Teaching Technology to ESL Students

By: Whitehorse High ClassLinda WhiteheadPatricia BenallyCurtis Nielson

Elementary Strategies

• Technology Recognition• Computer Usage (Mouse/Power/Keyboard)• Keyboarding• Common Programs• Computer Safety

Technology Recognition

• Teach the computer parts using pictures and proper vocabulary:– Good website

http://www.growing.course.com/level_K/index.html

• Teach the inside of the computer using pictures and proper vocabulary:– Good website

http://www.kids-online.net/learn/click/table.html

Computer Usage

• Teach through example:– How to turn on a computer.– How to use a mouse– How to open a program– How to navigate programs– How to navigate the internet

Keyboarding

Standards• The student will demonstrate correct keyboarding

techniques and know the purpose of correct keyboarding techniques.

• The student will use correct fingering while keying the introduced keys.

• The students will key accurately from dictation and printed copy.

Keyboarding cont.

• The student will demonstrate correct keyboarding techniques with minimum speed and accuracy on 30-second timed writings.

• The student will demonstrate correct keyboarding techniques while increasing speed and maintaining accuracy. (4th & 5th)

Keyboarding cont.

• There are many free websites to teach keyboarding:– This is great because it ties typing to music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ Similar to Guitar Hero with typing– http://www.auntlee.com/crazytyping.html Many different typing games.– http://www.freetypinggame.net/

Common Programs

• Teach students common programs through experience

• Teachers can learn using online programs– http://office.microsoft.com/training/

Computer Safety

• Teach students the safety rules for computers and especially the internet:– http://www.ikeepsafe.org/– http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx

Secondary Technology• Identify capabilities and limitations of technology• Make informed choices among technology systems,

resources, and services• Demonstrate and advocate legal and ethical behaviors• Use technology tools to manage and communicate

information• Evaluate Technology-based options• Use online resources to meet needs• Select and apply technology tools • Collaborate with others to use technology to make

projects.

Identify capabilities and limitations of technology

• My Access—tools available on this program, what the scoring means, how the tutor and editor programs work

• Search Engines– what kind of info they do/don’t provide

• Types of technology—when do you use a computer, blackberry, computer camera, etc,

Make informed choices among technology systems, resources, and

services

• How to analyze a website—Checklist for determining value of information

• Choosing systems or programs—Office, Clipart, Charts, differences in computers and computer programs: which ones to use for different types of tasks

• Direct instruction for:• Cell phone etiquette, safety, legal issues• Chat room etiquette, safety, legal issues• Internet safety, legal issues

Demonstrate and advocate legal and ethical behavior

Use technology tools to manage and communicate information

• Resume which is saved in a database their 9th grade year and is modified as they add experience

• AGAIN: direct instruction in what kinds of information is safe to share

• Files: how to create and manage them—how to search files

Evaluate Technology-based options

• On line tutors• On line classes• On line degrees• Credit recovery• Scholarship opportunities

Use online resources to meet needs

• Research Paper on a historical event• My Access-research to formulate persuasive

essay• Holocaust Museum website for projects

related to novels and picture books on the Holocaust

• Careers research—from education, salaries, virtual surgeries, etc.

Select and apply technology tools

• Flash cards for vocabulary terms• Graphic organizers• Games• Smart Board• Power points• Movies• Animation• Clip art

Collaborate with others to use technology to make projects.

• Senior Presentation• Science PowerPoint• Fractured fairytales w/ graphics• Surveys and graphs of the collected data

Preparing ELLs to be 21st-Century Learners

by Kristina Robertson

Challenges for ELL Teachers

• Language• Limited Access• Different Levels of Experience• School Infrastructure• Keeping Up

Visilearn Findings and Results

• Effective instructional techniques:– Hands-on labs– Simple, step-by-step instructions– Lots of large graphics– Information presented in small chunks– Real-world exercises

Teaching Strategies for Using Technology in the ELL Classroom

• Build Vocabulary– Find out what students know– Review the basics– Use props and demonstrations– Check Comprehension

• Use handouts• Demonstrate using Smart Board• Extend practice time• Use pair and group work• Establish meaningful goals• Teach students to consider the source