{"id":13079,"date":"2017-04-17T07:41:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T11:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=13079"},"modified":"2024-10-26T12:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T16:57:27","slug":"aprilposts2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/aprilposts2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Edtech and ELT Posts for April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nThese are favorite ESL and Education Technology posts, infographics, videos, lesson plans, and research for April. In the comments feel free to share your favorite posts related to teaching English with technology. Check out our past favorites <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/category\/americantesol\/teach-english-with-technology\/edtech-esl-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about integrating technology to support English language learners, attend our <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/tesol-lectures.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TESOL webinars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Recommended\u00a0Edtech and ESL\u00a0Posts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>April 23rd is English Language Day. Find several resources by OUP <a href=\"https:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2017\/04\/12\/teaching-resources-for-english-language-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byrdseedgifted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Depth, Complexity, and Graphic Organizers<\/a>, @ByrdseedGifted describes how graphic organizers scaffold higher order thinking skills.<\/li>\n<li>Find several resources and ideas in the #ELTChat summary, <a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/summary\/encouraging-self-directed-learning-eltchat-summary-22032017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Encouraging Self-Directed Learning<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Discover classroom games in this article, <a href=\"https:\/\/fluencymatters.com\/2017\/04\/games-as-comprehensible-input\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Games as Comprehensible Input<\/a>, by Fluency Matters.<\/li>\n<li>April is National Poetry Month! Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/verses-education\/4-poetry-activities-for-language-learners-ba72ed4d9988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">4 Poetry Activities for Language Learners<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@SenorG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@SenorG<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We recently discovered <a href=\"http:\/\/alphabetimals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alphabetimals<\/a>, which has great resources for teaching very young language learners, such as an alphabet dictionary that pronounces each word, a cool word typer, and fun videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are favorite ESL and Education Technology posts, infographics, videos, lesson plans, and research for April. 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