Improving the outcomes for English learners through ICT
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This is a group for discussing and sharing how ICT tools and strategies can be used to support students who are English language learners. Note that this site is a work in progress and you are welcome to add your own bookmarks and resources! There is a discussion topic to introduce yourself below. Feel free to say hello!
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Putting it all together
It is hard to focus on one particular lesson at the moment as all my classes are doing larger project based work. A real focus for me over the last term has been integrating a lot of different applications or tool into my lessons. My year twelve...Getting started with comic life
I began the unit on writing recounts using comiclife this morning. I created several pages with pictures of nouns, verbs, time, and place. I also created a table of useful words. The aim is for students to add the words to the pictures to...Using imovie and digital stories.
I have used digital stories as an extension when doing information texts. The students first wrote an information text on their countries culture and then created a digital story using their information text as the script. I find it is a good way to...A week of voice threading and podcasting
For my literacy this week I used these devices to show the oral understanding of a book. After my reading assssments last week I found that two of my reading groups struggled with the comprehension questions. One of these groups...Using Comic Life with a buddy class
By Anne DitcherMy Year 7/8 class have a buddy year 1/2 class. One ICT activity we have done is to make an alphabet book. Each Year 7/8 had a Year 1/2 buddy and were given one letter of the alphabet. Each pair had to brainstorm things whose name starts with their...First Week Using Edmodo
This week I have begun using Edmodo with my Year 3/4 class, primarily as a homework tool. Previously we had a class blog, and I made the switch to Edmodo in the hope that children would be more motivated to add their own ideas and comments. It has...
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Help please? What digital tool would I use?
Started by Tessa Gray 28 Mar 2017 12:28pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayPosting on behalf of: I have just collected some data and several of my students are tracking ‘below standard’ for writing (end of year 6). After observing their work, undertaking some OTJs and talking with the students, I’ve...Game-based learning and gamification in the ESOL classroom
Started by Lauren Briggs 23 Aug 2016 9:21am () Replies (1) Last reply by Lauren BriggsHi, I am about to start a teaching as inquiry project on introducing digital game-based learning and/or gamification in a senior ESOL class to improve student voluntary verbal communication and collaboration. I have a highly motivated group of...Using digital technologies to support an ESOL student
Started by Dallas Powell 29 Apr 2015 4:25pm () Replies (2) Last reply by Anthony FaitauaI am especially wanting a good site where my student can translate words into Samoan to aid understanding but also other ways i can best support him to successfully learn and socialise with his peers.Grammar resources online
Started by Suzie Vesper 30 Oct 2012 1:53pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Suzie VesperI've recently been teaching some sentence structures and writing in the past tense. I've found a few interesting resources online that have been useful. Sentence structureshttp://www.somersham.cambs.sch.uk/resources/nls_ssgfw_sentences04.swf Past...ESOL resources for Pasifika Primary students
Started by Mary-Anne Murphy 04 Sep 2012 9:07pm () Replies (2) Last reply by Juliet FryHi All, I am wanting to know if any one has sites, tools or approaches they use for Primary aged Pasifika Students. Really after some great NZ based resources if possible please; rather than American accents ;). Many thanks Mary-AnneUsing googledocs
Started by Juliet Fry 14 Aug 2012 4:51pm () Replies (5) Last reply by Annette VarthaHi there I want to support a couple of teachers using googledocs in the following ways: 1. for the teacher to help a student edit his writing by inserting sggestions 2. for a group of students to jointly construct a text with the aim to...
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Gapminder world 2012
By Juliet Fryhttp://www.gapminder.org - This is a site that keynote speaker at CLESOL, Andreas Lund, shared with us. He used it as an illustration of a place where learners could be active in being active designers of learning.e-languages exemplarrs
By Julie Luxtone-languageexemplars.wikispaces.com - This wiki has some wonderful examples of of student work in languages using a range of engaging learning tools e.g. Glogster, Blabberise, Voicethread, Quizlet. This helps us see how English language learners could use these!Busy teacher
By Suzie Vesperhttp://busyteacher.org/ - A huge number of ESL resources to use in the classroom.Wacky Web Tales
www.eduplace.com - A fun site to practise parts of speech.
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Help please? What digital tool would I use?
Started by Tessa Gray 28 Mar 2017 12:28pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayPosting on behalf of: I have just collected some data and several of my students are tracking ‘below standard’ for writing (end of year 6). After observing their work, undertaking some OTJs and talking with the students, I’ve...Game-based learning and gamification in the ESOL classroom
Started by Lauren Briggs 23 Aug 2016 9:21am () Replies (1) Last reply by Lauren BriggsHi, I am about to start a teaching as inquiry project on introducing digital game-based learning and/or gamification in a senior ESOL class to improve student voluntary verbal communication and collaboration. I have a highly motivated group of...Using digital technologies to support an ESOL student
Started by Dallas Powell 29 Apr 2015 4:25pm () Replies (2) Last reply by Anthony FaitauaI am especially wanting a good site where my student can translate words into Samoan to aid understanding but also other ways i can best support him to successfully learn and socialise with his peers.Using googledocs
Started by Juliet Fry 14 Aug 2012 4:51pm () Replies (5) Last reply by Annette VarthaHi there I want to support a couple of teachers using googledocs in the following ways: 1. for the teacher to help a student edit his writing by inserting sggestions 2. for a group of students to jointly construct a text with the aim to...
Putting it all together
It is hard to focus on one particular lesson at the moment as all my classes are doing larger project based work. A real focus for me over the last term has been integrating a lot of different applications or tool into my lessons. My year twelve...Getting started with comic life
I began the unit on writing recounts using comiclife this morning. I created several pages with pictures of nouns, verbs, time, and place. I also created a table of useful words. The aim is for students to add the words to the pictures to...Using imovie and digital stories.
I have used digital stories as an extension when doing information texts. The students first wrote an information text on their countries culture and then created a digital story using their information text as the script. I find it is a good way to...A week of voice threading and podcasting
For my literacy this week I used these devices to show the oral understanding of a book. After my reading assssments last week I found that two of my reading groups struggled with the comprehension questions. One of these groups...
Gapminder world 2012
By Juliet Fryhttp://www.gapminder.org - This is a site that keynote speaker at CLESOL, Andreas Lund, shared with us. He used it as an illustration of a place where learners could be active in being active designers of learning.e-languages exemplarrs
By Julie Luxtone-languageexemplars.wikispaces.com - This wiki has some wonderful examples of of student work in languages using a range of engaging learning tools e.g. Glogster, Blabberise, Voicethread, Quizlet. This helps us see how English language learners could use these!Busy teacher
By Suzie Vesperhttp://busyteacher.org/ - A huge number of ESL resources to use in the classroom.
