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Shereen Elgamal

10 Social Media Tips for Reaching World Language Learners | Edutopia - 5 views

www.edutopia.org/...ld-languages-sarah-wike-loyola

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  • The 21st century learner is not wired to memorize; instead, her or she is inclined to create, connect and collaborate. Social media is the perfect medium for us, their teachers, to reach them.
    • srafuller
      srafuller on 28 Jul 14
       
      It is important to remember to reach our students where they are, not where we were when we were students.
  • posting a weekly question and having students respond
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  • I recommend Edublogs
  • It is time to officially gamify education. If we make it fun through gaming, our students will be engaged. For language teachers, Duolingo is the route to student involvement when it comes to reviewing grammatical structures. Available in many languages, this app allows students to compete with one another and "level up."
    • Shereen Elgamal
      Shereen Elgamal on 27 Jul 15
       
      It sounds like a fun way to get students interact and use the language in an interactive way.
  • srafuller on 28 Jul 14
     
    This is a listing of ways to use social media in the classroom.  
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  • marispi on 20 Jul 15
     
    Interesting article on tips for using social media in the language classroom--definitely relevant to this week.
  • rillia on 27 Jul 15
     
    I like what srafuller says about not expecting students to be like we were when we were students. I struggle with that in all the classes I teach, not just the foreign language. I work to be conscious of reaching students "where they are" every day. Not only that, but we need to be conscious (at least older teachers like me) of not teaching the way we were taught!
  • rillia on 27 Jul 15
     
    I really like this article! Simple, to-the-point, useful suggestions for several on-line applications. I tried out Duolingo but was chagrined to find out they don't offer Russian (Ukrainian and Esperanto but not Russian?!). I could, however, study English from Russian, which has several activities (especially translation) that my students can use. Thanks for posting this article!
annalisaandre

6 Creative Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom | Edudemic - 3 views

www.edudemic.com/skype-in-classroom

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  • 4. Use it for tutoring.
    • Diane Nordin
      Diane Nordin on 07 Aug 15
       
      In Skype Classroom, you will find some people who are providing tutoring service there.
  • 5. Host a virtual Career Exploration Day.
  • 6. Enable better collaboration for group projects and extracurricular activities.
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  • For Collaborating:
  • For Presentations:
  • For Recording:
  • The Tools That Help
    • Diane Nordin
      Diane Nordin on 07 Aug 15
       
      Nice list of tools that can be used with (or without) Skype.
  • Skype is one more free and infinitely useful tool that educators can add to their toolbox
  • 1. Use it to collaborate with other classrooms.
  • 3. Enable participation (and catch-up) for students outside of the classroom.
  • 2. Use it to conduct expert interviews.
  • Q&A or more of a lecture
  • doing some research and coming up with questions in advance, so they have an opportunity to interact with the expert and learn more.
  • Students will get a glimpse into different career options and learn a little more about their peers, and parents get a chance to be more involved with the class
  • marispi on 09 Aug 15
     
    The expert interviews are something I need to do more of. Love the idea of a virtual Career day. Would be a good way to keep alums connected.
Kim Fynboh

talking to authors on skype - 0 views

skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com

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  • Alyssa Ruesch on 03 Aug 09
     
    List of authors who would like to connect with classrooms via Skype.
Marlene Johnshoy

Social network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

en.wikipedia.org/...Social_network

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  • A social network is a social structure made up of individuals (or organizations) called "nodes", which are tied (connected) by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.
Leslie Phillips

Many educators find Twitter a useful tool - 0 views

articles.philly.com/...tter-technology-teacher-tweets

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  • Leslie Phillips on 26 Jul 11
     
    Examples of educators using Twitter for professional and student connections
Erika Sass

Thinkquest - (Facebook for elementary??) « The Techie Classroom - 4 views

techieclassroom.wordpress.com/...kquest-facebook-for-elementary

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    • Erika Sass
      Erika Sass on 20 Jul 11
       
      Has anyone used Thinkquest? It looks like a great way to introduce elementary students to social networking in a safe way. I also posted a great site that does online safety and cyberbulling in 15 minutes lessons with Garfield cartoons for kids.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Jul 11
       
      Yes, I have used it primarily with middle school students and I have found it quite useful. The last time I used it was several years ago to set up a list of websites to use with a webquest, a very simple and easy thing to do.
  • Erika Sass on 20 Jul 11
     
    "Facebook" option for elementary?
  • Alyssa Ruesch on 21 Jul 11
     
    This looks pretty promising. I also think the connections you made on this site are great - asking for resources and someone commented back with great resources on kids safety on the internet. Awesome!!
  • Eleni Nikiforou on 22 Jul 11
     
    I also liked the description. I will make an account to explore it and see if it is something we can use with older students as well.
Kim Fynboh

