1. It’s Alive! Blending
Technology with
TESOL
Academic Materials Spring 2013
for Engaged Learning
Katie McClintic
Summer Peixoto
TESOL 2013

2. WHY DO I NEED TO ENLIVEN ACADEMIC
MATERIALS
 Increases motivation
 Moves away from traditional lecture style
 Creates a student-centered environment
 Students construct meaning
 Students acting as coaches
 Promotes engaged learning

4. WHAT IS WEB 2.0?
A simple definition…
 Web 2.0 tools are tools that
allow users to create,
collaborate, and share user-
generate materials on-line.

5. HOW?

6. THE BEST OF WEB 2.0

7. 2 EXAMPLES
Katie’s Choice
Summer’s Choice

8. PRACTICE SESSION
Directions:

9. REFERENCES
 Discovery Education
 http://web2012.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm
 Google Search Education
 http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/index.
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