Using Internet Resources to Promote Content Learning provides information on resources that teachers can use to help English learners learn content information

1. Using Internet Resources to
Promote Content Area Learning
By Judie Haynes
judieh@optonline.net

2. Handout for this Session
 The handout for this session is a copy of
the slides. You can find it by going to
http://www.slideshare.net/judieh/

3. Discussion
What is your favorite way to interact
with others using the internet? Why?
600 × 430 -
jillkonrath.com

4. Becoming a Connected Educator
 Active learning is better than passive learning
for our students
 The same is true for our own professional
development
 Web 2.0 supports the active learning version of
internet professional development.

5. Linking Web 2.0 to Becoming a
Connected Educator
 Teachers in the U.S. often work in isolation.
 Most of us have few opportunities and limited
time for collaboration during the school day.
 Teachers can be more effective when not left
alone to figure out how to teach ELLs.

6. Why Social Media?

7. Why Social Media PD?
Social media PD can be:
 real-time or on your time
 cost-effective
 completely customizable, and accessible
around the world
 driven by practitioners, not just consultants.

8. Social Media Supports
Learning Communities
 A learning community is a group of
people who share a common interest.
 A social media community shares the
same common interest with a wider
audience.

9. Collaboration Strategies
 Use a PLN (Personalized Learning Network) as
a way to make connections and share ideas
and resources online.
 When you develop a PLN online, you can
reach and connect with educators who share
your interests from around the state, country,
and world!

10. Benefits of a PLN
Links to resources
Knowledge acquisition
Networking
Sharing of best practices
A place where you can ask
questions and get quick answers
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11. Facebook for Professional
Development
 everythingESL.net –
https://www.facebook.com/everythingesl?ref=hl
 NJTESOL/NJBE –
https://www.facebook.com/NJTESOL.NJBE?ref=hl
 #ELLCHAT –
https://www.facebook.com/pages/ELLCHAT/105656129477631?re
f=hl
 #TESOLEEIS -
https://www.facebook.com/ElementaryEducationIS
 Teaching
Resourceshttps://www.facebook.com/TeachingResources

12. Facebook Pages to Like
 TESOL International Association – professional group
for teachers of
ELLshttps://www.facebook.com/tesol.assn
 Larry Ferlazzo – “Rock Star” of online collaboration.
https://www.facebook.com/larryferlazzo
 Colorin Colorado – Webite provides materials in
Spanish & English for teachers & parents of
ELLshttps://www.facebook.com/ColorinColorado.org

13. Join Twitter for Professional
Development at Twitter.com

14. Why Twitter?
“Educators really can’t afford to NOT be on
Twitter. Our educational landscape is changing
very rapidly.
As educators we must continually be growing and
finding new ways to learn and reach our students.
Twitter can be a catalyst in transforming your
classroom, your school, and your teaching.”
(Todd Nesloney, 2012)
http://www.blogger.com/profile/04998414184770066999

15. Joining Twitter
 Write a short (3 short sentences) bio about
yourself.
 Get a picture of yourself or an icon to put on
your account.
 Sign up for a Twitter Account
 Follow @Karen NemethEdM & @judiehaynes
 Follow the discussion on #ELLCHAT

16. Twitter for Teachers
 Twitter hashtags allow teachers to hold
discussions on Twitter with educators from all
over the world.
 Cybrary Man Educational
Websiteshttp://www.cybraryman.com/edhashta
gs.html
 ellchat – is a Twitter discussion group
dedicated to discuss ELL education issues.

17. Example of #ELLCHAT
 Discussions on Twitter every Monday night at 9 PM
EST
 https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/#

18. Three Reasons Educators Should
Read Blogs
 Blogs are at the heart of learning and
sharing
 Blogs are a real world and real-time
experience - instantaneous
 Blogs will make you reflect on your
educational practices

19. Blogs to Follow
 Colorin Colorado’s Blog on the Common
Corehttp://blog.colorincolorado.org/2013/09/16/mooc-
for-educators-on-ccss-and-ells/
 Judie Haynes’ blog for elementary teachers of ELLs on
the TESOL website. http://blog.tesol.org/

20. Blogs to Follow
 Larry Ferlazzohttp://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/
 Diane Ravitch http://dianeravitch.net/
 ASCD Edge http://ascdedge.ascd.org/

21. Blogs for Teachers of ELLs
 Karen Nemeth’s Blog on DLLs -
http://languagecastle.com/wordpress/?p=239
 Lesli Maxwell’s ELL blog on Education Week –
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-
language/2013/01/ell_teachers_connect_and_learn.ht
ml

22. Websites for Teaching ELLs
 StorylineOnLine is a site where stories are read by
well-known members of the Screen Actor’s Guild.
http://www.storylineonline.net/
 Tumblebook Library. A terrific resource of on books
read for children through your local library.
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/customer_login.asp?accessdenie
d=%2Flibrary%2Fasp%2Fbook_details.asp%3FCategory%3DPictureBoo
ks%26offset%3D60

