Teaching with the Internet Presentation at UOG's 21st Annual Language Arts Conference

Pictured L-R: Paul Sekine; Ceferino Duarosan Jr.; Dr. Kate Mastruserio Reynolds, conference keynote speaker and associate professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in the departments of foreign languages and curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, instructor; Kate Pappano; and Gregory Mamay.

Graduate students enrolled in ED638: Teaching with the Internet presented at the University of Guam’s 21st Annual Regional Language Arts Conference held November 14 and 15 at the University of Guam and Holiday Resort & Spa. The theme of the conference was Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas: Empowering English Language Learners. The students’ presentation titled Using Internet Tools to Enhance ESL Instruction explored web sites aimed at enhancing ESL and content area instruction, writing, collaboration, professional development, instructional technology, website designing, blogging, and assessment. Please see the following to find out details about the Internet tools presented.

Teaching with the Internet, Tool 1

http://www.learnoutloud.com/

•LearnOutLoud is a website that offers audio and educational material for everyone
•There are over 15,000 titles available which offers a comprehensive selection of learning material
•LearnOutLoud would be beneficial to English Language Learners because it offers the teacher and student alike the knowledge to incorporate technology in the classroom

Teaching with the Internet, Tool 2

http://www.google.com/ig

•iGoogle.com is a customizable AJAX start page much like Netvibes, Pageflakes and My Yahoo!
•It supports the use of specifically developed “gadgets” to display content on a user’s page
•iGoogle would be important for English Language Learners because it offers many features that would benefit all learners such as email, up to date news around the world, word and quote of the day, the usage of a dictionary and you tube presentations

Teaching with the Internet, Tool 3

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLoginAuth?service=writely

• Online document creating and sharing for free
• No downloading required
• Access your documents, spreadsheets and presentations from any computer
• Share your work in real time with anyone
• Students can access their work in school and at home
• Students can publish their work
• Google docs would be beneficial to English Language Learners because it enhances any writing curriculum and introduces the world of technology

Teaching with the Internet, Tool 4

http://www.tripod.lycos.com/

•Create your own website or blog
• Web building tools
• Free image gallery
• Step-by-step set up instruction
• Create a classroom website or blog
• Open communication with parents
• Tripod would be beneficial to English Language Learners
because it enhances student communication and
technology skills

Teaching with the Internet, Tool 5

http://www.teachertube.com/

•Teacher Tube is an educational video sharing website where users can upload, view, and share video clips
•It is an online community where educators and students can share their educational instructional videos
•Teacher Tube is a great resource for finding lesson ideas and ways to use some of the videos for a lesson
•Teacher Tube benefits English Language Learners by engaging them through observation and listening. It allows the English Language Learner opportunities to search topics that are most meaningful to them. Teacher Tube is a great way for the English Language Learner to be comfortable learning at their own pace without the pressure or fear of being embarrassed

Teaching with the Internet, Tool 6

http://geocities.yahoo.com/

•Yahoo! Geocities is a webhosting service founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994
•It is a publishing community where you can set up your own web site free of charge
•Create and publish your own site using Page Wizard or Pagebuilder
•Geocities is a great way for English Language Learners to create their own sites and express themselves to family and friends. It allows them to maintain contact with their teacher and peers

Teaching with the Internet, Tool 7

http://delicious.com/

•Organize links to popular and useful sites
•Two levels of associations: tags and bundles
•Share your links and favorite sites with others
•Use the search feature to find relevant sites
•Access websites quickly and efficiently
•Delicious would be beneficial to English Language Learners by allowing them to quickly search, access, organize, and share websites that are of great educational, instructional, or informational value

Teaching with the Internet, Tool 8

http://www.4teachers.org/

•Developed by ALTEC (Advanced Learning Technologies Project) University of Kansas
•Devoted to helping educators with technology
•Access 15 tools in “4teachers family of tools”
•Find technology journals/organizations/sites
•Professional development resources and sites
•ALTEC Video Channel on YouTube (tutorials)
•4Teachers would be beneficial to English Language Learners because of its many features and links to resources that are focused on assisting students with unique needs