Integrating technology into our language classrooms can be like a puzzle, fitting pieces together to gradually realize a picture of success.   One piece is classroom equipment.  As more and more schools are being furnished with up-to-date equipment from which teachers can present lessons (e.g. document cameras, computers with the Internet) and computer labs for students, it can be a challenge to utilize the equipment to its full potential.  In the forefront is not just using the equipment, but using it in an engaging, productive way that enhances English language learning.  Here are some creative lesson ideas for using a document camera: http://tinyurl.com/docucam1 and computers with students:  http://tinyurl.com/techideas2.

Another piece is the equipment students bring to school, i.e. their smartphones or tablets.  Why not involve students in the language learning process by having them use their own devices?  Check out this list of ideas for using smartphones in the classroom: http://tinyurl.com/phones3 and some recommended tablet apps worthwhile for the classroom: http://tinyurl.com/tablets4.

Improving collaboration and project-based learning with a fresh approach could be one more piece.  Group work and group projects may be something you often do in your classroom, but have you tried going one step further and incorporating technology to another level?  Here are seven suggestions to consider:  http://tinyurl.com/collaborate5.

Lastly, inspiring students to use technology to guide their own language learning while having fun can be an additional piece.  When students see their instructors using technology imaginatively and in an enjoyable way, they get enthused and want to experiment on their own.  Discover Flashcard Stash, http://flashcardstash.com/, to make flash cards for vocabulary practice and play games with the content; Make Beliefs Comix, http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/, to make comic strips for practicing dialogues; Games to Learn English, http://gamestolearnenglish.com/, for lower level vocabulary and grammar games: or Wordle, http://www.wordle.net/, for creating fun ‘word clouds’ from text that you provide.

Over 20 participants shared resources. Here’s the list loosely categorized;

Grammar practice

• Grammar Bytes - http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
• http://en.islcollective.com/
• http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/
• http://better-english.com/
  http://www.esl-lab.com

Online courses, repostiories, content management systems, social media, platforms

• http://usalearns.org
• https://moodle.org/
• http://secondlife.com/ for ESL
• http://www.edmodo.com/
• http://www.gcflearnfree.org
• flipped classroom with videos and moodle
• http://www.oercommons.org/
• http://pbworks.com/
• https://evernote.com/
• google docs

Subject matter practice, integrated skills

• https://www.khanacademy.org/
• http://freerice.com/
• http://www.voanews.com/

Video,multimedia

• screencastomatic - http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
• http://www.skype.com/en/
• http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
• http://www.weblishpal.com/
• http://www.tout.com/
• http://www.tout.com/u/voxy
• http://voicethread.com/
• http://eslhiphop.com/
• audio enhancement - http://www.classroomhearing.org/research/achievement.html

Textbooks, lesson plans, print materials

• Welcome to Computers for ESL Students, 3rd Edition - http://www.lablearning.com/434-5.html?sc=37&category=6502
• Computer Instructions – Resource Book - By Tina Sander - http://www.lulu.com/shop/tina-sander/computer-instructions-resource-book/ebook/product-17478066.html
• Teachers pay teachers - http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/

Networking Sessions – Facilitating Instruction with Technology

• How to turn any classroom in the computer lab - http://brooks-education.com/blog/?page_id=1069

http://catesol.org/annualconference/CATESOL2012ProgramSP.pdf

Topics

New environment without technology

• Or computer lab but few studends and high turnover – computer lab can accommodate multilevel
• tutoring online to international students – using Skype - http://squirrelmail.org/
• What is the future of online teaching? International learners, but also international teachers? Outsourcing? Institutions offering these services have strict mechanisms in place to secure credible and reliable services. Westgate corporation, Japan.
• Voxopop - http://www.voxopop.com/
• Anvil - https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2/
• Listening and Pronunciation Interest Group - http://lipsonline.wikispaces.com/
• Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
• Voki - http://www.voki.com/create.php
• Cell phones for ESL -http://timac.wikispaces.com/Cell+Phones+in+the+Classroom
• Flip – super cheap these days – make videos and upload online
• Digital audio recorders – mp3 files….
• Supporting teachers in a language lab – monthly workshops for teachers, Genesis system for pair work – great buy-in from IEP teachers, but not from Credit Program teachers – how to get them excited?
• Some simple projects by Barry Bakin, LAUSD DACE - http://tech4esl.blogspot.com/
• KQED education - http://www.kqed.org/education/educators/postsecondary-ed.jsp

