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E-Learning can engage all students if used correctly.

1 connection

During my grade 5 field placement the AT often used different forms of technology to enhance student’s learning progress.

1 surprise

Even young learners such as students in grade 1 are able to engage in e-learning and learn how to quickly.

1 question

Nowadays it is so easy to look up information quick and easily, therefore how can we as teachers know if students assignments/tests that are done online are really what they have wrote and not get it online?

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ELL are going through a rough step in their learning journey, so they can easily feel overwhelmed in the classroom
Connection :
As an ESL teacher I came across many students that were able to overcome their fear of speaking English by considering what were their interests and pairing them up with those peers who share them
Surprise:
Elementary school students are so eager to learn English, as a comparison they are like sponges
Question
How can I create a digital tool gathering all of the elements that can make it more social

Monica

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Observation: Multimodal communication of learning is as important as learning of the content.

Connection: I use social media as a node on my PLN to help assist in my learning

Surprise: I was surprised to see how easily the students were able to learn how to use the social networking platforms to facilitate their learning (especially those who are ELL).

Question: How can I work social media and social networking in my classroom as an effective learning tool?

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A multi-literacies pedagogy is highly beneficial to students, specifically for ELLs.

This connects to the 21st Century Competencies; education is changing as technology becomes a bigger part of our lives. Technology can be used in so many different ways to positively benefit our students.

I was surprised to read that SNS were being used as a tool to help ELLs; I have not spent much time considering the educational benefits.

I wonder if a similar approach could be taken for students who are English speakers, but either struggle with writing or struggle with social interactions (it may be easier to communicate behind a technology to start, and then build confidence for face-to-face interactions).

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Observation: E-learning provides a good way to boost accountability and independent behaviour and also allows them a way to be more comfortable with who they are and sharing video and sound and text etc.

Connection: E-learning reminds me of some of the younger students in the classes always looking up new information that just happens to fancy them.

Surprise: Interesting to see how fast ELL students progressed when they were thrown into the deep end of e-learning and social media.

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Observation: interesting how the students' learning progressed
Connection: The use of social media is a universal tool

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Observation: amazing to see how E-Learning can drastically improve the learning experience

Connections: The use of technology in our classroom. Connect with parents via Apps.

Surprise:  That some of the lessons had to be rushed and not enough time dedicated to reflection due to EQAO testing and the need t prepare.

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Observation: concept of legitimate peripheral participants stood out when gradually encouraging traditional  classroom participation.
Connection: using social media as an instrument/tool for the acculturation process. My Korean neighbours (teens) use FB extensively to gain more understanding with respect to Canadian culture.
Surprise: I had not considered the component of overt instruction in multimedia pedagogy. ex. Building vocabulary and increasing understanding of general conversational nuances.
Question: How common is Ning used with ELL students today?

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Observation: How effective e-learning can be for students and how it truly improves their learning
Connection: A student with autism in my placement would change completely when he did work on the iPad, he felt more comfortable using it so I am able to see how this can be such a great accommodation for students
Surprise: The resources are interactive and easily manageable.
Question: How can we ensure we are providing students with online resources that are safe for them to be using?

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Observation: technology can be an amazing tool to help learn language and can actually increase the ability to learn language
Connections: Using Duolingo to practice my French
Surprise: How much students were able to learn using things like Ning
Question: How common is it to use tech in language learning or ESL classes (I've never seen it used in a french class but it would be interesting)

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I found it very interesting and surprising when the English Language Learners were able to develop a general understanding simply by using the piece of technology that they were provided with. They were able to make connections to the lesson being taught and very quickly picked up aspects of the English language.

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Observation: Ell students were more comfortable sharing at expressing their ideas and values as thy were not just limited to text, but they were ble to use images, sound and videos

Connection: Students in my first placement were permitted to use their phone to use google translate to translate text and instructions.

Surprise: The effect digital services and social media platforms had inside the class for ELL students

Question: How can social media platforms be used in the classroom to help all students contribute to the classroom environment higher levels of education (secondary school).

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Observation: e-learning is presented in a formal manner while m-learning is informal and self-paced.
Connections:
Surprise: how quickly the English learners were able to learn and adapt
Question: Is there a way to implement e-learning for on hands activities outside of the classroom?

