ESOL- Tech Springboard by https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva Sites and other resourses related to ESOL and English Language Learners! en-us 2019-01-16 17:53:17 UTC 2019-02-01 04:36:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png Grammaropolis gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/323291834 Grammaropolis is an interactive site that is teaching and focusing on different speech parts! These speech parts include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions and interjections. The interactive part of this site is very engaging, and extremely helpful for ELL students. There is a wide range of activities for emergent bilinguals from books, videos, quizzes, games and other apps to practice learning the rules of speech parts.

https://www.grammaropolis.com]]> 2019-01-23 02:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/323291834 Kindersay gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/323293749 Kindersay is a website dedicating to teaching young emergent bilingual students English. There are different options to practice depending on where you’re starting out at from learning the alphabet, to practicing English words, and even learning sign language!

http://kindersay.com/]]> 2019-01-23 03:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/323293749 Fun English Games gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/323294981 This website is a fun interactive website for emergent bilinguals to practice English games in the subjects of science, math, and English! The online activities range from games, worksheets, quizzes, videos, topics and other fun stuff. These activities help improve your English skills by practicing reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary.  http://www.funenglishgames.com]]> 2019-01-23 03:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/323294981 Poplit gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533010 Poplit is a website that using popular culture and media to help with literacy learning. These videos are provided by YouTube, and are interactive by asking students to list other songs/topics that relate to the video that the students watched. This site would be very beneficial to emergent bilinguals because it’s another way that isn’t strictly grammar to incorporate learning in a low-stress situation!http://www.poplit.net]]> 2019-01-26 01:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533010 Tripppin gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533427 Tripppin is a website that uses virtual trips, chatrooms, different missions and games to help emergent bilinguals learn English! This is another fun way to incorporate language learning that’s not just centered on learning games and repetition. This site allows emergent bilinguals to practice their language use in other virtual ways which is very engaging to students!

https://www.tripppin.com]]> 2019-01-26 01:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533427 Cool Cat Teacher Blog gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533595 Cool Cat Teacher Blog is a blog that has newsletters, podcasts, speaking and a code of ethics section. In the newsletter portion of this blog, it always you an easy way to stay motivated and informed about your teaching and provides words of encouragement as a teacher. There are also podcasts that are centered around teachers being interviewed and sharing their tips and tricks on how to be successful!
https://www.coolcatteacher.com]]> 2019-01-26 01:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533595 Mindshift gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533607 Mindshift is a podcast that is centered around the future of learning. There are different programs and trending podcast that can be found on this site. These podcasts are very important for teachers and future teachers to listen to because they give great insight on classroom topics, while challenging teachers to find different ways to effectively teacher their students. 
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift

]]> 2019-01-26 01:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533607 Edutopia Videos gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533632 Edutopia is an online source that provides different videos on evidence-based learning practices in all ranges of education. There are videos ranging from learning environments, to teaching strategies, to different research, social and emotional learning, mental health and more. This website is very well rounded and provides insight that is important for any teacher to review. https://www.edutopia.org/videos]]> 2019-01-26 01:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533632 Speed of Creativity gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533682 Speed of Creativity is another podcast that is centered around teaching strategies and different guidelines that teachers hold. For example, this podcasts range from topics of technology and how it relates to learning, to guidelines for digital sharing in your classrooms/with your students. 
http://www.speedofcreativity.org
]]> 2019-01-26 01:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533682 Langwitches gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533703 The creator of Langwitches, Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano, is born in Germany, raised in Argentina, and lived in other countries as well, currently now residing in the United States. She has a multicultural background, and that is what fueled her to create this website. She has a passion for global awareness, and through her site there are different education keynotes, presentation, workshops, consulting, and coaching/mentoring that is centered on being in the classroom. 
http://langwitches.org/blog/
]]> 2019-01-26 01:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324533703 RhymeZone gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534834 RhymeZone is a website that is centered on finding rhymes, synonyms, adjectives and other parts of speech! All you have to do is type in the word in the search box, click if you’re finding rhymes, syllables (any part of speech) from the drop-down bar and organize your results and bam! You have what you’re looking for. This is great for emergent bilinguals to play around with words and see those rhyming and sound patterns!
https://www.rhymezone.com/
]]> 2019-01-26 01:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534834 Lingro gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534838 Lingro is an online dictionary where you can enter a website to make the words from the website clickable! This is an engaging way to get students to be practicing/getting familiar with different words they might not have seen before, while also practicing reading text from a webpage! When you click on a word you are unfamiliar with, it will pop up with a dictionary so you are seeing the translation in different languages, and seeing the definition of the word!
http://lingro.com/
]]> 2019-01-26 01:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534838 Visuwords gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534844 Visuwords is a collaborating website that is a visual dictionary, thesaurus and interactive lexicon all in one! You can type a word into the search bar, select noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and see all of the different definitions and meanings to the words in a word map! This is great for emergent bilinguals because they are seeing the different meanings of words in a visual manner!
https://visuwords.com
]]> 2019-01-26 01:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534844 Word Reference gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534850 WordReference is an online site that is a dictionary, but a dictionary that is from one language to another. For example, you can choose what language you are wanting to search in, and the definition, English synonyms, collocations, and conjugations pop up for the languages you chose! This is a great tool for emergent bilinguals to use that is tailored to their learning by using the language that is most familiar with them and make those connections to the language they are learning!
http://www.wordreference.com]]> 2019-01-26 01:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534850 Flashcard Stash gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534861 Flashcard Stash is an easy online site that is encouraging students to study. There are different tabs of study easier, science-based learning, and optimized for vocab. These range from engaging games to help you study, learning mode helps promote spaced repetition with learning, and building on top of words you already know, and being able to practice the words you may be unfamiliar with. This is very interactive and hits the needs of most learners which is very cool!
http://flashcardstash.com
]]> 2019-01-26 01:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/324534861 Typing.com gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326561212 Typing.com is a free online site that helps your students practice their typing/keyboarding skills! The levels are beginner, intermediate and advanced, and work through around 3 typing keyboard techniqes which  is helpful for students learning to type! By breaking down the steps to typing, students are learning the fundamentals of life-long skills! This site would be beneficial to emergent bilinguals because they will get to practice learning language in a low-stakes way by practicing to spell on a keyboard!

