
Agency
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqvGpEsx6NZUdE9namRoa08xYml1dWlRVnByVkZ2UVE#gid=080
Groups and Pages
http://basicblogtips.com/facebook-groups-
or-pages.html
http://forumone.com/blogs/post/table-
facebook-pages-vs-facebook-groups-vs-
linkedin-groups
http://www.facebook.com/blog/blog.php?po
st=324706977130
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What is Pinterest?
Online version of an “inspiration”
board
Visual bookmarking tool
Collaboration tool
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Boards
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Pins
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http://pinterest.com/nelightful/adult-education-ideas/
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Repinning, Liking, and Following
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Pinterest in Education
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Pinterest in Education
Is Pinterest a Teacher’s New Best Friend in the
Classroom?
25 Great Educators To Follow On Pinterest
TechChef4U Pinterest
In The Pinterest Of Education
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Games and Apps
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Goose Chase
https://www.goosechase.com
Getting the Game Started
Download the GooseChase iPhone or Android app.
Signup for a team username (multiple team
members may login under the same account).
Join the game by searching for "Integrating
Technology in ESOL" from within the app (click
the search button and enter the game name).
Password is Maryland20
Start completing missions when the game is started!
(free version maximum of ten teams)
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Johnny Grammar’s Word Challenge
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/johnny-
grammars-word-challenge
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More Resources
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Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship
Center for Media Literacy
5 Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
Connecting the Digital Dots: Literacy of the
21st Century
Center for Digital Literacy
Digital Citizenship: Using Technology
Appropriately
Flickr Creative Commons
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Technology Tools For Teaching & Learning
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Blooms Digital Taxonomy Pyramid (iPad)
http://www.usi.edu/distance/bdt.htm
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How To Build Powerful Tech-Infused Lesson Plans
http://www.edudemic.com/how-to-lesson-plans/
Free ESOL Resources from New York Public Library
http://www.nypl.org/help/community-
outreach/immigrant-services/learn-esol-online-
resources
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Technology Integration Action Plan
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Questions?
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Nell Eckersley
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LACNYCnell
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