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TechnologyCorina GarzaAna Villegas
Internet Access
Internet Access: White 46%Hispanic 23%Black 23%
Education: 65% of college graduates have internet
access 11.7% below a high school education
Purpose
Providing equal opportunityBilingual technology programsTechnology benefits the following:
core subjects learning and innovation skills information, media, and technology life and career skills
Multiple opportunitiesLanguage learning activities + technology
= negotiation of meaning (second language acquisition)
Technology and Related Applications
Synchronous: chat that provides ELLs with the opportunity for authentic negotiation of meaning with native speaking peers and support from ESL teachersWhen given the opportunity to participate in
chat students used more complex sentences in the target language (Coniam & Wong, 2004)
Audio/Video: skype, voicethread, voxopop
Wikis: provide users with a space for publishing content including texts, images, and hyperlinks in a collaborative environmentditing, publishing, and peer-reviewELLs: they allow students to engage in activities and
negotiate meaning with their native speaking peers with support from the teacher
Web 2.0: involves applications that allows and encourages users to collaborate and share information onlineHelps for collaborationSharing literacy skills
Podcasts: digital audio or video files that can be downloaded Teachers can create podcasts that include class
lectures, materials, and presentationsELLs: enhance comprehension of content, work
on their own pace, helps with pronunciation, practice as they record and listen to themselves speak, and make improvements
Two types of podcasts: gapcasts and Gcast
Blogs: consists of series of entries written by an individual or group and published on a websiteIt can include images, video, and audioThey’re interactive in that readers may respond and
comment to blog entriesELLs: Good for development of writing, they can receive
feedback from teacher, and native speaking peersReaffirm the ELL’s identity, making them feel recognized
and part of the communityThree different types of blogs: edublogs, blogger, and
livejournal
Description of Instructional Strategies
Build vocabularyFind out what students knowReview the basicsUse props and demonstrationsCheck comprehension
Use handoutsVisuals of the technology device “Getting to know
your Technology Device”Create simple assignments for beginners
Work with known informationEasily understood material are more effective
Limitations
Teacher Buy-InLack of computersLack of internet access
Technology and English language learners
Extended practice timeUse pair and group workEstablish meaningful goalsTeach students to consider the source
Instructional Leadership
Support teachers’ instructional methods and their modifications
Allocate resources and materialsFrequently visit classrooms for instructional purposeSolicit and provide feedback on instructional
methods and techniquesUse data to improve curriculum or instruction
approach for student achievementUse data and faculty input to determine staff
development that strengthen teachers’ instructional skills
Conclusion
Students need to be, parallel to their learning of technology, acquiring an ability for self-discovery, self awareness, understanding of others and certainly high levels of critical reasoning.”
-Alma Flor Ada