https://www.typing.com/teacher]]> 2019-02-01 03:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326561212 Memrise gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562081 Memrise is an interactive site that helps you with memorizing grammar and other important aspects of language development at your fingertips! You can choose a long list of different languages to practice and learn, which is so important to have the ability to learn language in a fun, engaging way!

https://www.memrise.com]]> 2019-02-01 04:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562081 Radio Garden gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562151 Radio Garden is a website that is SO amazing because you are able to tune in and listen to live, history and jingles about topics from all around the world! This is so fasinating because you are getting to immerse yourself in social learning from individuals all around the world. This is a great way to provide insight of the outside world with teaching.

http://radio.garden/live/]]> 2019-02-01 04:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562151 Kahoot gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562897 Kahoot is an online site where you can create creative quizzes that are timed and based on the subject matter you are assessing. This assessment is a very informal assessment, and is great for student collaboration and individual asssessing in a low-risk situation! https://kahoot.com]]> 2019-02-01 04:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562897 Quizzizz gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562953 Quizzizz is a online site where you can creat quizzes for your students. Theses quizzes are created in mind with quizzing students in and out of the classroom. Another awesome feature of this website is the fact that these quizzes are all self-paced, which helps with student engagement! https://quizizz.com]]> 2019-02-01 04:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562953 Fresh Grade gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562979 Fresh Grade is an online platform that incorporates collaboration between students and teachers, while also documenting students progress. A super cool feature of this website is how you can share information to parents, which shows how engaging and universal this site is. Another cool feature is the ability to track progress of your students, which is beneficial to EVERY student in your classroom, especially tracking the progress of our emergent bilinguals.

https://www.freshgrade.com]]> 2019-02-01 04:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326562979 Storyboard That gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326563787 Storyboard That is a free website that incorporates the use of visual communication styles in book form! You can transform any book into a visual storyboard, which is a great way to create that excitment with reading! This also is great to help with emergent bilinguals because they are able to visually see their stories come back to life and use that as a strategy to activate their prior knowledge!

https://www.storyboardthat.com]]> 2019-02-01 04:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326563787 Scrible gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326563840 Scrible is a research platform meant for both students and teachers! This website provides the tools to successfully search the web for research, annotations, etc! This website is also really great for taking notes and checking the information you are taking notes on. https://www.scrible.com/#news]]> 2019-02-01 04:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326563840 Imgur gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326563894 Imgur is a website that converts video to gif images! This is really fun because you can create content that would relate to your students prior knowledge, while also providing that visual scaffold throughout your lessons. Gifs are very interactive videos, which would also help with creating a fun level of engagement with every lesson. https://imgur.com/vidgif]]> 2019-02-01 04:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326563894 Technology with Langauge Learners- gonzamad https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326565426
Technology is important to be used with emergent bilinguals because it incorporates important learning strategies that are beneficial to their learning. Technology provides that time for collaboration, problem solving, creativity, culture, critical thinking and communication.

My personal philosophy is that technology provides a greater depth of learning with emergent bilinguals and any student you have. In my placement we incorporate technology time to practice fact fluency, vocabulary, and other technological skills. The main reason for this is due to the repetition that these online sites provides for students learning. Another important reasoning for technology is that most of these sites that are beneficial to emergent bilinguals is that they can go at their own pace, see visuals to create those connections with their learning, and view learning in another aspect than just sitting in a classroom trying to decode what the teacher is teaching.

By allowing students to reach for technology and utilize sites that are beneficial to their learning, by targeting their creativity, critical thinking, collaboration etc is so beneficial with language development. You are able to expand the knowledge of your students by immersing them in learning that is personal to them, relatable to their learning, and engaging!
https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students#startstandards]]> 2019-02-01 04:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzamad/hzuriwux6uva/wish/326565426