https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee Tech Springboard 2 en-us 2018-04-30 01:03:02 UTC 2018-04-30 04:44:29 UTC hello@padlet.com kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256368657 2018-04-30 01:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256368657 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256368696 2018-04-30 01:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256368696 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256368718 2018-04-30 01:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256368718 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256369280 I appreciate the different areas of focus for the following considerations in integrating technology with language learners:

• Technology has the potential to meet the needs of all learners and their unique skills in different modes of language: listening, speaking, reading, writing. This is because technology can be highly visual, but necessarily text heavy, giving emergent bilinguals new avenues for expression and comprehension. 
• Technology is an amazing resource in an of itself when it comes to proficiency levels of emergent bilingual learners. Educators have many options when they wish to infuse their lessons with design, imagery and symbols, tools for hearing text read aloud and employing graphic organizers to make sure students comprehend information regardless of how much text is included. 
• Technology affords teachers and students countless means to engage in the the four c’s: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity + culture. By creating or consuming information, emerging bilinguals engage in an important give and take of the online learning community. 
• With the right kind of intentional planning, educators can provide targeted support of academic language development and content through their choice of different technological tools. Just as we have many ways in which we like to learn best, technology has as many ways to support thriving learning communities. 
• The shift in technology's focus on teacher centered vs. student centered presents important questions to consider while choosing the appropriate technological tool for your diverse group of students: How might one use the tech? (As a resource you provide students? As a tool within your instruction? In the hands of your learners with them as consumers? In the hands of your learners with them as producers?)
• Cafeful attention should be paid to the instructional setting and planning by asking oneself How would you use the tech if you only have access to one computer, or you have one-to-one laptops, or you have tablets? What kind of preparation would you have to do prior to integrating them in a way that supports language learning? With this framework, educators can design activities and resources to meet their emerging bilinguals' needs. 
• Finally, professional development is an important component of answering the question How will you continue to develop and grow in your understanding of using technology to support language learners? As lifelong learners teaching lifelong learners, we must constantly seek ways in which we can improve our practice.

]]> 2018-04-30 01:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256369280 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256369884 This website offers a wealth of tools and resources to help everyone, especially adults with children, to educate themselves about digital citizenship. Critically thinking about the media we are consuming is an important connection to the work we do as a community of emergent bilinguals. It is important to consider to what extant are our learners consumers of technology and producers of technology? ]]> 2018-04-30 01:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256369884 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256370790 This site has information about digital citizenship, ed-tech reviews and resources, professional development opportunities, community focused opportunities,  and information about privacy initiative. The lesson plans in the edtech resources are for all ages. One in particular has students participate in a socratic seminar after reading Newsela articles, reinforcing that language education is moving from 'seeing language acquisition as an individual process to understanding it as a social process of apprenticeship' (p.29, Heritage, Walquí, &Linquanti). ]]> 2018-04-30 01:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256370790 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256372453 Google create this site help kids and adults alike play their way through learning about how to be safe while using the internet. The game requires players to follow instructions and navigate potential situations, weighing options, and considering the pros and cons, the cause and possible effects of their choices. This website would be a powerful choice for a homework assignment where kids can play the games and learn with their family at home. ]]> 2018-04-30 01:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256372453 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256372944 This website says it best with their mission statement, "Our mission is simple: To help students (and their teachers) practice and master whatever they are learning. Quizlet provides engaging, customizable activities with contributions from people everywhere." Using this site with emergent bilinguals is a fabulous way to help them master lesson content and language while providing a fun and engaging space online for them to do it. The teacher as the creator of their own Quizlet has complete control over the process, making it as challenging or accessible to their students as they wish. ]]> 2018-04-30 01:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256372944 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256374189 This show of sorts is like creating your very own Jeopardy game to entertain and share with your students. The creator of each Equiz Show can adapt the language and content to meet the needs of their assessments and learners. Considering how important it is to keep our students affective filters low so that they can feel safe and successfully learn in the classroom environment. The Four C's (critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity + culture) could certainly be included in the planning and implementation of this tech tool.]]> 2018-04-30 01:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256374189 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256376109 This website has different features so an educator can control the content and language of the website to meet the diverse needs of her learners. You can create quizzes and activities that challenge students to race on teams against their peers, competing to answer questions correctly before the others. This site is an entertaining means to get kids engaged in their learning considering the implications of "teacher centered vs. student centered technologies: How might you use the tech? (As a resource you provide students? As a tool within your instruction? In the hands of your learners with them as consumers? In the hands of your learners with them as producers?)"]]> 2018-04-30 01:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256376109 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256382380 This site helps you make your own beautiful infographics. The site is easy to use for educators who don't have time to waste. Also, for emerging bilinguals this site would be a perfect tool to help provide students with a resource supporting them while they read the world (read images) before expecting them to read the world (text). The Piktochart website offers engaging designs that work for all proficiency levels of our emergent bilingual learners. 

]]> 2018-04-30 02:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256382380 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256383614 Design beautiful infographics for all proficiency levels of emergent bilingual learners so they can access the content of your teaching with scaffolds to support their language comprehension and production. All modes of language can be incorporated with the use of these infographics according to a teacher's particular needs. Creating language games such as scavenger hunts with treasure maps and directions or jigsaw puzzle activities, you can create infographics that will engage your students in thoughtful conversation and critical thinking with their peers, as required by language's social foundation. ]]> 2018-04-30 02:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256383614 kelly_cowgill https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256384884 The Zimmer Twins website is great because it could be used by teachers for students, by students for students as well as by students for their teachers. Considering instructional setting and planning (How would you use the tech if you only have access to one computer, or you have one-to-one laptops, or you have tablets? What kind of preparation would you have to do prior to integrating them in a way that supports language learning?) this website helps shift the locus of control from the adults to the students. Emergent bilinguals will enjoy and benefit from the flexibility in expression and collaborative nature of creating movies with a group. ]]> 2018-04-30 02:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kelly_cowgill/9axkr8t125ee/wish/256384884