http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/technology?feed=rss&pg=3 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "technology" on Netvouz http://www.sbsun.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=3123197 This article is about using iPods for audio-books as a support for teaching students to read. The users in a middle school site benefits to ELLs C.L. Lopez, Staff Writer San Bernardino County Sun Diverse Modalities jgordon Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:43:32 GMT http://www.glencoe.com/esolutions/solutions/technology/technology_integration.html Product for sale. "Integrate Academics and Technology into the Classroom with Glencoe TechCONNECT!" Because this product teaches keyboarding and other computer skills integrated with JH content, it seems a possible resource for computer classes for ELLs. Technology jgordon Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:11:33 GMT http://www.crunchbase.com/company/grockit Grockit is an online social learning game company. It currently offers GMAT and SAT test prep games. Grockit believes that people learn better through peer-to-peer situations instead of teacher-to-student, and they are building their companies’ products around this idea. Grockit is a play on the word ‘grok’ which means to understand something so well it becomes part of you. Their main competitors include online courses offered by The Princeton Review and Kaplan. (subscription site, article in ASCD) Student Resources jgordon Tue, 04 May 2010 19:03:28 GMT http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm This site contains multiple links for Language Arts teachers. The links were compiled by Internet 4 teachers, an organization dedicated to promoting more effective use of the internet by educators. Online stories available. Language Arts jgordon Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:44:55 GMT http://www.iste.org/ This resource is recommended for teachers by ASCD Technology jgordon Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:35:35 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=9235&r=sb10r018 Stenhouse Publishers Make Me a Story by Lisa Miller demonstrates the power of digital storytelling as a tool for teaching writing and engaging students. It takes teachers step-by-step through all the elements of a project, from research through putting the story together on the computer. Includes a CD with 27 student examples. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:46:07 GMT http://www.nctp.com/ this technology site is recommended for educators by ASCD Technology jgordon Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:42:54 GMT http://www.nea.org/neatodayextra/ellwebresources.html#student NEA Today ELL WEB TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE LIST Compiled by Frank Hernandez, a Program Advisor of the ELL Unit at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) English as a New Language > About ELLs and Great Resources jgordon Fri, 02 May 2008 15:30:24 GMT http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/past-issues/volume4/ej15/ej15r13/ New Ways in Teaching English at the Secondary Level Deborah J. Short, Editor (1999) This book is a collection of activities suited to meet the demands of education at the secondary level, both in ESL and EFL settings. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:38:50 GMT http://ascd.typepad.com/annualconference/2006/04/how_blogs_fit_i.html ASCD 2006 Anual conference blog, Chicago, IL April 1-Educators who attended "Blogs: How Do They Fit Into Teaching?" had numerous questions for presenter Erica Brownstein about the risks of using blogs in the classroom, but she pointed out that "students are blogging anyway," and challenged the attendees: "What if you took that energy and brought it to your classroom?" 3 Technology jgordon Fri, 26 May 2006 13:40:29 GMT