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TESOL English Language Bulletin- More Florida students are English learners: Here's how teachers and schools can adapt to meet their needs 14 November 2019
- Why cultural understanding is essential: Part 3 14 November 2019
- Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children 14 November 2019
- The GCSE language loophole: Hundreds of British pupils took English exam meant for foreign students 14 November 2019
- Support builds for making the SAT untimed for everyone 14 November 2019
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Tag Archives: educational technology
Using Technology to Promote Reading
Greg Kessler
There are so many excellent resources online for teaching all the various aspects of the English language and culture. I have previously shared some of my favorite sites and tools for listening and speaking as well as writing. This month’s … Continue reading
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Tagged as edtech, educational technology, online resources, reading resources, teaching reading
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Digital Games for the Writing Process
Jeff Kuhn
Welcome back to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning blog. To kick off this month’s post, I wanted to encourage everyone to visit the new Ludic Language Pedagogy journal by James York and Jonathan DeHann. The journal strives … Continue reading
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5 Apps for English Learning and Teaching
Greg Kessler
It’s quite common to not allow the use of mobile phones in the English classroom. However, there is an increasing array of opportunities to use them in meaningful ways. Because students today are likely to have their own devices, we … Continue reading
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Tagged as apps for ESL, cell phones in teaching, edtech, edtech for ELLs, educational apps, educational technology, language learning apps
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Virtual Field Trips for ELT
Greg Kessler
There are numerous ways to use technology today to take virtual field trips. These activities can be designed in many different ways. I tend to think of them as an extension of simulations or role-playing activities that have been popular … Continue reading
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Tagged as edtech, edtech for ELLs, educational technology, field trips, tech tools, virtual field trip
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Make Some News! Current Events for ELT
Greg Kessler
Contemporary news stories and current events can be a great context for English classes. The relevance and currency of content can increase interest and engagement and having students create their own news reports can help increase fluency, accuracy, and confidence … Continue reading
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Collaborative Writing for ELLs
Greg Kessler
Collaborative writing practices are necessary and common in today’s workplaces. This has become increasingly more important as collaborative writing tools and environments continue to evolve and make it easier for more people to simultaneously construct text with others. Users are … Continue reading
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TESOL 2019 Electronic Village Overview
Greg Kessler
Having just returned from TESOL, I am excited to share. Here is a special treat for those who were unable to attend TESOL this past week or even those who were there but unable to attend the events that took … Continue reading
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Tagged as CALL-IS, convention, edtech, educational technology, Electronic Village Online, TESOL Convention
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Online Role-Playing Games for Writing
Betsy Gilliland
Today I want to share a fascinating project being developed by Lin Zhou, a graduate student at University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, which I think will be interesting for writing teachers and other TESOL professionals. Lin is a PhD candidate in … Continue reading