23. Websites for Learning English
 WatchKnowLearn
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/ provides free
education videos on content area information.
K-12.
 Voicethread can be used with very young
children. http://eslschnee.weebly.com/kinder--
polar-bear-voicethread.html

24. Websites for Learning English
 Use Padlet (formerly Wallwisher) to brainstorm
ideas, vocabulary or opinions with class.
http://padlet.com/wall/ffm2ey2f6
 GlogsterEDU is a platform where ELLs can create
multimedia posters about content area information.
Grades 4-12. http://mrsjtucker.edu.glogster.com/all-
about-red-foxes/?=glogpedia-source
 197 Educational YouTube Channels
http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/197
-educational-youtube-channels/

25. Websites for Learning English
 Wordsift http://wordsift.com/
 Visual Thesaurus – find key words in any text that
students need to know
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/
 Timetoast – create or view timelines on any subject
www.timetoast.com/
 My Story Maker
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/embed.c
fm

26. Other Sites for ELLs
 Practice language and content area info with
BrainPopESL at
http://www.brainpopesl.com/free_lessons/
 Independent practice of reading and listening skills
Raz-Kids.com. http://www.raz-
kids.com/main/ViewPage/name/sample

27. Sites for Learning English
 Thinkfinity - free lesson plans, resources, and online
activities - http://www.thinkfinity.org/
 Best Free Map Creation
Toolshttp://elearningindustry.com/the-5-best-
free-map-creation-tools-for-teachers
 Educreations at
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/inf2/4
49011/

28. Sites for Teaching ELLs.
 America’s Story – short descriptions with old
recordings and footage
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/index.php
 Naturescapes – different levels of information
with webquest
activitieshttp://eduscapes.com/nature/moose/ac
t.htm

29. Websites for Teaching ELLs
Critical Words Your Students Must Know -
http://www.marileesprenger.com/the-critical-
words.html
National Geographic -
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/for
ces-of-nature-kids/hurricanes-101-kids/

30. Websites for Teaching English
 Lingro – defines words in any online text
http://lingro.com/
 Awsome Highlighter – teach students to highlight
important ideas http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/
 Storybird http://storybird.com/teachers/
 My Story Maker
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/embed.c
fm

31.  Practice language and content area info with
BrainPopESL at
http://www.brainpopesl.com/free_lessons/
 Independent practice of reading and listening skills
Raz-Kids.com. http://www.raz-
kids.com/main/ViewPage/name/sample

32.  Switcheroo Zoo -
http://www.switcheroozoo.com/zoo.htm
 Read, Write, Think - Lesson plans
www.readwritethink.org -
 Sample lesson: Q is for Duck:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-
resources/lesson-plans/duck-using-alphabet-books-
412.html

33. Making Text Understandable
Google Search by Reading Level –
http://www.google.com/firefox?client=firefox-
a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
 Write in search box what you want to find
 Click on “search tools”
 Click on “Level”
Directions:
http://thecompellededucator.blogspot.com/2013/12/google
-search-by-reading-level.html)

34. Making Text Understandable
 Rewordify- website to simplify text for Special
Education, ELLs & students who read below
grade level http://rewordify.com/index.php

35. Educational APPs
 55 Best Free Education Apps for
iPadhttp://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/the-55-best-best-free-
education-apps-for-ipad/
 Resources for using i-Pads in the K-2 Classroom –
http://www.edutopia.org/ipad-apps-early-elementary-resources
 Free Apps for Virtual Field trips. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-
apps-virtual-field-trips-monica-burns
 10 Ways to Use Technology to Build Vocabulary
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/52248

36. Bilingual Resources
 Simple English Wiktionary provides definitions for
ELs in simple English and a definition of
vocabulary in English & in a variety of
languages. Grades 5-12.
https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page
 Wikipedia and Simple English Wikipedia are
available in many languages and provide native
language access to information for ELLs. . Grades
5-12. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

37. Bilingual Resources
 Windows to the Universe provides information
about science topics in three levels of English
as well as in Spanish. Grades 5-12.
http://www.windows2universe.org/
 Pumerosa is a website that for Spanish
speakers - Grades 7-12.
http://www.pumarosa.com/

38. Bilingual Resources
 Google Translate provides translation from
English to over 60 other languages. Grades
5-12. http://translate.google.com/
 New York Science Teacher provides list of key
science vocabulary words in 7
languages. Grades 7-12.
http://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/pages/bi
o/index.php


39. Your Next Steps
 Write down the top three points from today’s session
that you want to bring back to your colleagues.
 In your group, discuss these points and help each other
check that you have enough information on each of
your points to bring back
 With your group, agree on one or two final questions or
conclusions to share with the whole audience as we
get ready to close.

40. Judie Haynes
The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English
Learners
http://www.corwin.com/books/Book237736?siteId=corwin-
press&subject=C00&qsupld=false&q=Judie+Haynes&surf
Url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corwin.com&pageTitle=produc
tsSearch

41. ASCD Books by Judie Haynes
 Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/109032.aspx
 Getting Started with English Language Learners
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/106048.aspx