Meeting Language Objectives with Apps

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Meeting ELL Language Objectives with Apps

Kristina PeterseLearning Specialist - NEaT Team

Nebraska Department of Educationkristina.peters@nebraska.gov

@Mrskmpeters

Sunday, January 5, 14

Objectives

• We can discover the difference between content and language objectives

• We can learn about Theory of Second Language Acquisition

• We can discuss apps that address each area of the Theory of Second Language Acquisition

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What is the ultimate goal for

ELL students?

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The ultimate goal for ELL students is to acquire language necessary to

be successful in the mainstream setting, and to achieve, like native

speakers of English.

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Stephen Krashen: Theory of Second Language Acquisition

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Content Objective vs Language Objective

• Content Objective: Guides lesson; gives purpose for content

• Language Objective: Identifies ways to use language to engage in content and meet content objectives; narrows focus

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Formulate a Language Objective

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Apps that Support Language Acquisition

• Comprehensible Input: Reading and Listening

• Output: Speaking, Writing, and Drawing

• Interaction: Meaningful and visible application

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Input: Reading and Listening

Receptive Language Apps

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Output: Speaking, Writing, and Drawing

Productive Language Apps

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Interaction: Meaningful and Visible Application

Presenting, Sharing, Debating, Evaluating, Providing Feedback, Using Language

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• Matt Gomez:

• Must Have: http://goo.gl/Ds048I

• Skitch 101:http://goo.gl/sHtUpp

Skitch Basics

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Image courtesy of Matt Gomez @mattbgomez on Twitter

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ShowMe Basics

Background Information

Show Me is the free app from Easel. ShowMe allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. Drop a photo from your photo library to write over it. Erase and redraw! Your Show Me can be long or short and record as many as you would like. Upload your ShowMe to the community (and keep it private if you would like).

Steps to Begin Using Show Me:

Step #1: Download the “Show Me” App http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8 (link to iTunes on the site or run a search in iTunes)

Step #2: Open the “Show Me” app on your device.

Step #3: Click Create Show Me. This opens a whiteboard type screen with several tools at the top. Draw, write, erase! Click the red record button at the center top of the screen to record your actions and voice.

Options - add a photo or image as a background in your explanations.

Step #4: Share with your table mates!

SHOW ME

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Place Value and Expanded Notation in 2nd Grade

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Nonfiction Text Features in 4th Grade

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Resources• Stephen Krashen video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K11o19YNvk

• Classroom Instruction that works with English Language Learners: Participants Workbook by Jane Hill & Cynthia Bjork

• Matt Gomez: mattbgomez.com

• ESU #3 Training: Skitch

• ESU #3 & Ralston Public Schools Training: ShowMe

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Meeting ELL Language Objectives with Apps

Kristina PeterseLearning Specialist - NEaT Team

Nebraska Department of Educationkristina.peters@nebraska.gov

@Mrskmpeters

Sunday, January 5, 14