ESL



The link to our Instructional Plan:Instructional Plan

Link to our Technology product[|Teacher created video] Link to our classroom blog :[|Classroom blog]

Inquiry Question: How can multimedia technology tools help students learning a foreign language(English)?

Topic: A journey to the FUTURE!

Grade Level: Grade 8---English as a foreign language in China

Estimated time needed: 45 mins(within 1 hour)

Cool Tooks to be used: Movie Maker **or** Primary Access, videos -- Teacher creates supporting videos / Ss create digital product to be shared with other groups Classroom Blogs -- Ss post writing assignment on the blog set up by the teacher/Peer evaluation & comments Delicious, Penzu --- Help Ss with their collaborative "project-based" learning

Resources Needed: Videos/ English songs and lyrics/classroom blog/ Internet access/ Laptop .................

Objectives: 1. Language development ( listening, speaking, online and offline reading, writing --- using the future tense & phrases to predict future) 2. 21st century literacies development (digital literacies / critical thinking/ imagination/ collaboration......) 3. Inspiration ---passion for future

Instructional Strategies: Teacher led instruction students' collaborative learning - inquiry-based learning