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