Hot topics were blended learning, cell phones, and iPad apps.

Notable Web sites that were shared were The Language Guide http://www.languageguide.org/, an online picture dictionary with audio and exercises for practicing vocabulary, and Reading Skills for Today’s Adults http://resources.marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm for timed reading fluency practice.

Kristi Reyes, current coordinator, shared  the results of a survey she conducted through the listserv in Spring 2011.

What are the top 3 – 5 hardware, gadgets, peripherals you use in your teaching (laptops, ipads, cell phones, USB microphones, LCD projectors, interactive white boards, etc.?

• Results from survey (22 took the survey):  iPad, Document Camera, OH Projector, LCD projector, interactive whiteboard, document camera, laptop, CD player, photocopier

What are the top 3 – 5 software programs you use in your teaching? (e.g., wordprocessing, slideshow presentation, text-to-speech, ESL-specific, etc.)?

• Results from survey : iPad app- DocAS, iPod-music, google docs word processing, slideshow presentation, publisher software for adopted text (English In Action), wordprocessing, slideshow presentations, lots of online links to various online resources, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Oxford Picture Dictionary Presentation Tool, Rosetta Stone, wordprocessing, typing tutor, web browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari),  Audacity,  Live Action English Interactive

What are the top 3 – 5 Web sites / applications you use in your teaching? (e.g., Google, Facebook, email, ESL-specific, etc.)

• Results from survey : classroom weblog (cloudroom101.wordpress.com), google docs
  email accounts, quizstar, Cambridge Dictionary Online, Google images
  VOA special English, dictionary.com, usalearns.org, material connected to textbooks, material I authored and put up on my own instructor web site, PB wiki, Google Search, Apps, Gmail,  Puzzlemaker.com, YouTube, ESL Station.net, EFLNet, Blackboard, YouTube, Gmail + Google Docs, ANVILL (from Univ. of Oregon), Voxopop

What is/are the newest technology(ies) that you want to use in your teaching AND/OR that you are interested in learning more about?

• Results from survey : iPad apps, classroom clickers, distance learning via Moodle, free web-based materials, sound & video, Weebly, Spelling City, Blogs, talking videos, interactive whiteboard, use of technology depends on its availability, lack of money determines tech usage, how other teachers are using Facebook

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I.    INTRODUCTIONS

II.    REPORT ON THE YEAR
a.    Membership
b.    Listserv switched from TESOL to CATESOL
c.    Yahoo Group ,
d.    Report on rap sessions at Regional conferences.
e.    Newsletter articles-Volunteers. CATESOL newsletter is published 4 times a year.
f.    Electronic Village morphed to Technology Mini Presentations

III.    CONVERSATION about how TELL-IG can help CATESOL.ORG

IV.    ELECTIONS
2010-2011 Steering Committee
a.    Coordinator (Branka Marceta)
b.    Coordinator-elect (Kristi Reyes)
c.    Electronic Village Coordinator (Jose Lopez and Susan Gaer)
d.    Vendor Liaison (not needed at this time)
e.    Web master (Branka Marceta)
f.    Secretary/Publicity Coordinator (Marsha Chan)
g.    Listserv moderator (Margaret Teske/ Alisa Takeuchi)
New committee for 2011-2012
a.    Coordinator – Kristi Reyes
b.    Coordinator-elect  -
c.    Electronic Village Coordinator -
d.    Vendor Liaison -
e.    Web master – Branka Marceta
f.    Secretary/Publicity Coordinator  -
g.    Listserv moderator – Alisa Takeuchi

