Using iPads for Language Learning
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This document provides an overview of how iPads can be used to support English as a Second Language (ESL) education. It discusses the growing popularity of iPads and their potential benefits for ESL learners. Specific apps are then reviewed that can help with skills like speaking, listening, reading, writing, vocabulary and pronunciation. Examples are given for how each app could be used pedagogically for language learning activities and exercises. The document concludes by acknowledging those who supported the research.
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- 1. Possibilities and Potential for iPads in ESL Education Prepared and Presented by: Faith Marcel, Donna Pearce & Angelica Galante This work is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statementappears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that thecopying is by permission of the authors. To disseminate otherwise or to republishrequires written permission from the authors.
- 2. Unsure where to start?
- 6. What are some of the stats?
- 7. What’s in it for ESL Learners? Interview
- 9. How can it be useful for Language Learning?
- 11. Collaborative & Experiential Learning
- 14. Skype
- 15. TED
- 16. VoiceThread
- 17. Skype Description Say “hello” to friends and family with an instant message, voice or video call on Skype for free. There’s so much you can do, right from the palm of your hand. What’s new? ✓ Photo Sharing Send photos on your iPhone directly to friends or family via Skype. There's no limit on the size of the photo you can send, so you can share a moment without reaching email size limits or paying expensive MMS charges. Features: ✓ Join over 250 million people every month using Skype Get started with Skype on your iPhone and find your friends in an instant. ✓ Call friends on Skype Enjoy free voice and video calls to anyone else on Skype. ✓ Talk to friends in an instant Instant message your friends in a flash plus send emoticons. ✓ Call mobiles and landlines Add a little Skype Credit to send low-cost SMS messages or call friends on their mobile or landline. ✓ No WiFi? No problem Skype works on 3G* and WiFi – so you can stay in touch, even if you’re out and about.
- 18. Skype • Business Meeting Practice • Interviews- Formal or Informal • Project collaboration
- 19. TED Description Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. TED's official app presents talks from some of the world's most fascinating people: education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus and music legends. Find more than 1,100 TEDTalk videos (with more added each week) on the official TED app -- now for both iPad and iPhone. On iPad: The entire library is at your fingertips. Watch TEDTalks in high or low res formats based on your network connectivity. Play it on your device or send to your home entertainment system via AirPlay. Curate your own playlist. Watch them later, even when you can't be online. Listen to an on-demand playlist of TEDTalks audio. Sort views by recency or popularity. Find something by tags, themes, or related talks. Share favorites with your friends. Tell us how much time you have and let us guide you to a delightful playlist. On iPhone and iPod touch: The entire library is available for browsing and searching in both online and offline modes. Bookmark or download your favorite TEDTalk for playback anywhere, including AirPlay. Listen to an on-demand playlist of TEDTalks audio. Share favorite talks and playlists with your friends, and much more.
- 20. TED • Listening portfolios • Presentation critique, preparation and practice • Listening and shadowing speakers
- 21. VoiceThread Description Create and share dynamic conversations around documents, snapshots, diagrams and videos -- basically anything there is to talk about. You can talk, type, and draw right on the screen. VoiceThread takes your conversations to the next level, capturing your presence, not just your comments. Anyone can join the discussion from their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC -- anytime, anywhere. Stunningly simple and accessible, VoiceThread is already in use by architects, executives, kindergartners, professors, and engineers around the world. More than 25% of the top Universities in the U.S. use VoiceThread to connect and communicate around digital media. FEATURES * Add images and videos from your camera or photo library. * Flip through pages and annotate them while you narrate. * Sharing is as easy as sending an email. * Use your VT account if you have one -- just sign in and all your threads will be there. * Access the extensive catalog of content created on voicethread.com. PLEASE NOTE: * You will need a network connection to use this app. WiFi is recommended. * Contact us to set up single sign-on for your school, university or business.
- 22. VoiceThread • Making presentations and commenting on presentations of others • Grammar- Focus on form practice • Self Introductions and questions • Elevator pitches
- 23. Kitchen Chair Reading & Vocabulary Table iPad
- 24. Vocabulary HD
- 27. Vocabulary HD Description ★ Want to boost your vocabulary fast? ★ Get Vocabulary HD. An amazing way to learn new words. This is the perfect tool to spice up your English vocabulary, study for exams or have a bit of fun. Features include: ❑ 500 words - Lots to learn ❑ 5 levels of difficulty. - Easy to 'not-so-easy' ❑ Pronunciation tool ➢ Perfect the pronunciation of each syllable ❑ Bookmarking ➢ Save off favorite words ❑ Synonyms ➢ Other ways to express the same word ❑ Sentence Examples ➢ Using a word in a sentence ❑ Accelerated learning ➢ Ensuring words are quickly remembered ❑ Quiz ➢ Testing time Have fun learning...
