ellsa conference - presentation by lada martinez benesova

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ELLSA Conference New International School of Thailand

November 30-31, 2013

Effective Technology Integration

in the EAL Classroom

Lada Martinez Benesova

Previous EAL Teaching

Experience

International School Manila (2011- present)- Teacher Blog

- Student Blogs

- Google Docs

- Chrome Book /Mac Laptop Carts

- iPads, iPods

- Promethean Board

International School of Prague (2001-11)- One-on-one laptop program (Mac Books)

- Moodle

- Google Docs

Why do we need to incorporate

technology in EAL Instruction?

“Outside school, students constantly

interact with technologies such as

iPods, mobile phones, the internet and

social networking sites, so it is little

wonder there's an expectation that

these technologies will also support

their learning in the classroom.” (1)

“When effectively integrated into

the curriculum, technology tools

can extend learning in powerful

ways.” (2)

My goal is to use technology

creatively and meaningfully!

• to share ideas and to learn from others

• to build upon the work of others in our daily

EAL practice

The purpose of this discussion

panel is…

We will be sharing our ideas on the

following Google Document:

1) My Professional Bloghttp://creativelanguageteaching.orgELLSA Presentation Blog Post

2) Tiny URL:http://tinyurl.com/lxqwy4g

http://creativelanguageteaching.org/

http://tinyurl.com/lxqwy4g



Organization of the Discussion

Panel

• We have five discussion groups.

• Each group has a laptop with my blog site open.

• Please choose a recorder and a reporter among you!

• The recorder will open the Presentation Google doc and

record his/her group’s ideas.

• The reporter will then summarize your discussion points

at the end of each discussion round.

The First Item on our Agenda:

READING SKILLS

• Raz-Kids

• A-Z Reading

• Tumble Books

• THRASS phonic program

The Second Item on our Agenda:

LISTENING SKILLS

• iPods and listening docks with recordings of audio books

• YouTube

• Brainpop

• iPad - SonicPics app

• iPad – Puppet Pal app

• iPad/iPod – Video recording

• iPad - Reflector Tool

• Voice Thread

SPEAKING SKILLS

Brainpop Quiz - Pair Work

The Third Item on our Agenda:

WRITING SKILLS

• Google Documents/Presentations/Forms

• Storybird

• Pages

• iPad – Comic Strip

• iPad - WordFoto

• Student blog: Blog post – access through the Teacher Blogs

http://martinez-benesoval.ism-online.org/

• Google Translate – iPad/iPod








Comic Strip

WordFoto

Student Blog

The Fourth Item on our Agenda:

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

• iPad: Grammar Apps from British Council

• iPad: Fun Decks app

• iPads/ iPods: Google Translate (add keyboards in other

languages)

• Online Games: ESL Games World

• Google Documents / Forms

• Interactive Board

• Power point Jeopardy Game


My Contact Info

Professional Blog:

http://creativelanguageteaching.org

Email:

[email protected]


Thank you for you attention!

• Please keep in touch!

References

(1) Cambourne, Keely. "Technology in the Classroom." The Sydney Morning Herald. N.p., 19 Jan.

2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2013. <http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/back-to-school/technology-in-the-

classroom-20100119-mhn3.html>.

(2) "What Is Successful Technology Integration?" Edutopia. N.p., 27 Nov. 2013. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.

<http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-description>.

Joojie & Anonymuse. "Search Thousands of Patterns." Patterns. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.

<http://www.colourlovers.com/patterns/search>.

Ciocodulce&BlueSabbath. "Search Thousands of Patterns." Patterns. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.


Unholybearclaw&Hopefull. “Search Thousands of Patterns." Patterns. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.


John_Schindler&Ginnysister. “Search Thousands of Patterns." Patterns. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.
