tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861642244049270239.post7760870300733293..comments2024-03-23T04:21:14.163-07:00Comments on Mobile ESL: How my students are using mobile learning in and out of the classroomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11292401080382470371noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861642244049270239.post-34111237285175637432011-05-05T11:27:24.160-07:002011-05-05T11:27:24.160-07:00I wrote an app for the iphone recently that may be...I wrote an app for the iphone recently that may be helpful for ESL individuals. <br /><br />Scholar Reader is a reading assistant / personal dictionary. You paste an article in to the app and then when you read, if there is a word you don’t know, you double tap for the definition. This definition is then added to your personal dictionary which you can later reference or email to yourself to study offline. http://bit.ly/eycVE3<br /><br />It costs $0.99, but if you or your students would like to give it a try I got 25 codes to download if for free. Email me I'll give you one of the codes.<br />travisgerrard(at)gmail.comTravis Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727700980121194329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861642244049270239.post-46240341517311951492011-02-20T01:25:25.740-08:002011-02-20T01:25:25.740-08:00hey Tara, thanks for your comments. Yes, I would b...hey Tara, thanks for your comments. Yes, I would be concerned giving the ipad to Young Learners without pretty strict supervision. Luckily my students are adults so I didn't have to worry too much about them damaging it. Appreciate you sharing the post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292401080382470371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861642244049270239.post-7770930585422580612011-02-17T11:34:38.466-08:002011-02-17T11:34:38.466-08:00I know what you mean about the iPad. Have been *th...I know what you mean about the iPad. Have been *thinking about offering to do some volunteering in a Kindergarten class with mine. I've collected some great apps for YL, but what if they aren't as gentle as my own little ones. If the Android tablet is as cool as my hubby's Android phone, I bet it will be awesome. Going to share this post on http://facebook.com/EnglishApp. <br />Cheers,<br />TaraTara Benwellhttp://www.tarabenwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861642244049270239.post-75627868552938188012011-02-16T14:46:43.796-08:002011-02-16T14:46:43.796-08:00thanks Karenne for your comments and totally with ...thanks Karenne for your comments and totally with you on always wanting to hear how things actually work rather than how they could. As a working teacher, I want to know what the reality is, what the student/teacher might get confused by when using a website/mobile application. Simple things like how to register for a website have turned my meticulously planned computer lessons into a incoherent mess. <br /><br />Regarding your question about correction...with the stuff they post on Posterous I generally don't correct, simply because I am also teaching them writing in another class, so they get plenty of correction there. I want them to see Posterous as a place where they can enjoy and have fun with pictures/language and don't want to potentially dampen that enthusiasm with correction. <br /><br />However, I think if I didn't also teach them writing, I might at least want to some remedial work on some of the errors I saw there, but probably not at the same time as when we talk about the pictures. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting on my student's pictures. They will get a real kick out of having a real person look at their blog :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292401080382470371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861642244049270239.post-19123091375190304872011-02-16T09:06:49.795-08:002011-02-16T09:06:49.795-08:00p.s.
Checking out your student Posterous, how do ...p.s. <br />Checking out your student Posterous, how do you feel about error correction? My students tend to ask for this a lot -we work on a Google Doc for these (I know it sounds tool intensive) but they don't like others seeing their errors so that's one of the problems with blogging publicly...KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861642244049270239.post-66651136093220005652011-02-16T09:03:38.253-08:002011-02-16T09:03:38.253-08:00Agree with you thoroughly which is why I enjoy rea...Agree with you thoroughly which is why I enjoy reading your blog. <br /><br />I also have a Posterous but I tend to use it to feed in things that came up in our classroom and feed these into our Ning.... (plus a Ning where I volunteer teach)... then my students talk about these on their own blogs or in our discussion forums. <br /><br />But it's not always a smooth process which is why I loathe all these presentations etc on how you <b><i>could</i></b> do this or that, especially by those not actually doing any of that with anyone(!) let alone with students... I trust you agree... theory = blah,blah...gimmmee the practice as it just ain't as straightforward as just "wanting to."<br /><br />Anyway, it never really occurred to me to get them involved in our Posterous! I'm going to look into this because it is so quick and simple (I love it!)<br /><br />Take care,<br />KarenneKALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.com