https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa Powerful instructional strategies en-us 2018-04-04 03:23:52 UTC 2026-01-21 23:47:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251973273 This site is to support students' listening abilities. It has many different types of listening activities so that students can listen to language in conversational and natural ways. ]]> 2018-04-16 02:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251973273 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251974716 Set to music, there are videos for incorporating content vocabulary in engaging ways for students. Math, literature, social studies, science and more are covered in video.]]> 2018-04-16 02:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251974716 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251976396 Graphic Organizers in both Spanish and English for reading comprehension. Some organizers focus on writing in response, and others focus on drawing to increase comprehension.]]> 2018-04-16 02:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251976396 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251980238 Blogger who provides tech posts on current and new ways to incorporate technology into learning. Also includes a resource section of "Sites for Educators" tab with many suggested sites of interest to educators.]]> 2018-04-16 03:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251980238 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251981116 Stories, graphic organizers, and visuals to support ELLs and other students. Contains a download of dozens of helpful printables to support language learning.]]> 2018-04-16 03:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251981116 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251981657 Blog, videos, links to GIF Lingua books that students can read. For example, a book titled "best at" shows different famous people and describes that they are "best at" their subject or skill.
Remember to check out the "50 lists" that jumpstart thinking such as 50 tasks for teaching with only a blank piece of paper, 50 best practices for language teachers, etc.]]> 2018-04-16 03:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251981657 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251983072 Larry blogs every day to add to the list of websites of potential use for teaching ELLs. He adds Pinterest pins and Twitter tweets for more helpful content and resources.]]> 2018-04-16 03:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251983072 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251983659 Continually hearing from new speakers and experts in the field of education and related fields. Many talks center around language and thinking that evolves along with language.]]> 2018-04-16 03:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251983659 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251984248 Cheridy writes about the intersection of education with technology and how the two might complement one another. She includes thought-provoking speakers and practical ideas for using technology with ELLs and other learners.]]> 2018-04-16 03:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251984248 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251984811 Through questions, the gamer supports the computer in guessing the animal he/she is thinking of. This could support students in how to ask/answer questions.]]> 2018-04-16 04:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251984811 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251985328 Students have access to new stories by levels 1, 2 or 3 - based on reading abilities. Current news stories are written in different levels so that students can learn about recent news.]]> 2018-04-16 04:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251985328 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251985520 Games, worksheets and activities that can make learning English fun. Also included are videos and the ability to search by topic.]]> 2018-04-16 04:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251985520 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251985843 Easily create infographics for helping students visualize information. Could also be used for PD for teachers to demonstrate need for strategies to support ELLs and other learners.]]> 2018-04-16 04:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251985843 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251986482 Allows you to translate a word into English from many languages or from English into many languages. Could be useful for both students and teachers in translating words to leverage knowledge in a native language to help bridge to learning English.]]> 2018-04-16 04:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251986482 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251987018 Teachers especially could use this feature for helping students navigate through technology to create their own digital products. It could also be used to help highlight the most important information on a video or digital product when shown to students. ]]> 2018-04-16 04:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251987018 bkoontz4 https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251987276 Searching through a wide variety of sites that are available opened my eyes to many possible uses for technology with emergent bilinguals. There are many easy to navigate sites that through thoughtful preparation on an educator's part could benefit ELLs in learning language. It does take considerable time to wade through sites and expertise on the educator's part to utilize sites as a complement to student discourse and not a distraction from it. Collaborating with other teachers could be one way to share resources/ideas for integrating technology in ways that support language and do not take away from student's opportunities to use it in conversation with others. Many technology uses that I explored emphasized reading and listening, so I would continue to search for other resources for a balance that includes speaking and writing as well.]]> 2018-04-16 04:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/greateralbany/de6afpr1kwxa/wish/251987276