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Simple Ways to Use Technology in Instruction Barry Bakin ESL Intermediate Low Teacher Pacoima Skills Center and ESL Coordinator South Gate Community Adult School Division of Adult and Career Education Los Angeles Unified School District barry.bakin@lausd.net www.tech4esl.blogspot.com.
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Simple Ways to Use Technology in Instruction Barry Bakin ESL Intermediate Low Teacher Pacoima Skills Center and ESL Coordinator South Gate Community Adult School Division of Adult and Career Education Los Angeles Unified School District barry.bakin@lausd.net www.tech4esl.blogspot.com
Internet EMAIL BLOGS PODCASTs WIKIS FUN WEBSITES FOR LANGUAGE PRACTICE Non-Internet PUBLISHER SOFTWARE COMMONLY USED SOFTWARE OVERHEAD PROJECTOR and DOCUMENT CAMERA
EMAIL Open lines of communication Give Assignments Direct Students to Web-based Resources Strong Reading and Writing Practice
BLOGS AND WIKIS Give Assignments Work with Images Direct Students to Web-based Resources Strong Reading and Writing Practice Strong Listening Practice
FUN WEBSITES FOR ENGLISH PRACTICE Easy to use Free The website has done most of the work already, all you have to do is show students how to use the tools
WAYS TO USE COMMON OFFICE TYPE PROGRAMS FOR ENGLISH PRACTICE
Examples And Screenshots
EMAIL Open lines of communication Give Assignments Direct Students to Web-based Resources Strong Reading and Writing Practice
Clickable links in message send students to websites Assignments…
BLOGS and WIKIS Give Assignments Work with Images Direct Students to Web-based Resources Strong Reading and Writing Practice Strong Listening Practice
Give assignments Work with images or Video clips
Direct Students to Web-based Resources Page 91 All-Star McGraw-Hill Common reading selection in a textbook can be supplemented with real examples or given historical background.
http://mrbakinsesl.pbworks.com/ Use the free opensource software Audacity to record mp3 files easily…
FUN WEBSITES FOR ENGLISH PRACTICE Easy to use Free The website has done most of the work already, all you have to do is show students how to use the tools
Internet-Based Comic Strips using http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Devolver/DFILM • http://www.dfilm.com • Students make animated films with their own dialogues... http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-472027
Internet-Based Animated Movies using Bombay TV http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php
Grammar Practice www.roadtogrammar.com
Spelling and VocabularyPractice www.spellingcity.com
Non-Internet Publisher provided CDs -related to the textbook you’re using -engaging even without the textbook Projects using Word, Excel, PowerPoint or similar programs
PHONES Eva Payan June 18, 2010
LABOR DAY Mercedes Rodriguez July 2010
Mom is always speaking about the same thing. Wow, our grandfather was really a handsome man! I will never wear that kind of clothes. I enjoy displaying my pictures of my trip to Paris. AURELIA MORENO January 13, 2010
I’ll eat them by myself, but later mom! Why don’t you eat them? You haven’t eaten any vegetables! Eating is good for your development. Come on honey, eat your veggies! Elena Lopez January 21, 2009
Books, newspaper, magazine, etc. Send text messages only in English Write in English Read in English Speak with my friends See all kinds of shows In English Listen to English Use English Speak in English Practice with my classmates Listen to the songs How to learn English Ask my teacher questions Look in the dictionary Talk to teacher Participate in class Go to the school Do the Homework Practice on the computer Practice the new vocabulary Go all week Read the Text book Pay attention Do the lessons Write the new words in the not book Memorize the verbs Rosalba Barragan. April 2010
GRAPHIC DESIGNER TRAVELING COMPUTER TECHNICIAN PLAYING SOCCER WATCHING TV PLAYING SOCCER LISTENING TO MUSIC EDUCATION HOBBIES CNA COLLEGE HOBBIES COLLEGE ACCOUNTING TRAVELING EDUCATION MY SON WORK MY DAUGHTER MY FAMILY MARINE COMPANY NAME-AGE WORK NAME-AGE MILITARY SERVICES COMPANY HOBBIES POSITION YEARS MY HUSBAND WATCHING TV TRAVELING PLAYING SOCCER EDUCATION WORK NAME-AGE POSITION COMPANY YEARS INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIAN ENGLISH Irma Gonzalez ESL Intermediate Low, Pacoima Skills Center, Mr. Bakin, April 2010
The future is now! Others are pioneering with mobile technologies and delivering instruction to cell phones and other devices… (not me yet!)
I hope you’ve been inspired to start experimenting with web-based instruction! Key URLs to remember: • http://webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com/ A compendium listing most of the types of resources I’ve discussed. It’s a wiki itself! • http://mrbakinsesl.pbworks.com/ My class wiki • http://coasttocoast.pbworks.com The collaboration wiki project (with Vermont) • http://pbworks.com/ PBworks Wiki • http://www.gaggle.net Gaggle email • http://www.dfilm.com Make animated movies • http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ Make multi-panel comic strips • http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php Add subtitles to movies • http://www.roadtogrammar.comGrammar quizzes • http://www.spellingcity.comCreate spelling lists for your students (Excellent for CBET)