- 28. Vocabulary HD • Looking up unfamiliar vocabulary • Sentence building practice activities • Finding synonyms for different words
- 29. English Idioms Illustrated Description What is the meaning behind English idioms, and where do they come from? Join Professor Potts to discover the
- 30. English Idioms Illustrated • Assign idioms and have learners look up meaning and origin • Practice usage of idioms learned with app in class • Give the definition and have them try to guess it
- 31. ESL Reading Comprehension Description English as Second Language - specialize in Reading Comprehension skill. Including - Very Easy Level - Easy Level - Intermediate Level with full of: ★ Vocabulary with audio and meaning ★ Story listening with audio ★ Build sentences quiz with audio ★ Cloze quiz with audio Hope this makes your listening, reading, vocabulary skill improve fast and nature.
- 32. ESL Reading Comprehension (ESL English Reading) • Timed reading comprehension exercises • Reading practice exercises • Reading comprehension classes
- 34. Google Drive
- 36. How to write a paragraph
- 37. Google Drive Description Google Drive lets you keep all your stuff in one place. Upload all your files from your computer - even the big ones - and you can access them anywhere, including your iPhone or iPad. We get you started with 5 GB free. Quickly share a photo with a friend 1000 miles away. Read the most up to date version of your document whether you’re at home, at the office, or on the go. Make items available offline so you view them while you’re on a plane. No matter what happens to your devices, even if your iPhone goes for a swim, your files are safely stored in Google Drive.
- 38. Google Drive • Practice writing exercises • Collaborative writing assignments • Peer revision exercises
- 39. Grammar Express: Tenses Description ✭ Over 100 Pages of Grammar Lessons. ✭ Over 1000 examples with Grammar Rules. ✭ Over 1000 Test Questions with Explanation. Macworld: Grammar Express promises easy-to-follow examples over a 1000 in all. Grammar Express : Tenses is the complete course in mastering English grammatical tenses. It contains over over 100 pages of lessons explaining each grammar tense with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and then test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of each quiz the user is presented with test summary and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of tenses and make use of correct form of verb. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggests that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
- 40. Grammar Express Series Tenses, Prepositions, Active and Passive, Nouns • Practice exercises for various grammar points • Self-assessment practice exercises • Peer revision exercises
- 41. How to write a paragraph Description Using iPads in your classroom? Strengthen your teaching pedagogy with our complete ready-made lesson plan with pre- assessment, reading passages, and assessment activities. Download the App FREE of charge and receive the first chapter on us. Unlock the remaining 5 chapters, printables, crossword and memory match game using the easy-to-use In-App purchase. A $39.95 value, yours for only $1.99 per device. No monthly or annual fees, so you can enjoy it for a complete semester or year over and over again. Keep it, use it, enjoy it! CURRICULUM CONTENT ALIGNED Meets Common Core State Standards Bloom's Taxonomy Learn the essential building blocks of writing a paragraph with our engaging and highly interactive 80 screen-page digital lesson plan. Learning to express ones thoughts in well-written sentences and paragraphs is an essential skill for all students. Designed to make the writing process logical and easy to learn, our lesson provides opportunities for students to complete the prewriting, drafting, revising, and proofreading processes of writing a paragraph. Students will learn how the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and summary sentence come together to form a paragraph. Learn how graphic organizers can help students work through the writing process. INCLUDES Teacher Guide Printables Before You Read Questions Reading Passages Vocabulary Flash Cards After You Read Questions Comprehension Questions Open Discussion Questions
- 42. How to Write a Paragraph • Instruction and practice with different paragraph types • Proof-reading instruction and practice • Pre and post assessment activities
- 43. Pronunciation
- 44. Sounds: the Pronunciation App
- 47. Sounds: the Pronunciation App Description *** Winner of the British Council ELTons Award 2012 for 'Innovation in learner resources'. The judges
- 48. Sounds • Perception of segmentals in isolation and in words • Transcription practice exercises
- 49. English File Pronunciation Description The app that gets you talking. Practice sounds, words and sentences and see your
- 50. English File Pronunciation (Oxford) • Sound discrimination practice with picture support • Identify position of a given sound within a word (initial, medial, final)
- 51. Pronunciation Power Pronunciation Power is an easy and effective way to learn the 52 sounds of the English Language. Based on English Computerized Learning's award winning software programs, Pronunciation Power will give you all the tools to be able to speak clear and understandable English. Pronunciation Power is based on a neutral American accent. (General American) Pronunciation Power includes: See a detailed animation on how to move your mouth, jaw, and tongue to make a certain sound. (52 sounds and animations) See a front facing video of a real person saying a specific sound. (52 sounds and videos) Listen and view 15 sample words fo each sound. The sound is highlighted in the word. (780 words and recordings) Listen and view 10 word pairs for each sound. Comparative words are two words that sound similar but have slightly different pronunciation. (520 word pairs and recordings)
- 52. Pronunciation Power • Animated articulation demonstrations for individual sounds • Practice exercises for perception and production • Practice of prosodic features (stress, intonation, etc..) • Listening discrimination exercises • Minimal pair exercises
- 55. Acknowledgements We would like to gratefully acknowledge the support and cooperation of: Niagara College David Atherton Colleges Ontario Peggy Irwin
- 56. Thank you!
