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Marlene Johnshoy

Incorporating advertising and smartphones into instruction - American Council on the Te... - 1 views

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ACTFL smartphone

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 03 Dec 12
     
    ACTFL 2012 presentation "Attendees will learn to revise traditional activities by incorporating advertising and smartphones into their teaching. Advertising is everywhere and smartphones are part of most students' life. They can be tools that shape student awareness of other languages and cultures. "
akikomatk

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

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technology language

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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!!!!
Marlene Johnshoy

Mobile Devices for Learning: What You Need to Know (available in Spanish) | Edutopia - 1 views

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mobile guide mlearning edutopia

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 28 May 14
     
    "This guide can help you better understand how mobile gadgets -- cell phones, tablets, and smartphones -- can engage students and change their learning environment."
Kathryn Kerekes

iPads in the Spanish Classroom! - iPads in Education - 6 views

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  • The app I used was called "Sock Puppets" They first wrote out a script then recorded them using the App. Finally, we had them switch iPads and watch the other "puppet shows".
    • Abby Bajuniemi
      Abby Bajuniemi on 23 Jul 12
       
      This sounds like a fun thing to do with middle-schoolers! 
    • Carol Petersen
      Carol Petersen on 30 Jul 12
       
      I love the idea. But....unfortunately, how many public schools can or would fund a bunch of ipads to use in the classroom? I believe this is an expense that should be used. but, here in TX we dont even have $$ for basics! :(
    • Kathryn Kerekes
      Kathryn Kerekes on 30 Jul 12
       
      We do a lot of TPRS at my school, so this would be helpful to bring the stories to life.
  • Abby Bajuniemi on 23 Jul 12
     
    Super interesting thread on ways in which other Spanish teachers have incorporated iPads into their classrooms! Maybe some ideas for people?
  • Charles Zook on 31 Jul 12
     
    Just what I was looking for...I have many students whose lives revolve around their smartphones and iPads.
Marlene Johnshoy

IA Strategy: Addressing the Signatures of Information Overload :: UXmatters - 1 views

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UX IA information overload

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  • Koltay—and likely most of you who are reading this column—have observed how Web 2.0 and the use of folksonomies have created conditions that result in information overload. When we provide applications that let users manage information, and those users have limited to no awareness of knowledge organization for the Web, the information architectures that evolve for users and the entire system may be less than optimal. Since most users are not equipped to produce sound classification schemes or efficient top-down taxonomies on their own, their impact on any system creates what I call a literacy gap, depicted in Figure 6. Depending on the other signatures of information overload that play out in users’ interaction with a system, the consequences of their literacy gap can lead to information overload. Koltay’s article makes this claim, and I agree.
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      I am experimenting with "sticky notes" as I ponder info overload and juggle all the new web2.0 I can handle! :-)
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      The above excerpt reminds me of a collaborative review project that we did in my class at the end of the last school year. We broke down each unit and lesson that we had covered into chunks and each student was supposed to make virtual flashcards (on quizlet.com) with their chunk of the material. Some students did great while others were absolutely lost while using the computers. It had a deleterious effect on the overall project. As I try to imagine implementing more web resources with the goal of productive communication and interaction in L2, I am troubled by the disparity of web/computer literacy among students. I don't mean to sound negative, but it is something I really struggle with. What about the students who lack the necessary skills?
    • Marlene Johnshoy
      Marlene Johnshoy on 30 Jul 12
       
      Even when working with teachers, we find this in workshops.  We tend to pair/group teachers, so they can help each other out - have you tried that with students?
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 31 Jul 12
       
      Yes, I did assign pairs. Some students are smartphone literate and seem to have little to no interest in anything desktop. Hmmm...perhaps I should try focusing on the ipads.
  • Yes, while Twitter is most engaging when tweets are firing away, it is also a poster child for propagating information overload.
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      Another good point! I love all the new technologies at our fingertips, but at some point it becomes a bit overwhelming.
Amy Uribe