How Schools Can Use Facebook to Build an Online Community - 1 views

mashable.com/...facebook-for-schools

shared by Kim Fynboh on 12 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • But “being safe” shouldn’t mean missing out on a key opportunity to engage the community.
  • Facebook is an excellent opportunity for a school to connect with families and share information rapidly. If a school is consistent in keeping the information updated and accurate, students and families will likely come to rely on the Facebook Page as a resource to find information about what’s going on at the school.
    • Kim Fynboh
      Kim Fynboh on 15 Jul 11
       
      so true!
  • Kim Fynboh on 12 Jul 11
     
    For those that are interested in knowing a step-by-step process in setting up a facebook account for your school district. Article talks about all of the different things that one must think about when setting up a site.
Roxana Sandu

College 2.0: Academics and Colleges Split Their Personalities for Social Media - Techno... - 1 views

chronicle.com/...127936

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  • Many professors and higher-education leaders are struggling to strike a balance between their personal and professional lives when using online social media, a realm that encourages widespread sharing of thoughts and opinions. Often that means creating multiple accounts, one for each of the hats they wear. Some professors use Facebook with friends and family, reserving Twitter for professional observations, or vice versa.
  • There may be a benefit to that kind of sharing. Ms. Johnson recently conducted a survey of 120 students at the college about what they thought of a series of Twitter feeds run by professors. The majority of students found the professors who mixed in personal details with their down-to-business tweets more credible—rating them higher on measures of competence, trustworthiness, and caring. Her theory: Students want to end the semester with a connection to their professors, not just a head full of facts.
  • Roxana Sandu on 18 Jul 11
     
    An article about how some of the academics manage both personal and professional accounts on Twitter, FB etc.
  • Martha Borden on 19 Jul 11
     
    Ms. Johnson's survey findings has made me think on my own personal rule of keeping school and personal separate in cyberspace. Question still remains is: at what age is it appropriate for teachers to mix school and personal...middle school, high school, college?
yflanders

A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom | Edutopia - 6 views

www.edutopia.org/...media-in-classroom-vicki-davis

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    • yflanders
      yflanders on 26 Jul 14
       
      This is great article for teachers and the parents to help students connecting with social media world in a positive learning path. 
amykrowland

Kindergarten Diva: The Wonders of Skype - 2 views

kinderdiva.blogspot.com/...the-wonders-of-skype.html

carlatech

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    • amykrowland
      amykrowland on 09 Aug 14
       
      This PDF is a great resource to have when planning a Skype call with another class or person!  I downloaded this and plan on using it in my own teaching.
  • Every learner in her classroom fulfilled an important function and numerous curricular outcomes were met whenever her classroom connected via Skype. Please click on this link to view this PDF file on turning a Skype call into a learning call--it's a great resource!
James Dittes

Learn Globally: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Connect Your Students to the World - YouTube - 4 views

www.youtube.com/watch

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  • James Dittes on 23 Nov 14
     
    This recorded webinar covered some of the ground that our Web 2.0 class covered in 2014, but it had a much more thorough discussion of Google+ Hangout and Skype that we found. Highly recommended.
hharb01

WhatsApp in the classroom to foster listening and speaking | TeachingEnglish | British... - 7 views

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/...room-foster-listening-speaking

#carlatech18 carlatech18share carlatech18 whatsapp interpretivemode languages technology smarphone

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  • mobile technology can help teachers to find new ways to improve students’ language/content learning.
    • hharb01
      hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
       
      Ask school to supply a phone and apps installed to overcome giving your personal phone number to students.
    • norikofujiokaito
      norikofujiokaito on 25 Jul 18
       
      Some of my students use LINE (similar to WhatsApp) to talk with their conversation partners in Japan to practice Japanese and learn about Japanese culture. Mobile phones play a great role in foreign language courses now.
  • WhatsApp in your classroom with the purpose of improving students’ oral skills.
    • hharb01
      hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
       
      Mainly for speaking and writing, can be used for both representational and interpretive modes.
  • Mobile Phone Operator they contacted offered them a cheaper phone rate than the one they had. We could say they killed two birds with one stone.
    • hharb01
      hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
       
      Ask Principal about the likelihood of going this route.
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  • allow their use with a clear pedagogical use and under the supervision of a teacher
    • hharb01
      hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
       
      check cell phone use policy and advocate for pedagogical use.
  • assessed
    • hharb01
      hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
       
      be clear with deadlines assessment what they have to do
  • describe the project
  • WhatsApp recordings of presentations should be just another tool
    • hharb01
      hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
       
