Writing the Web: Web 2.0 for ESL Students Tanya Brogger & Jarod Lambert TCEA 2009 Austin, Texas.

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Tanya Brogger & Jarod Lambert

TCEA 2009 • Austin, Texas

A little bit about us…• Tanya Brogger

– Campus Instructional Specialist– Language Arts and ESL Background (5-8)– [email protected]

• Jarod Lambert– Campus Instructional Technology Specialist– Social Studies and Language Arts

Background (5-8)– [email protected]

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Krimmel Intermediate

• Klein ISD, opened 2007/08

• 1:1 Campus; TabletPCs• About 1440 students• Demographic

Breakdown– White 45.2%– Hispanic 30.1%– African American 15.8%– Asian/Pacific Islander

8.4%– Native American 0.5%

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ESL Population at Krimmel

• One ESL Teacher• Grades 6, 7, & 8• Approximately 75 students• Non-Speakers: 8-10 students

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Goals for this Presentation

• Share our experiences of working with ESL students and their writing

• Provide resources to help build the confidence and language skills of ESL students

• Provide resources that make technology a seamless tool in ESL instruction– http://www.delicious.com/

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Gaggle E-Mail and Reading Response Letters

• ESL students used their Gaggle e-mail accounts to write Reading Response Letters.

• E-mails were sent to me and I responded to them through e-mail.

• Idea for Reading Response Letters from In The Middle by Nancie Atwell.

Gaggle E-Mail and Reading Response Letters

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From Gaggle (Email) to Blogs

• Allow communication and commentary by all class members.

• Teacher control of access. Moderate comments before posting and delete them after posting.

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From Gaggle (Email) to Blogs

• Moderating and monitoring are important.

http://www.edublogs.org

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Windows Journal and Writing Roulette

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Writing Roulette strategy from ACTS of Teaching by Joyce Armstrong Carroll.

Pass the Paper…I mean Computer

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Windows Journal and Writing Roulette

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From Journal to Wikis

• Wikis provide online collaborative environments for writing.

• No need to pass the computer of the paper around the room.

• Easily copy and paste to other applications or environments.

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If You Can’t Use A Wiki…

• Discussion boards provide a similar tool to wikis.

• They are not collaboratively editable.

• Can copy and paste to simulate a wiki environment.

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If You Can’t Use A Wiki…

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Contact Us• Tanya Brogger

– Campus Instructional Specialist– [email protected]

• Jarod Lambert– Campus Instructional Technology

Specialist– [email protected]

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