V.    REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF CONFERENCE EVENTS

VI.    PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR

http://www.catesol.org | http://www.catesol2011.org | http://www.tellig.org
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INTEREST GROUP FEATURED SESSIONS: USING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ART AND PASSION OF LANGUAGE TEACHING 

(wiki page with summaries and handouts)

Friday, April 8, 4:00 – 4:45 pm Convention Center 102C
Branka Marceta, TELL-IG Coordinator; OTAN
Barry Bakin, LAUSD Division of Adult and Career Educations
Cindy Wislofsky, San Diego Community College District Continuing Education
David Sconduto, Glendale Community College

A panel of ESOL teachers will present information about integrating technology in language learning in the classroom and beyond. Topics covered will include using wikis to build a collaborative website with students from another school or country using Google Docs to create worksheet.

INTEREST GROUP FEATURED SESSIONS: TECHNOLOGY MINI-PRESENATIONS
Friday, April 8, 10:00 – 11:30 pm Convention Center 101B

• Writing Your Way with Google Docs, Alexandros Bantis, Miguel Contreras Learning Complex
• Getting Started with Moodle Course Management Software, Jee-Eun Oh, UC Irvine
• Text-to-Speech Technology as an ESL Writing Tool, Cole Schober, University of Oregon
• Creating Interactive Tutorials with Keynote or PowerPoint, Marla Yoshida, UC Irvine

Saturday, April 9, 9:00 – 9:45 pm Convention Center 101B

• Facebook: It’s Not All Evil. Use theGroup Feature! Grace Hur, Biola University
• Share Student Work Online, Eli Clarke, MiraCosta College
• Wordsift: Visualizing Text, Dana Saito-Stehberger, UC Irvine; Alliant International University

Saturday, April 9, 4:15 – 5:00 pm Convention Center 101B

• A Little Tech Know-How Goes a Long Way, Julian Elias, CSU, Sacramento
• Teaching with Twitter, Sonja Lind, UC Irvine
• Using Social Media to Develop an Autonomous Learning Environment, SoHee Kim, San Francisco State
• University

NEWCOMERS’ WELCOME AND ORIENTATION

Friday, April 8, 7:00 – 7:45 am Hyatt Seaview C
Host: Lynne Diaz-Rico, CATESOL President

Saturday, April 9, 7:00 – 7:45 am Hyatt Seaview C
Host: Belinda Braunstein, CATESOL Past President

Is this your first CATESOL annual conference? Come for an informal welcome and explanation of how to make the most of the conference. Learn what interest groups are and how to follow strands. Hear suggestions from experienced conference goers and meet other newcomers. You bring the questions, and we’ll bring the coffee!

In a new format this year – the mini-presentations are a chance to hear from a number of your colleagues demonstrating their favorite Internet resource, distance/blended teaching strategy, learning management system, or an instructional software program. Each presenter has 12 minutes, so you’ll get a lot of information in a short time.

Here is a tentative list of presentations:

• A Little Tech Know-How Goes A Long Way
• Creating Interactive Tutorials with Keynote or PowerPoint
• Facebook: It’s not all evil. Use the group feature!
• Getting started with Moodle – course management software
• Share Student Work Online
• Teaching with Twitter
• Text-to-speech technology as an ESL writing tool
• Using social media to develop an autonomous learning environment
• Webquest: An interactive online unit on the DMV
• Writing Your Way with Google Docs
• Wordsift: Visualizing Text

The mini presentations will happen within these time slots:

I: Friday, 10-11:45 am
II Saturday 9-9:45 am (this is a change from the pre-reg booklet)
II Saturday 4:15-5 pm

More info and handouts from the conference are available on their blog at http://catesolnorth.wordpress.com/.