Category Archives: e-learning

e-Portfolio

English as an Additional Language has piloted e-portfolio on Glow as a tool to support the transition from Primary to Secondary School in the context of EAL, and to better evaluate the use of technology as an inclusive practice in the learning process.

In line with the guidance set by The Scottish Government, e-portfolio on Glow is an initiative in our local authority. Building the Curriculum 5 provides advice on developing learners’ profiles at the key transition points of Primary seven (P7) and Secondary third year (S3). The profile format may vary whenever a change is required leading to the next stages of learning.

The use of e-portfolio in the context of EAL will offer different means of communication and expression for pupils to present their own culture and background knowledge. It can reveal the ability to capture, review and manage a large amount of material. In addition, it offers flexibility, dynamic for integration, opportunities to develop and demonstrate technology skills through samples of the pupil’s work such as, photographs, videos, audio clips, projects, research and assessments. Furthermore, the e-portfolio will provide opportunities to develop ownership and show more interest in the culture in which the additional language resides. It is a way to demonstrate learners’ creativity with different emerging skills and reflect about choices to break down the barriers for learning. Teachers can access information about their pupils’ learning development, thereby also offering an opportunity for parents to appreciate the improvement.

Type Anything in a Foreign Language

This page http://www.typeit.org/ allows you to easily type the characters of different languages without a specific keyboard. You can edit your text in the box and then copy it to your document, e-mail message, etc.
Features
  • Handy keyboard shortcuts that take zero time to learn
  • Switch between character sets while typing
  • Choose boldface, italics, font face and other formatting
  • Your text is automatically saved in case you exit by accident (in Firefox/Chrome)

International Children’s Digital Library

The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation  is to promote tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children’s literature from around the world.

I invite you to explore this library. It is great!!!

Learn English for Adults

LearnEnglish is the British Council’s website for learners of English, adult or professiona,

You can become a member and contribute to the site, interact with other learners and download free resources.

LearnEnglish includes interactive features such as user comments, discussion forums, content rating and polls, as well as media-rich materials including podcasts, flash games and video.

English for Kids Resources

Learn English Kids is a great collection of resources from the British Council for children learning English as an additional language. It is free online games,songsstories and activities for children to have fun and learn English too.

Kids

You can become a member, make your own cool character and enter competitions. When you are a member you can comment across the site and answer questions in your turn to practise your reading and writing.

Parents and teachers

You can become a member of LearnEnglish Parents to download learning resources. As a member you can also watch video tips anddownload articles from language learning experts.

Go to our Parents forum to share ideas and ask questions about helping your child learn English.