      One app to be used and not the only one
  • engaged very easily and they enjoy listening to each other’s presentations
  • overcome their anxiety by being able to prepare an audio file on their own
  • very useful with large classrooms
  •   Assign each student a topic
  • Hand out a task to each of the students
  • Tell students the deadline
  • Share the assessment criteria
  • on-line pronouncing dictionaries
    • hharb01
      hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
       
      Find online dictionaries with speech tools.
  • listen to them and mark them according to the assessmen
  •  Prepare a handout for students with a list of questions
  • let them listen to all students' recordings and ask them to answer the questions in the handout
  • need of a good Internet connection
  • will help students who feel anxious in public to relax and it will also create an atmosphere of concentration which is key to effective listening
  • hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
     
    Examples on how to use Whatsapp in the language classroom
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  • hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
     
    with highlights and sticky notes
  • norikofujiokaito on 25 Jul 18
     
    The use of Whatsapp in the language classroom to promote conversation in the target language
  • Marlene Johnshoy on 25 Jul 18
     
    This one worked! and I can see your highlights! =)
akikomatk

Accelerating English and Math on the Go - Language Magazine - 3 views

www.languagemagazine.com/...ing-english-and-math-on-the-go

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  • In addition to taking classes, she supplements her education by using Learning Upgrade, a smartphone app with English and math lessons for adults.
  • Along with our face-to-face instruction and tutoring, we offer an additional resource to our adult students: educational software via mobile technology.
  • This access to educational software allows those with limited scheduled availability, or those who do not yet have an assigned tutor, to learn at their own pace and on their own time.
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  • In addition to taking classes, she supplements her education by using Learning Upgrade, a smartphone app with English and math lessons for adults.
  • The app’s 300 lessons are designed by educators and use songs, videos, and games to engage even the most reluctant of students. Every level provides practice problems, accompanied by immediate intervention and remediation with multimedia supports.
  • I use the app when I have a little bit of time, anywhere. Sometimes I’m in the laundry, waiting between washing and drying.”
    • akikomatk
      akikomatk on 27 Jul 18
       
      This is one advantage of technology: anywhere, anytime!
  • Both generations are equally willing to help one another bridge the gap, which in turn boosts the effectiveness of both approaches.
  • So far, the use of smartphones by students at Midland Need to Read has accelerated the learning process, giving students the motivation needed to improve their English language
  • hharb01 on 29 Jul 18
     
    In my district, we are always being asked to connect our language teaching to other disciplines. Using Smartphone to do so is smart. However, not all of my students have these devices. They can definitely share a device. I like how this article is geared toward adult learners who can't or don't have time to attend physical classes. The App allows them to access this knowledge anywhere anytime. Thanks Akiko.
  • vaguevara on 29 Jul 18
     
    I love the statement about the importance of Math Literacy--YES!!!!
vaguevara

Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life | Greater Good Magazine - 1 views

greatergood.berkeley.edu/education

education podcasts SEL Mindfulness Connections SoftSkills Happiness twitter

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  • vaguevara on 23 Jul 18
     
    Podcasts on Education-Social Emotional Learning, Mindfulness, character education-- For healthy classrooms and teachers. Images and topics that can be useful in the WL Classroom.
lars3969

When Not to Use Video Chat for Language Learning | | Academic Technology Specialists - 0 views

web.stanford.edu/...hivetalkin

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  • October 31, 2011
    • lars3969
      lars3969 on 14 Aug 17
       
      This article is not the most recent, but it's still an interesting read.
  • trying to have a conversation with someone you have never met, over a low quality video connection, in a language you don’t speak very well, is quite challenging socially as well as linguistically.
    • lars3969
      lars3969 on 14 Aug 17
       
      This is the most interesting point in the article. Even when speaking with another native English speaker on Skype or Google Hangouts, it can be hard to negotiate turn taking.
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  • Anyone who has used video chat for business purposes knows just how difficult it is to execute turn-taking, interrupting, and politeness.
Robert Steen

Fakebook - 5 views

www.classtools.net/home-page

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  • "Fakebook" allows teachers and students to create imaginary profile pages for study purposes.
  • Use "Fakebook" to chart the plot of a book, the development of a character, a series of historical events, the debates and relationships between people, and so on!
  • Robert Steen on 24 Jul 17
     
    Another FB idea, but this is not connected to the real facebook. I'm not sure classmates can interact with these "fake" profiles. Still, might be fun.
  • lars3969 on 25 Jul 17
     
    I can imagine using this after reading a book with a class - I could assign a character to each student and give them a situation to respond to. It might turn out something like this: https://thehairpin.com/texts-from-pride-and-prejudice-9508de842826
vivianfranco

