https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw Winter 2018 en-us 2018-01-20 02:38:02 UTC 2018-02-03 03:07:25 UTC hello@padlet.com petestev https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/225223104 Here are five sites:
1. http://esltedtalks.blogspot.comESL TEDTalks (I chose this website because I have always been a fan of TEDTalks. However, the are something that could be lost in translation for ESL students. These lessons are based on TEDTalks, but designed for intermediate to advanced English learners.
2. http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/daily-routines-beginners
This website teaches students daily vocabulary. It integrates pictures, words, and audio. It helps ESL students learn cultural food, drink, and phrases for routine. It gives them the tools to understand phrases used in English.
3. https://www.grammaropolis.com
This website gets students excited about all parts of grammar. It has videos, books, games, quizzes, and apps. It uses pictures and videos to connect the words to a visual which is helpful for ESL students.
4. http://kindersay.com
This is a website for Spanish speakers to learn English alphabet, words, and phrases. It gives each word a picture and uses audio to help English learners.
5. https://www.eslvideo.com/index.php
This is a website that helps students improve their listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar. It is especially helpful because it is designed by teachers for students.


]]> 2018-01-26 20:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/225223104 petestev https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/225223347 1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/every-classroom-matters-cool/id606677009
This is a link to 300 podcasts on how to help serious students in different ways. I enjoyed this because teachers do not have a lot of extra time in their day, however they can listen to podcasts as they drive, lesson plan, exercise, etc. Teaching that every student and classroom matters.
2. https://www.facebook.com/groups/OSU.ESOL.DL/about/
This is a facebook group that advocates for emerging ELL students. It is a place for discussion, shared experiences, and shared resources. It is an excellent resource because it gives teachers resources from people who have learned about things through experiences.
3. http://www.tesol.org
This website gives teachers a ton of resources on teaching ESOL students in their classroom. It is research based information and ranges from books to read to how to incorporate music to help ESOL's learn.
4. https://www.teachingchannel.org
I really enjoy the teaching channel! It is a website that gives teachers examples of amazing lessons taught by the best teachers. It gives videos of them actually being taught and why. They have great strategies for English Language Learners.
5. https://www.tolerance.org
This is a website that educates students for a diverse democracy. It provides classroom resources and professional development. Its goals are diversity, equity, and justice. ]]> 2018-01-26 20:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/225223347 petestev https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/225223434 1. https://www.playosmo.com/en/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpe-zi8z22AIVimB-Ch2_QgBTEAAYASAAEgK3t_D_BwE
Osmo is a tool to use with iPads. It is an interactive way for students to learn math, reading, writing, shapes, etc. The iPad is able to check the correct answers for each type of game.
2. SMARTBoards
This is not a link but it is a board in the classroom. My school uses them and they are great to get students up and interacting in classroom discussion. It is a way to help ELL's because clipart pictures and audio so that there are visuals for all subjects.
3. https://www.genial.ly
This is a website that brings presentations to life. It also gives a chance to learn about cultures around the world. It is a fun way to present information with animations and maps.
4. https://www.knowlounges.com/recorder/main
This is a platform to video lectures. You can draw on the lectures and record sound as you go. Afterwords you can correct you work. Then when it is time to present the information it is drawn up how you want it, but adds information as you teach and it plays.
5. https://www.classdojo.com 
Classroom dojo creates a community in the classroom. It creates open communication between the teacher, students, ad parents. It is also a place to create groups, presentations, play music, etc. ]]> 2018-01-26 20:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/225223434 petestev https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/227710283 1.https://multiculturalkidblogs.com
This is a fun site to teach students about different cultural holidays, celebrations, and events. It uses arts, activities, and craft to teach about languages and cultures. It shows a lot of other students doing things. This is helpful for ELL learners because it gives them many ways to connect to the content through activities, art, food, language, etc.
2. http://teacher.depaul.edu/BilingualReadingResources.htm
This is a great resource for educators! It provides a lot of different graphic organizers in both English and Spanish. This is nice to have because you can ensure the translation is correct and give Spanish and English speaking students the chance to write in both languages.
3. http://iamamigrant.org
I enjoyed this site and I think it could be very useful for students who have experienced a life of migration. Having the videos of people who have gone through the same experiences is very impactful. For students who haven't it gives them a chance to see the various stories.

]]> 2018-02-03 02:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/227710283 petestev https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/227710830 1. http://byrdseed.com/differentiator/# I enjoyed this site. I think it is very beneficial for edTPA because it gives new teachers the academic vocabulary that is also kid friendly in order to create objectives. I think it could help ELL students if used correctly. If the teacher uses the site correctly, they can use consistency in their objectives. Consistency is very helpful for ELLs because it helps them focus on the content instead of constantly learning new vocabulary.
2. https://kahoot.com
I have played with kahoot! some and I was very intrigued. It uses teacher created material to test children abilities. It also groups students randomly and then give the teacher the ability ti mix up groups so students are working with a variety of people. It is helpful for ELLs because it has them interacting with other students in a non threatening environment and it also uses a lot of images to describe words.
3. https://quizlet.com/latest
I have always been a fan of quizlet for my personal studying. It does a great job of mixing up ways to learn and study content. It uses notecards, tests, games, and lists to help people study. It is helpful to ELLs for the variety of learning styles it provides. It also provides the ability to have the words and phrases read aloud to you. ]]> 2018-02-03 02:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/227710830 petestev https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/227711150 1.https://www.powtoon.com/home/
This is a website that allows teachers to bring their lessons to life with cartoons. My students would love this because they love to see other people, things, puppets, etc giving information. It helps ELLs because it uses visuals as it goes in order to help them remember vocabulary. It is also able to be replayed.
2. https://www.animaker.com
This is a fun website! My students would be completely interested in something presented like this. It would be easier for ELL students to see the information presented with words and actions instead of just words from myself. It brings the lesson to life.
3. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8 
I have worked some with iMovie. It is a relatively easy site to work with. It would be a lot to work with for every lesson. However, I think it would be amazing to record students doing an assignment and then show it to them on an iMovie. This would help all students, including ELLs build their confidence. ]]> 2018-02-03 03:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/petestev/evxoz7512qpw/wish/227711150