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

2. A little bit about us… Tanya Brogger –Campus Instructional Specialist –Language Arts and ESL Background (5-8) –tbrogger1@kleinisd.net Jarod Lambert –Campus Instructional Technology Specialist –Social Studies and Language Arts Background (5-8) –jmlambert@kleinisd.net Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

3. 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

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

5. 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 –http://www.delicious.com/WritingTheWeb_at_TCEA

6. Krimmel Intermediate, 2009 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.

7. Gaggle E-Mail and Reading Response Letters Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

8. 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. Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

9. From Gaggle (Email) to Blogs Moderating and monitoring are important. http://www.edublogs.org Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

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

11. Pass the Paper…I mean Computer Krimmel Intermediate, 2009

12. Windows Journal and Writing Roulette Krimmel Intermediate, 2009 Image Removed

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. Contact Us Tanya Brogger –Campus Instructional Specialist –tbrogger1@kleinisd.net Jarod Lambert –Campus Instructional Technology Specialist –jmlambert@kleinisd.net Krimmel Intermediate, 2009