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Everyone is going to have to be a digital citizen to be a full citizen in the world today

The option to sit out isn’t available, as the national discourse- both personal and national- happens online

Keeping this mind the internet has a lot of power to provide support to our emergent bilingual students

Students can work in their native language as well as find tools to work in English

Students can hear stories from  multiple perspectives that are not represented in normal curriculum

Students can take control of their learning in creative ways

This isn’t going to replace the need for educators to provide a rich language environment, because how people communicate on the internet is not we always speak

This is just to be used as any other strategy- with care and thoughtful clear ways of implimentation

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1.    https://www.noisli.com: Many students aren’t used to working in a completely silent room, but we do need classes to calm down and work independently on occasion. In providing some white noise, that is natural, students can focus on working and not the song that’s playing. This is also a great tool for providing a mindful atmosphere in the classroom.

2.    https://itchaskitch.com: Personally I think this would a great filler activity when there an extra five minutes in class. One student can draw a picture, while everyone guesses what they are drawing- either related to the lesson or completely random depending on the time of day. It also would be great for a relaxing free time tech option.

3.    https://www.npr.org/podcasts/- NPR has a million different podcasts and interviews that a class can listen to together. Most have a transcript available for students to read if they can’t keep up or they want to connect written language to verbal language. It also just provides a nice break from reading all the time as you can hear exactly how a person wanted something to be interpreted, because verbal communication includes additional layers of context. Tone, pacing, pauses, even humor can be better interpreted through listening then writing for many people.

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1.    http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php-This website is to help make the teachers life easier, but also provides a level of scaffolding for students. In creating a clear rubric students know where to concentrate their efforts as they work on projects. It also provides a very clear standard for the entire class of what work is expected to look like, sound like, or be presented as.

2.    https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/faculty/objectives-builder/: In having clear learning objectives in a lesson it provides a clear goal and standard for students to work to. With ELL students this can help given that they are working to meet ELP standards and content standards. For the teachers it provides a good reminder of what exactly we are asking of students compared to what we think we are asking of students and how we can be specific in our objectives.

3.    https://voicethread.com: Writing is a complicated process that takes continual refinement, but can also be very frustrating for all types of students. In having the students create an online presentation they can use their voices, gestures, and pictures to demonstrate the same knowledge as a five paragraph essay. Within the unit the teacher can structure it that students have a chance to work together on gathering information, but record separately. This also can limit the affective barrier many encounter with public speaking.

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Springboard 2- Educational Content Sites

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Springboard 2- Educational Content Sites

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1.    https://scratch.mit.edu: Scratch is a great resource, because many of it’s function have to be learned through simply exploring. Very little wording is used to code a project, meaning that students don’t have to be overly concerned with their syntax or learning a coding language. This is a much more student friendly way to practice coding, especially if English is a student’s second language.

2.    http://www.whopooped.org; Pretty much ever younger kid finds poop either amusing or disgusting so no matter what they will be engaged. The language is also pretty ELL friendly as they provide clear definition and pair visuals with everything for student to track with the words. Overall, it would be a great way to introduce a unit on animals or animal diets.

3.    http://www.sphinxkids.org: This website is nice, because it has multiple modules that students can interact with music. They can create their own beats, listen to famous compositions, or learn about minorities in classical music. Given that many schools can’t afford instruments this is a pretty okay alternative to at least broaden students horizons.

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1.    https://www.storyboardthat.com-This site allows students to make comic story boards which turn into movies. This would be a great way for students to retell stories, plan, or write a story even if the student doesn’t have the English skills necessary. It would even provide a great review tool for students in other subjects beyond literacy.

2.    https://www.wordhippo.com– This site is beyond just a simple dictionary, allowing students to search for synonyms, rhyming words, conjugations and more. It also makes the available searches in common language such “the opposite of” or “a word that rhymes with”. Students would definitely use this during writing projects or for writing speeches.

3.     https://infogram.com-Graphic organizers are great tools for emergent bilinguals and other students in the classroom. Even more powerful is letting students create their own graphic organizers for other students on various topics. This site makes it easy for students to be able to make professional looking graphic organizers, which would be a perfect individual assessment at the end of a unit.

4.    https://www.google.com/streetview/#us-national-parks-and-historic-sites-Many students don’t come in with the same background knowledge which can affect the classroom community and learning the curriculum. In looking at these various world sites together as a class everyone can have a basic knowledge level around a topic. This is even more important for a school in which there might be a high level of income disparity between students, when some might travel regularly and others never get a chance to travel.

5.    https://jeopardylabs.com– Jeopardy is a classic of the American lexicon and a cultural icon. This can be a chance for students to be competitive as they work together in teams or alone. Students can also create their own and be the game host within their own classrooms or gameshows providing students a safe environment to present information in their classroom.

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1.    http://www.colorincolorado.org-This is a website I have used for other ESOL and education classes. It has well sorted sections to help with everything from ELL literature to resources for families. This would be great to share with parents of ELL’s to help make them feel more involved in their child’s language development in English and their native language.

2.    https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teacher-development-Overall, the site has a number of professional development focused sections: ELT research database, publications, and a teaching knowledge database. These would all be great places for teachers to continue to improve their practice and gain ideas for emergent bilingual students. Given the number of topics covered in each section it does provide a great starting point for research on a topic.

3.    https://community.eflclassroom.com-This blog covers a variety of topics in a language learning classroom without online interaction from other teachers. Because of this engagement, a variety of teachers from a variety of classroom situations can pitch in on a topic. So, if something one teacher isn’t really applicable there is a high chance that another teacher will have something to bring in that is useful.

4.    http://www.langwitches.org-This is another educational blog around ESOL classrooms, which features teacher discussion. Similar to EFL Classroom, it features a lot of topics with a lot of teachers in many situations chiming in. There is also a section where you can see the slides from the authors workshops around ESOL topics.

5.    https://www.tolerance.org-The website has curated sections, newsletters, and articles on current events. This would be great for tackling current events in a way that is sensitive and takes into account the various backgrounds in the classrooms.

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1.    https://lyricstraining.com: This is a pretty low stakes game site, where students fill in the missing lyrics of popular songs as it plays. A great time to use this would be during ipad or computer lab free time. It brings in the music students love, while still challenging them to train their ears or practice in their native language. This can also help students learn turns of phrase or figures of speech, which appear often in song lyrics.

2.    http://neaportal.k12.ar.us/index.php/tag/en-espanol/-Variety of math lessons in Spanish for students to view. This would provide a great supplementary addition to a main lesson, especially for when math becomes theoretical. Given that math now involves more word problems than ever this site would help to ensure students understand the content needed to solve those problems.

3.    http://languagecaster.com– This would be better for upper elementary students as it is a Multilanguage podcast about soccer. Given that all student have to do is listen, and use the in site glossary to look up terms, it also pretty low stakes. It would be a great way to connect students interest to language as well as maybe provide support for having the student share with classmates.

4.    https://esp.brainpop.com-Personally, I love Brain Pop and it is a regular site used in my fourth grade classroom. The site covers a wide range of topics, while being fun and engaging. Having this available in Spanish for emergent bilinguals would be a great way to supplement instruction, much in the same way we use it with our struggling readers.

5.    http://kindersay.com-This site would be great for teachers looking to bring in the ideas of the relia strategy discussed in the 50 strategies book. It provides clear pictures for various vocabulary words making it easier for students to connect concept with words. This would also be great for content specific words such as xylophone or satellite.