Notes de l'éditeur
- IntroductionsHi everyone,We’re here to facilitate a workshop today on the use of iPads in ESL Education. We’re going to touch on how they can be used in the classroom, how they can serve as useful resources for language teachers and how they can be a repository with a wealth of resources for our learners.
- Where to start? Perhaps for some, it can be overwhelming when contemplating the use of an iPad or tablet. Although they are generally very intuitive devices,there is a lot to learn, and it takes some time to determine just what to do with them and how to make the best use of them, for personal and professional reasons.Before we start talking about some of its uses and ways in which we can optimize its use, there is one thing we should clarify.We chose the iPad as the topic of this presentation because it’s the device we are using and have done some research on for this presentation.
- We are not endorsing Apple products, nor are we prepared for an Apple vs. Android debate.
- On the contrary, although the number of applications, or apps, as we’ve all lovingly come to know them, is greater for the iPad, (October’s stats stated 550,000 apps were available for Android users, and 700,000 were available at the App store for ipads, iphones etc…, Apple products), this could change in the not so distant future with the rapid growth in the tablet market and in the Adroid app development market. The purpose of this presentation is to explore the possibilities of the tools and resources that are out there, and many of the tools we discuss today will be available not only for the iPad, but for other tablets as well. At the end of the presentation, we’ll give everyone a handy cheat sheet with all the details.
- Now, let’s get back to where we were, shall we? (Silly, but just thinking out loud! Lol)So, why would our learners want or need to use an iPad or tablet? Let’s look at some of the stats.
- We can pick out the ones we would like to highlight on this infographic.
- Link to Interview: http://youtu.be/nTo8hi9kXjMSo, most importantly, what’s in it for ESL Learners? (We can put this question out to the audience, and they may get more than our list!)ConvenienceSize- no need to carry heavy books aroundMultiple usesDynamic in natureInteractiveAllows for collaborationInternet connection- connection to social media…Great! The list goes on, and it certainly will continue to go on as more apps are created on a daily basis.Now, let’s look at an example of a learner, a student from Niagara College, who uses his iPad daily in his EAP and OSLT classes, to hear his thoughts on this question. He kindly agreed to do an interview for us to discuss both how he uses his iPad, and how he feels it can be useful for other learners. (Play interview clip here.)
- Ok, we know that iPads (tablets) are useful, and we’ll see more examples of how they can be put to use shortly, but it’s also important to look at the resources we have, literally at our fingertips, and be critical of them, so that we can make the best choices and select the most helpful resources for ourselves and our learners.
- This being said, let’s jump into looking at how exactly the iPad can be useful for language learning. First we’re going to have a look at some of the basic applications and functions of the device that can be used “out-of-the-box”, and following this, we’ll look at more apps for use with the different language skills.
- If you’ve just purchased the iPad, without buying or downloading any free applications, there are a number of useful tools at your fingertips that can serve both teachers and learners in many ways. Let’s have a look at a few of these. (Make handout, and look at these together with the group. Those with iPads may be encouraged to open some of the applications we discuss.)CameraNotes Copy and Paste Screen capture Facetime (newer versions of iPad) Email InternetMapsiTunesiBooks Youtube App (no longer out-of-the-box- now it’s an app)
- What makes the features of the out-of-the box functions of the iPad unique is that they are not only tools for individuals, but they allow for both collaborative and experiential learning in the classroom.
- Now that we’ve looked at some of the basic functionalities, let’s get into the fun part. We’re going to take a look at some apps and work together to try them out, while at the same time keeping in mind the pedagogical applications and challenges of using these apps in the classroom. If you feel the app you are looking at may have other uses, you may also wish to consider how it may be useful as a resource for teachers and learners.Form groups and complete the following, based on the apps suggested by skill. (We’ll choose apps that can be used on phones as well, in case a large number of the people in the audience don’t have iPads.)Choose an app.Look at its features and download it, if you wish.Discuss some of the possibilities and challenges of using this app in a classroom with ESL learners.
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practiceStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Listening portfolios Students watch and listen to a clip Post a recording Presentation preparation and practice- body language Making presentations and commenting on presentations of othersStudents listen to and evaluate presentationsListening and shadowing
- Are there any other applications you use or that you’ve come across, either on your iPad or on your Mobile phones that you think could be useful?