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One Observation:
E-learning can upgrade the classroom environment & learning experiences for students. It helps create deeper understandings on the context being learned.
One Connection: ELL students were able to improve their writing skills, which reminded me of how using technology in my practicum enhanced student learning
One Surprise: How using Ning had various, positive impacts on students
One question: Can there be cross-curricular connections made when using this resource?

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observation-learners are having difficulty getting adapted to the learning environment as learning English language is challenging.
connection - when I was teaching for ESL students, I often found that they had knowldge about what we were talking about, but they had difficulty translating their thoughts in English, and their major problem was that they tried to translate their native language to English word by word, instead of actually thinking about what they really want to express.
one surprise- How were they able to grasp English language in such a short time period?
question - How can we implement E learning strategies in outdoors/.

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Observation- The overall classroom can be improved by the concept of E- Learning.
Connection- The E- Learning resource had a clear connection to learning goals and success criteria.
Surprise- That students are able to adapt to E- Learning quickly even at a younger age.
Question- Is there a way to implement E- Learning for hands on activities for example science experiments or art?

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observation: There are more and more individuals that are ELL so having these tools for them, allows them to express themselves as well as a learning experience that is catered to them
connection: Education is changing in the 21st century and we get to be apart of it as educators so its interesting to see what we can do with our students. its important to be aware of these students in your classroom and allow them the comfortability of expressing themselves
surprise: i was surprised of how the tool allowed them to find themselves (canadian identity and one students iraqi background)
question: how do we inform our students parents on their learning if theres a language barrier?

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Observation: that online practices can shape a persons writing and learning through the communities
Connections: to my mother who had to learn English and even today says words funny but i think she could have excelled if she had online forums to help her
Surprise: that even with the online aspect, it is still hard to lean conventional writing abilities. Especially with how we communicate with short forms which can confuse and ELL student/person.
Question: how can we make it easier for ELL's online? Should we ensure that proper sentences are used and that slang words are prohibited? How can we help these learners excel?

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It was very interesting to see how rapidly some of the participants were able to progress as english learners when using an online social media/multimodal approach.

The biggest connection I can make to myself is when we all made digital poems in the first semester since they were very multimodal, but I am also reminded of my grade 6 placement where the students were just starting to experiment with the multimodal elements of powerpoint presentations.

Surprise! You were one of the authors! A surprise related to the actual study though is how comfortable the students felt in an online setting, though I suppose it is a lower risk environment which gives them more time to think about what to say.

My question is, would something like this work for students who have no english language skills at all, or do they need a base on which to stand?

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Observation: English Language Learners can feel uncomfortable in learning environments and can feel as though their background is not being recognized and valued.
Connection: During my placement, I had a student that was bullied because the way he spoke was different than others around him.
Surprise: Online social networking portals can help students build confidence and social identities, and it gives them a chance to build relationships with their peers in a more positive way.
Question: What is the safest way to use online social resources with our students, and are there certain resources that are more inclusive for ELL students than others?

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Observation: Students love using technology so it would be a great tool to use for their learning
Connection: It says E&M-learning are the future, and we are currently learning through e-learning for this course
Surprise: There is not more courses geared towards younger students
Question: How can we make our own?

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Principles of e-learning are a good guideline to evaluate how effective an e-learning module can be
One connection:
When doing my e-learning module I could do a clear connection with the UDL principles, since the activities and explanations were including many elements for students who may have learning disabilities.
Surprise:
To see that the video explanations were very well elaborated and closely connected with the curriculum
Question:
How to assess the learning progress since the learner could have access information online.

Monica

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1 Observation:
It's interesting how the students flourished in a social aspect with their learning.

1 Connection: It reminds me of how my philosophy teacher made us write for 5 minutes every day and at the end of the year, we could see how we improved. The ideology of being repeatedly exposed to something to get better is a strong one.

1 Surprise: I'm surprised they only did it with 2 students. I think this is a worthy study and should have been done with more, but I assume resources didn't allow for it.

! Question: Have there been any studies that show quantitatively the impact of social networks for ELL learners using things like Ning?