Sep 8, 2017 | Presentations, Updates from the Field
By Alison Ascher Webber Digital literacy and second language instruction should be integrated, and not taught separately. This message was conveyed by researchers and practitioners from Minneapolis to Belgium at the recent Literacy Education and Second Language...
Jan 23, 2017 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities
By Susan Gaer Whether you teach English language learners or adult secondary education learners, you need to think about ways to integrate technology into the lesson. There are many technology integration matrices, such as SAMR, TPACK, and The Technology Integration...
Nov 2, 2015 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities, Tech Tools
By Chris Bourret Expanding on a great idea from an earlier blog post about Quizlet, I want to get into more detail about the process of having students make their own vocabulary sets on the website, which can lead to improved student study skills and habits. I use a...
Apr 16, 2014 | Inspiration and Ideas, Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities, Tech Tools
By Steve Quann : : Tech skills: double click, drag, type In March 2012, I tweeted the following: Since then Quizlet added lots of new features. What is great is that in two years it is on now on teachers’ tongues and gotten the attention of reading specialists, such...
Mar 14, 2013 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities
Tech skills: click, drag and drop I have used PowerPoint to teach about geometric shapes. Although you can also use Word, I find it easier to create shapes and move them around on the screen with PowerPoint. There are a variety of activities that can help your...
