English Language Learners

This site provides digital tools and resources to support and scaffold ELLs
Click on blue hyperlinks or icons to see actual resources

​Accessibility Tools

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Google Docs
Google Docs Dictation 
Google Docs Translation Tool
Closed Captions  - many videos have captions in many different languages.

Transcript  - you can get the transcription for most YouTube videos.  You can copy and paste these into Google Translate to have them translated.

​Speed​ - this is a very useful tool when you want to slow down the rate of speech in a YouTube video.
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Google Translate
  • Write
  • Speak
Camera
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iPhone an d iPad
​Language and Region
Subtitles
Keyboard language​​

Skill Practice

Access to Academic Content
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Guided, leveled language practice.
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Create electronic flashcards or download flashcards from others. Students can practice and test their knowledge.
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Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

Curriculum Integration Lesson Ideas

Concept Mapping

Various apps for organizing and representing ideas

Podcasting

Blogging/Microbloging

  • Twitter - this presentation has some great ideas for using Twitter with ELL students
  • ​Weebly - students can create free website and blogs

Digital Storytelling 

Book Creators

  • Creative Book Builder,
  • Book Creator ​​

Lesson Examples and Ideas

Tellagami Book Review
Frayer Model using Visual Collage
Student Digital Stories
​Podcasting
Google Maps Virtual Tours
  • Immigration
  • US Regions
​Create a QR Code - click to find out how to create a QR code using Goo.gl
QR Code lesson Example

Research 

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World Book Espanol
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Michigan Electronic Library

Online Books

​Online Learning Environments

​ Use online learning environments to 
  • post lessons screencasts
  • post links to learning resources,
  • post writing prompts
  • turn in grade assignments ​

Classroom Content

Screencasting- Record and post lessons for concept and skill review on your website or online classroom, (Google Classroom or Edmod)  using applications such as.
  1. Jing,
  2. Screenchomp,
  3. Explain Everything,
  4. Educreations
  5. Showme

QR Codes - 

Students can scan these to quickly access online materials, websites, and resources.
Tips:  
​Create a QR code using the url connected with your Google Doc, Class Website or online learning environment.  so students can quickly access it.
  • QR Scanner - scan for quick access to online materials, resources and text. ​​

ELL and Technology Resources

Great resources to find new strategies, tools, and lesson ideas for using technology to support your English language learners.

EL Resources

CAST.org = (Universal Design for Learning) - 
Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Watch the video below to get an overview of UDL.

Edutopia ELL 

TESOL.org

Colorincolorado​

Technology Resources