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Enhancing ELL Classrooms Through Technology: Strategies and Tools for Effective Learning

This article explores various technological strategies and tools for enhancing English Language Learner (ELL) classrooms. It covers the use of interactive storybooks, handheld devices, virtual collaborations, and online resources to promote language learning and literacy. The advantages of these technologies include tailored learning experiences, increased student motivation, and opportunities for self-paced learning. Additionally, it addresses potential challenges, such as technology anxiety and information overload, providing a balanced view of integrating technology in ELL education.

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Enhancing ELL Classrooms Through Technology: Strategies and Tools for Effective Learning

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  1. By: Jenny, Meghan, and Becca Technology in ELL Classrooms

  2. Various Strategies • Internet Images • Interactive storybooks • Interactive software and handheld devices • Presentation aids • Websites • Virtual collaborations

  3. Interactive Storybook

  4. Interactive software & handheld devices

  5. Various Strategies (cont.) • Virtual field trips • Word processing • Language labs • Web-based • Concept mapping • Word mapping

  6. Concept Mapping

  7. Word Mapping

  8. Statistics • Verbal Language: Liaw Study (1997) • Computer books: sounds, words, & pictures • Facilitated verbal language use

  9. Statistics (cont.) • Vocabulary: Kang and Dennis (1995) • Seol, South Korea • 3 groups: used computer programs with definition, picture, and context • Context group: 2 times as well and had higher retention after long periods of time

  10. Statistics… • Reading: Landerholm, Karr, and Mushi (2000) • Parental involvement of ELL students • Goals: become involved in the school community and become comfortable on campus, enjoy reading and writing alone and with their children, understand science and computer technology, and improve their own literacy • One child read over 300 books throughout the course of the year!

  11. Statistics (cont.) • Writing: Trenchs (1996) • 3 students learning Spanish as a second language • E-mail

  12. One Teacher’s Personal Experience • Barbara Gottschalk • Elementary ELL teacher • Rote memorization didn’t work • Pearson SuccessMaker

  13. Disadvantages • Untrained teachers • Time lost (connection problems, downloading issues, policing software, etc.) • Upkeep and maintenance expenses • Incompatibility issues • Resources must be routinely evaluated for the audience of the quality and quantity

  14. Disadvantages (cont.) • The internet can provide too much information which can lead to confusion • Educators should pay attention to what students are looking at because it could be inappropriate depending on age, culture, background, etc. • Technology anxiety

  15. Advantages • Tailored to each student’s unique needs • Provides more opportunities for student learning and a different way to enhance learning • Connects native speakers all over the world, enables them to use English in real situations • Creates a highly interactive environment

  16. Advantages (cont.) • Promotes a high level of literacy • Gives students the chance to think through their answers without the pressure of answering in front of their peers • Teaches computer skills and motor skills (connecting physical actions, clicking, typing) with desired results) • Increases student motivation

  17. Advantages (cont.) • Instant feedback • Spell check • Students feel empowered • Provides sound & visuals (more contextual clues) • Students are in control (decide when to repeat questions, exercises and sequences based on their own progress) • Student self-pacing • Students can record themselves & compare pronunciation

  18. Now it’s YOUR turn!

  19. Works Cited • http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/tech/index.pl?read=136 • http://englishvirtualcommunity.blogspot.com/2011/09/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-online.html • http://www2.gsu.edu/~mstmbs/IT8420/F99/MaryM1.html • http://esl.about.com/od/esleflteachingtechnique/a/t_compclass.htm

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