Teaching ESOL with Cloud-based tools

TEACHING ESOL WITH CLOUD-BASED TOOLS

MARCO CASTILLO / HARRY GLASS

ADULT EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS

ESOL TEACHING

• ESOL teaching techniques• Communicative learning

• Technology is changing delivery

INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERYChanging dynamics• Teacher in front of the class• Pairing and grouping (teacher mingles)• Computer Lab (software)• Blended Learning• Flipping the classroom [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a7NbUIr_iQ ]

INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY

Teacher centered

Student centered

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

• Blackboard / Whiteboard

• Paper / Worksheets

• Computers (software)• Tablets / Mobile (apps)• Internet and Cloud Computing

INTERNET

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve several billion users worldwide.

-- Wikipedia

In my words, it is a method of connecting people to people and people to information.

-- Harry Glass

WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?

• Google Docs• iCloud• many more

and for free

WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?

Software as a Service

EXAMPLE

MORE EXAMPLESOnline assessments• www.socrative.com Quizes - MC, T/F• www.infuselearning.com Quizes - MC, T/F

Verbal assessment• www.infinite-english.comAssess speaking

CONVERSATION AND Q&A

What tools are you using or would like to use?

THANK YOU

MARCO CASTILLO MARCOVCY@YAHOO.COM

HARRY GLASS HARRY.GLASS@QUEENSLIBRARY.ORG