Revisiting Twitter as an Educational Tool « Teaching Effectiveness Program - 3 views

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  • have used Twitter to facilitate class discussion and to gauge and deepen students’ interest and level of understanding.
  • raising awareness of personal branding. “I think it’s really important for students to think about the content of their accounts and the pictures they use,” which form part of a lasting “digital footprint,” she says. Faculty members often must remind students of the permanence of the Internet and its long-term effect on their professional image.
    • Edward Eiffler
      Edward Eiffler on 29 Jul 13
       
      Many students do not understand the danger of just posting anything
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  • “Our students don’t really need to be taught how to connect to each other online, but teaching them to be aware of their online environments, their roles in those environments, and what their roles could be in those environments is part of encouraging their cultural awareness. I think that we do a disservice to our students when we try to keep the internet out of our classrooms, and that we should instead be encouraging them to engage as much as possible (and as critically as possible) with the endless resources that the internet places at their fingertips.”
    • Amy Uribe
      Amy Uribe on 29 Jul 13
       
      I still have colleagues who will not allow laptops or smartphones in the classroom.  I like the idea of teaching students how to act in different online environments.  It is a useful tool.
  • Edward Eiffler on 29 Jul 13
     
    Twitter, the popular microblogging site that allows users to post 140-character "tweets," both intrigues and irritates faculty, according to a Faculty Focus survey. Some embrace it as a clever way to teach concision and get students writing, thinking, and connecting with the course material and one another.
Amy Uribe

Socrative | EdSurge - 0 views

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  • Amy Uribe on 03 Aug 13
     
    One of the applications I tried out was Socrative.  It can best be described as online clickers.  Here is an article that describes it more in detail.  Since I teach at college and EVERYONE has cellphones, it is very easy (and fun) for students to use.  And teachers get immediate feedback!
anonymous

Vocaroo: Voice Recording Made Easy - The FLTmag | The FLTmag - 0 views

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      anonymous on 02 Aug 15
       
      Embedding a Vocaroo recording into a set of instructions--awesome!
  • ease-of-use
  • get a link to my recordings and then email it to students
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  • smartphones, have Vocaroo generate a QR code and your students can unlock the message behind the code with any QR code reader
  • If your students are in need of extra practice with the past tense, have them email you a Vocaroo recording every Sunday night describing their weekend.
  • For homework, ask your students to collaboratively author a story in which they elaborate on the details of the previous recordings and then either post or email the recordings to their classmates
  • no account is needed to use this tool
  • embedding a Vocaroo recording into a set of instructions
Robert Steen

How social media is changing language | OxfordWords blog - 3 views

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    • Ergan Xu
      Ergan Xu on 28 Jul 17
       
      Very true!
  • The words that surround us every day influence the words we use. Since so much of the written language we see is now on the screens of our computers, tablets, and smartphones, language now evolves partly through our interaction with technology. And because the language we use to communicate with each other tends to be more malleable than formal writing, the combination of informal, personal communication and the mass audience afforded by social media is a recipe for rapid change.
    • Robert Steen
      Robert Steen on 31 Jul 17
       
      this is interesting. should we be teaching emoji as part of the language?
sarahbeeman

Technology | World Language Classroom - 11 views

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  • All it takes is a QR reading app on a smartphone to quickly and instantly hear the student’s voice.
  • On Wheel Decide, teachers can type in the words that they want displayed on the wheel and on each click the wheel spins and lands on a random color. 
    • sarahbeeman
      sarahbeeman on 27 Jul 17
       
      This seems like a tool I would use and students would enjoy.
  • Anne Dixon on 17 Jul 17
     
    Relevant to what we are doing in class and some of these ideas are great!
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  • pludek on 20 Jul 17
     
    Instagram is something I haven't looked at at all - it would be interesting to see how / if others use it for school
  • sarahbeeman on 27 Jul 17
     
    This has multiple ideas --many of which we have already seen!
  • Ergan Xu on 31 Jul 17
     
