Writing the Web: Web 2.0 for ESL Students 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) Jarod Lambert –Campus Instructional Technology Specialist –Social Studies and Language Arts Background (5-8) Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

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% Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

ESL Population at Krimmel One ESL Teacher Grades 6, 7, & 8 Approximately 75 students Non-Speakers: 8-10 students Image Removed

Krimmel Intermediate, 2009 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 –

Krimmel Intermediate, 2009 Gaggle and Reading Response Letters ESL students used their Gaggle accounts to write Reading Response Letters. s were sent to me and I responded to them through . Idea for Reading Response Letters from In The Middle by Nancie Atwell.

Gaggle and Reading Response Letters Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

From Gaggle ( ) to Blogs Allow communication and commentary by all class members. Teacher control of access. Moderate comments before posting and delete them after posting. Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

From Gaggle ( ) to Blogs Moderating and monitoring are important. Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

Windows Journal and Writing Roulette Krimmel Intermediate, 2009 Writing Roulette strategy from ACTS of Teaching by Joyce Armstrong Carroll.

Pass the Paper…I mean Computer Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

Windows Journal and Writing Roulette Krimmel Intermediate, 2009 Image Removed

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. Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

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. Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

If You Can’t Use A Wiki… Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

Contact Us Tanya Brogger –Campus Instructional Specialist Jarod Lambert –Campus Instructional Technology Specialist Krimmel Intermediate, 2009