The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) defines an assistive technology device as: ...any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. [20 U.S.C. Chapter 33, Section 1401 925)].
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Resources for ESL Students and Teachers
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There are many different types of resources available for ESL students and teachers. |
| http://www.eslpartyland.com/ |
One of the first stops on a teacher's list might
be something called Karin's ESL partyland. This is a resource that
can be used by both students and teachers. Their student pages have over
75 interactive quizzes, 15 discussion forums, and interactive lessons on
a variety of topics, a chat room, and lots of great links. On the teacher
side, they provide you with loads of lesson plans and reproducible materials
to use in class. They also have discussion forums, ideas for communicative
practice activities, a chat room, a job board, links, and more. Lesson Plans I found using this web site. Ideas for Previewing Vocabulary Link to Previewing Vocabulary AB Stories Link to AB Stories Ordering Texts Link to Ordering Texts |
| http://www.teaching.com/iecc/. |
One of the ways to help students who have English
as a second language is to create environments where they will feel successful.
One idea is for them to have pen pals in their own language. They can
then translate this correspondence so that other students can share in their
discoveries. This validates their language and helps bring their culture
into the classroom. |
| http://fl.hfu.edu.tw/u/harvey/lawrence/index.html |
Another option is to find an expert on the subject
you are teaching in another language. This helps other students to
realize that experts exist in all languages and can help validate your bi-lingual
students. Chinese Speaking international Consultant: Lawrence Chang Professor of Western Civilization HUAFAN U No. 1, Hua Fan Road, Feng Tien Tsun, Shih Ting Hsiang, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan 223, The Republic of China. TEL: 886-2-26632102 FAX: 886-2-26631119 http://fl.hfu.edu.tw/u/harvey/lawrence/index.html Email address:[email protected] or [email protected] |
| http://www.tesol.edu/ |
This is a web site that supports teachers of English to students of different languages. Resources found by exploring this page were: Internet for English Teaching includes a supplement to help you create and store Web pages, appendixes listing useful Internet sites, books, and journals, and a glossary covering the most important terms related to the Internet. This book brims with up-to-date information about multi class on-line projects, multimedia authoring, distance education, and networking for professional development. Order No. 889, 192 pp., 0-939791-88-9. $24.95 (member $18.95) New Ways of Using Computers in Language By Tim Boswood, Editor This collection shows how teachers are exploiting new technologies to help learners develop their language and communications skills. The focus of the volume, however, is on pedagogy, not technology. The activities are featured because they implement sound learning strategies, not because they use the latest technology. Teachers and students can move from easy to more complex applications, using units on word processing and desktop publishing, e-mail and MOOs, the Web, multimedia, concordancing, and other applications. Order No. 692, 309 pp., ISBN 0-939791-69-2. $27.95 (member $24.95) Video in Second Language Teaching Using, Selecting, and Producing Video for the Classroom Susan Stempleski and Paul Arcario, Editors "...offers a variety of lesson plans, addressing all ability levels, with carefully explained, easy to follow directions, making this a practical textbook for experienced as well as beginning teachers." -- Sandra Banko, The Messenger Order No. 412, 183 pp., ISBN 0-939791-41-2. $10.00 (member $10.00) |
| http://www.bilingualsoftware.com/ |
One of the important tools needed for the Teacher
of an ESL student is a good translator. One software that provides
this is Translate Instant Spanish. Translate Instant Spanish Phrase-by-phrase translation -- not just word-by-word. Customizable English-Spanish dictionary -- no need to look up unusual words. Unlimited expansion capability -- add as many words and phrases as you like to the dictionary. Direct Microsoft Word and Corel Word Perfect translation -- open your file, and click the translate command. Clipboard translation allows translation from virtually ANY other Windows application. Completely automatic operation, no need to watch over the process. Automatically generates all Spanish accent marks and other characters. Full text, context sensitive on-line help and complete 100 pages user's manual. 60 days of FREE telephone technical support. Costs only $189 (+ $10 shipping & handling). |
| http://www.ipc4me.com/ |
Another provider of ESL software, explore this web site to get information to contact them about bilingual software |
| https://www.qadas.com/ odysseytales/ordrform.htm |
One of the important resources for teachers is to
be able to have software in multiple languages that is covering the same
information that the class is covering. You are invited to purchase The Coralville Kids™ for only $19.95 each per CD-ROM or $34.95 for a Spanish/English Bilingual CD-ROM. "Set under the sea with hip Caribbean visuals and sounds, the charming Professor Grouper and six lovable fish characters take children on a rhyming, tropical adventure through an uplifting, original, animated story along with confidence building, skill based learning activities (Spelling, Keyboarding, Rhyming, Math & Color Mixing) designed for comprehensive learning. Also included are many fun, colorful printouts for use away from the computer. This delightful, entertaining, educational" |
| http://www.eslcafe.com /discussion/ds/index.cgi?read=591 |
There are more than educational needs of students.
When taking into consideration the whole student, it is important to have
support from your environment. One such resource on the web is an ESL
discussion board. |
| http://www.eslcafe.com/ |
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" |
| http://www.tranexp.com/ |
A word translator though still not the perfect source
of translation will at least provide your students with having their basic
needs met. |
| http://ericir.syr.edu/plweb | As a teacher it is helpful to have articles that
address the issues of teaching English as a second language. One of
the resources available is ERIC. Eric is a large database of educational
articles which provides many resources for teachers. An example of one of these articles is seen below. Click the link to the left to view it, and or retrieve this article. ERIC_NO: ED319243 TITLE: Passport: Technology To Help the Middle Grades Second Languages Teachers. PUBLICATION_DATE: 1990 ABSTRACT: This guide, resulting from a four-site middle school study of the use of computers and related technology in second language instruction, is presented for the use by middle school language teachers. The guide includes lessons, coded to the state teacher handbook for second language instruction, and management hints, sample lesson plans, and other resources. Introductory material includes an overview of the project, a list of project sites, and lists of individuals and software that may be useful resources for classroom teachers. A lesson plan template is also included. Sample lesson plans consist of software lessons for word processing in both French and Spanish courses, for language study in both French and Spanish, and for creative activities, including educational games and word processing utilities. The lesson plans are tied to specific, generally-available computer programs, and contain illustrations of computer screens contained in the programs. An instructional telecommunications network, available to educators in North Carolina, is also described. Suggestions and directions for classroom use of the electronic mail capabilities are offered. An appendix contains illustrated instructions for adapting a television and videocassette recorder for use as a computer monitor. (MSE) DESCRIPTORS: Classroom Techniques; *Computer Assisted Instruction; *Computer Software; *French; Games; Information Networks; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Lesson Plans; *Middle Schools; Second Language Instruction; *Spanish; Telecommunications; Word Processing IDENTIFIERS: North Carolina PUBLICATION_TYPE: 052 PAGE: 104; 2 CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: FL018535 EDRS_PRICE: EDRS Price - MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. LEVEL: 1 AUDIENCE: Teachers; Practitioners LANGUAGE: English GEOGRAPHIC_SOURCE: U.S.; North Carolina GOVERNMENT: State NOTE: 104p. |