Modality of input and vocabulary acquisition - 4 views

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  • This study examines the effect of input modality (video, audio, and captions, i.e., onscreen text in the same language as audio) on (a) the learning of written and aural word forms, (b) overall vocabulary gains, (c) attention to input, and (d) vocabulary learning strategies of beginning L2 learners.
  • Multimedia, that is, a combination of print, audio, and imagery, has been argued to enhance input by making it more comprehensible (Plass & Jones, 2005).
  • The use of multimedia is also advocated because (a) it allows for the provision of authentic input and thus exposure to target culture, (b) it motivates learners, and (c) it accounts for students’ different learning styles (Brinton, 2001).
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  • Research Questions
  • Participants
  • RESULTS
  • Mate ria ls
  • 2 Instruments
  • Procedures
  • The results suggest that for beginning learners with better reading than listening skills: (a) captions facilitate recognition of written word forms, while audio facilitates recognition of aural word forms; (b) more word meanings are learned when videos are shown with both audio and captions than with either audio or captions; (c) participants think they pay most attention to captions, then to video, then to audio, but they consider video to be the most helpful; some participants have difficulty attending to all three modalities; and (d) the meanings of some new words can be learned from very difficult authentic videos when the language is well-supported by visual images.
    • vivianfranco
      vivianfranco on 28 Jul 17
       
      I chose this quote because these results suggest that multimedia sources are tools that can be useful to attend different students' learning styles (some students learn better through reading, others through listening, others through making connections with images). Besides, it provides evidence of the effect of media sources on language acquisition which is also linked to authentic material. This quote also presents the difficulties that media sources can generate in those students who are not used to manage information presented in diverse modalities at once.
  • vivianfranco on 28 Jul 17
     
    This article presents a research about the effects on integrating multimedia sources on second language vocabulary acquisition. The researchers exposed the language learners to different stimulus: video with audio and captions, video with audio, and video with captions and compare the results to analyze their effect on language acquisition.
jenniferacarr

Five Ways to Use Twitter in the World Language Classroom - The FLTMAG - 7 views

fltmag.com/n-the-world-language-classroom

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  • they use their comfort and skills with social media to connect students with the content area on a deeper level.
    • nataliemcruz
      nataliemcruz on 16 Jul 19
       
      This is a great goal. Students will watch ridiculous Vines for hours, so how can we replace that with something that stimulates their intellect?
  • help students keep tabs on their upcoming assignments and assessments
    • nataliemcruz
      nataliemcruz on 16 Jul 19
       
      This seems like a lot of work, especially because my students have plan sheets - but I think I could do this for the big things :)
  • I use Twitter as a way to provide practice during the days leading to macro-assessments, by providing sample test items, as well as study tips.
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  • I provide the correct answer (present indicative or infinitive) in the form of a comment on the same tweet. This gives students who follow the Twitter feed and receive notifications an opportunity to quiz themselves in real time.
  • Students who do not have a Twitter account can go to my school website and follow along with the embedded stream.
    • nataliemcruz
      nataliemcruz on 16 Jul 19
       
      I didn't know you could do that, glad there is a way to bypass individual accounts
    • jenniferacarr
      jenniferacarr on 25 Jul 19
       
      I didn't know you could do that either. I wonder if students without accounts would still be disadvantaged, though, since they wouldn't receive notifications in real time...
  • In both cases, students understand that I am paying attention and rewarding their efforts and attention to detail, and feel that their hard work is being recognized.
  • There is great power in positive reinforcement
  • I ask permission first
  • For the students who provided the work, this is a great motivator to keep the high-quality work flowing, while for the other students, it serves as an example of good work.
    • nataliemcruz
      nataliemcruz on 16 Jul 19
       
      I'd be careful with praise meaning, give it - but make sure all students get praised . . . even less stellar students for their small achievements
  • my view of the textbook is that it should be a resource for learning, not as a primary source
    • nataliemcruz
      nataliemcruz on 16 Jul 19
       
      Yes - textbook as reference book
  • nataliemcruz on 16 Jul 19
     
    Fun ideas for Twitter use
Marlene Johnshoy

Building Digital Literacy Bridges: Connecting Cultures and Promoting Global Citizenship... - 0 views

link.springer.com/...s11528-018-0350-1

multiliteracies digitalliteracy virtualfieldtrips Delacruz globalcitizenship

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 06 Aug 19
     
    Abstract: "Students deepen their content knowledge and collaborative skills as they interact with others across the globe. In order to deepen early childhood students' awareness and understanding of the world, teachers worked with their classes to develop and share school-based virtual field trips. The researcher sought to (a) identify the steps to create a school-based virtual field trip, and (b) understand how virtual field trips can promote global and/or content understandings. Qualitative results reveal that the steps taken to create a trip varied by grade. Students were motivated to teach other students about their school and were able to learn about different cultures. A variety of literacy skills were also utilized in the virtual field trips."
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