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ESL/EFL using technology to help

by Danielle K

Jan 20, 2011

Do you think by integrating computer, internet scavenger hunts, etc. would help integrate the English language by using something that most children from all backgrounds know how to navigate easily?

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eslteacher On 1/20/11, Danielle K wrote: > Do you think by integrating computer, internet scavenger > hunts, etc. would help integrate the English language by > using something that most children from all backgrounds know > how to navigate easily?

Most of my ESL students do not have computers at home and are not very good at navigating th...See More

Jan 20, 2011

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Marwah Alhamam I think integrating technology into ELS class could help students to improve their language effectively where it depends on the types of the websites that they may use, teachers could plays a significance role in monitoring and guiding students to the appropriate web sites that may help in acquiring the language accurately, there are a lot of web 2...See MoreI think integrating technology into ELS class could help students to improve their language effectively where it depends on the types of the websites that they may use, teachers could plays a significance role in monitoring and guiding students to the appropriate web sites that may help in acquiring the language accurately, there are a lot of web 2.0 tools that offers great learning for students and students could get advantages from. For instance, once I recommended a teacher to used a web tool called Quizelit that helps students to create electronic flash cards, add images to the card, play games and save them online,the teacher encouraged his students to use this web tool to create flash cards for the new vocabulary, the teacher was happy with the result he notice how the students' achievements increased and they become motivated toward learning English vocabulary.

On 1/20/11, eslteacher wrote: > On 1/20/11, Danielle K wrote: >> Do you think by integrating computer, internet scavenger >> hunts, etc. would help integrate the English language by >> using something that most children from all backgrounds know >> how to navigate easily? > > Most of my ESL students do not have computers at home and are > not very good at navigating the web. If these are older > students who have been in the US school system for several > years then they probably have a decent grasp on navigating > the web. If they are new to the country they may not have any > knowledge of the internet. And I find that many students, > even American high school students, are very poor at > evaluating websites and determining which site is a good > source of information. > > I think that the internet can be a great resource for ESL > students. There are many academic sites and learning games > that are very beneficial. > > If you are having students search the web make sure that your > students have enough grasp of English to be able to do so > effectively and to be able to read the websites. If they have > low proficiency in English then you would be better off > directing them to specific websites in which they can > practice their English, rather than searching for info.

Jan 21, 2011

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