A presentation that outlines the use of three different technologies that I use to support/assess student learning as it pertains to speaking outcomes in a high school English Language Arts setting.

1. A Triad of
Tech for Talking? Terrific Tools

2. ELA? FSL?
GGS12? EAL?
High School? High School? Elementary?
Single site? Junior High? Single/Multi-site?
adapt/adjust/integrate

3. key concepts
virtual voice

4. key concepts
Text
isolate

5. key concepts
extend assessment

6. technology for talk: exhibit A
virtual classroom option
- open source
- social network
- facebook-ish
- personal profile, blog, groups
- promote digital discussion***
interested?
try it @
nslta.mrwozney.com

7. why elgg?
virtual voice
engage the silent

8. technology for talk: exhibit B
- capture one-to-one or small group
interaction
- “double up”- collect lesson audio that
syncs with written notes
- “pencast”- experience the lesson
develop aurally/visually
simultaneously
interested?
- “isolate”- evaluate speaking based on try it here...
what you hear, not what you see...

9. technology for talk: exhibit C
- capture small group or whole class
discussion
- “send away”- record student talk
without being present
- alleviate large group presentation
anxiety, dread of presenting to
teacher
interested?
try it here...

10. technology for talk: tinker time
how can these technologies
be integrated in an EAL/FSL
teaching context?

11. Special Thanks
smartpencentral.com