    It is a great summary for technology tools. Some of them we have already started in class, and some of them I will definitely explore in the future!
cnming

30 creative ways to use Padlet for teachers and students - BookWidgets - 9 views

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  • Let your students answer some important exit ticket questions like “what did you learn today?”, “What didn’t you understand?” or “What questions do you still have?”.It gets better…Here are some other exit ticket promts your students could answer: Write down three things you learned today. If you had to explain today’s lesson to a friend, what would you tell him/her? What question do you have about what we learned today? What part of the lesson did you find most difficult? What would you like me to go over again next lesson? Write down two questions you would put in a quiz about today’s lesson. What were the main points we covered today? Did the group activity contribute to your understanding of the topic? Why? Read this problem … What would be your first step in solving it? I used app X extensively today. Was it helpful? Why or why not?
  • Complete the storyCreate a story and ask students how it should continue. Students can post their ideas on the Padlet. Finally, take some of your students' ideas and complete the story. You’ll have some funny stories!
  • What is Padlet?
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  • Padlet can be used by students and by teachers. With padlet you can create an online post-it board that you can share with any student or teacher you want. Just give them the unique Padlet link. Padlet allows you to insert ideas anonymously or with your name. It’s easy to use and very handy.
  • Whoever has the Padlet board opened on his smartphone or computer, can see what’s on it and what everyone is writing. Students just have to take a device and start adding little sticky notes online. They can see all the ideas gathered on the teacher board immediately.
    • pamh6832
      pamh6832 on 22 Jul 20
       
      Clear description of what Padlet is and how to use it.
  • Sharing a Padlet board is easy; choose for a QR code or a link.
  • Let your students insert the link in the browser or in the Padlet app. They can ‘continue as guest’ so they just have to scan the qr code with the Padlet app or type in the URL, without creating an account. Shortly after, they will be directed to your first Padlet board.
  • How to post things on Padlet? Well, there are a few ways to do this: double click anywhere on the board; drag files in; paste from clipboard; save as bookmark with Padlet mini; or just click the ‘+’ button in the lower right corner.
  • 2. Live question bank Let your students ask questions during the lesson. It’s very handy when students don’t understand something or need a better explanation. Stop your lesson 10 minutes early and go over the questions. This way students who are afraid to ask questions can still ask their questions anonymously. It gives a voice to every student in the room, even to the shy ones.
    • pamh6832
      pamh6832 on 22 Jul 20
       
      A good way to help ensure student engagement and comprehension. Similar to the "Chat" feature on Zoom.
  • 14. Prior knowledge Try to figure out what students already know about the topic you’re about to teach. What prior knowledge do your students have about that particular topic and what don’t they know? Students just post their knowledge on Padlet, so you can see how to build your lesson.
    • pamh6832
      pamh6832 on 22 Jul 20
       
      For reviewing previous year information. Always important, but perhaps even more so after Spring 2020 and distance learning.
  • 23. Geocaching For physical exercises, students have to go walking more. Let you students do some geocaching and let them post pictures of themselves and the treasure to the Padlet board. It will encourage the others to find the treasures as well.
  • Online student portfolio
    • cnming
      cnming on 23 Jul 20
       
      I am going to try this in my language classes.
  • Complete the story Create a story and ask students how it should continue. Students can post their ideas on the Padlet. Finally, take some of your students' ideas and complete the story. You’ll have some funny stories!
    • cnming
      cnming on 23 Jul 20
       
      Great idea!
  • nleisenheimer on 21 Jul 19
     
    This posting provides MULTIPLE ways to use Padlet. I found those activities that allow live interaction to be very interesting.
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  • nataliemcruz on 22 Jul 19
     
    I think this would be good to use for collecting research or as a place to post class questions
  • ksvinall on 22 Jul 20
     
    I love the idea of using padlet for exit ticket questions!
  • papolochan56 on 23 Jul 20
     
    I really like padlet as a survey tool or an exit pass type of activity
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