Ashley's Adventures in Applied Linguistics

Guiding Questions: What can you do with technology when you have limited resources? What are the key challenges when we talk about technology in the language classroom? How do we deal with these challenges to ensure that technology integration is effective and equitable? Readings:   eReserves :  Lord, G. &  Lomica , L. (2011). Chapter 14 Calling on Educators: Paving the Way for the Future of Technology and CALL. In Arnold &  Ducate  (eds.) eBrary :  Warschauer , M. (2003)  Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the digital  dvide . Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 (pp. 109-135; till the end of the section: Computers in US schools…) Available through http ://site. ebrary .com/lib/ umass /detail.action? docID =10225286 eBrary :   Pflaum, W. D. (2004) . The Technology Fix.  Introduction (pp 1-10) and the introduction page for each of the five sections to decide if any of the case studies are interesting for your context. Ch...

Guiding Questions: Who is a young learner and who is an English Language Learner? What issues and challenges should we consider when we want to use technology and digital resources with young learners and  ELLs ? Should there be a difference in the way we use technology with young learners and/or  ELLs  compared to older learners (e.g. college, adults)? Why or why not? Readings : Complete the following readings for this week. Text : Walker and White (2013) Chapter 8 Weblink : NAEYC: Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8.  http :// www . naeyc . org /files/ naeyc /PS_technology_WEB. pdf Weblink : NAEYC: Technology and Young Children  http :// www . naeyc . org /content/technology-and-young-children  (Choose one other link besides the link above on technology and interactive media as tools. Be sure to include the insights in your discussion [Video]:  NAEYC Webcast ...

Guiding Questions: How do we process information and manage knowledge based on a socio-cultural approach to learning? In what ways can technology facilitate the way we process information and manage knowledge effectively and efficiently? What are the considerations we should take into account when we incorporate Web 2.0 tools into our classroom for these purposes? Readings : TEXT : Walker & White (2013) Chapter 7 e-Journal:   Tergan , S.O., Keller T. and  Burkhard , R.A. (2006). Integrating knowledge and information: Digital concept maps as a bridging technology.  Information Visualization, 5 (3):167-174. Weblink :  8 excellent  timeline  creation tools for teachers ( http :// www . educatorstechnology .com/2012/08/8-excellent-free- timeline -creation. html ) Weblink :  18 free mind mapping tools for teachers and students ( http :// www . educatorstechnology .com/2012/06/18-free-mind-mapping-tools-for-teachers. html ) Weblink :  W...