Today we celebrated Fat Tuesday in the unit. We talked about New Orleans and Mardi Gras. We also made masks. Check out the photos!
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Speaking in Tongues by The Economist
Here is an interesting chart about language diversity. The article argues that poverty and geography can play a role in language diversity. Congo and Papua New Guinea are the most language diverse in the world.
Language and Literacy
Here is a neat website about language and literacy. There are TONS of cool maps, diagrams, and charts to use in the classroom. Just click on “resources”. Also some neat articles on acquiring academic language. A must read for teachers that are new to ELLs!
Wrestling the Gorilla-An ELL Blog
Wrestling the Gorilla-An ELL Blog
Just wanted to spread the word about a great ELL blog. Mrs. Bowman teaches in a middle school Intensive Unit. Got some great stuff!
Songify Video
Here is a video of one of my students using Songify. Songify is an app that auto tunes your voice and lets you create a song. This students is saying some multiplication equations.
http://s1166.photobucket.com/albums/q613/bemiss1982/?action=view¤t=IMG_0568.mp4
International Night at Cumberland Trace Elementary Clips
Back in December of 2011, Cumberland Trace had their second International Night. We had food from various countries and performers. Here are a couple of videos from that night. Check them out! The first video is a dance that the Burmese performed.
http://s1166.photobucket.com/albums/q613/bemiss1982/?action=view¤t=IMG_0422.mp4
The second video is a performance by Law De and his brother. Law De is an aide at our school.
http://s1166.photobucket.com/albums/q613/bemiss1982/?action=view¤t=IMG_0423_2.mp4
Symbaloo-Visual Bookmarks
Symbaloo is a website that allows you to create visual bookmarks on your home screen. For example, students can click on the Brain Pop symbol and they are on the website in seconds. This website saves so much time for my students. Last year, I had some students that struggled with typing and it would take them ten minutes to type an address. This website is FREE too!
Lulu- Publish your own book!
My wife has always wanted to publish a book. My wife would send stories to different publishers but everyone said no. Lulu cuts the middle man and allows you to publish your own book. It’s kind of like how musicians can put out their own albums with out a label. Your class could publish a book with their writings. You could have students do research about an animal and create a picture book. Your students will be so excited that they wrote a real book. Here are some pics of my wife’s book.
Futaba Classroom Games
Futaba Classroom Games is a fun way to get four students on one iPad playing a game. Futaba CG is an app that tests students’ knowledge in math, social studies, reading, and Spanish. You can do all subjects or just limit it to one subject. The students play three rounds that can last from one to three minutes. This app is $3.99 but is worth every penny!
Seeking Refuge Video
Here is a video about Hseh Meh (pronounced Shay May) who is a Burmese refugee. Hseh Meh is diagnosed with stage 4, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This video was created by Libby Isenhower
http://vimeo.com/33803032
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