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EDUCATION THEN. . .

I graduated in 1994.My literacy education included:

• Searching for books in a card file

• Reading on microfilm

• Encyclopedias

• Researching using books, magazines, journals, newspapers

EDUCATION THEN . . .

I graduated in 1994.My literacy education included:

•Learning how to write persuasive, narrative, and expository essays – for an audience of one

•Learning to type on a typewriter, then in a word processing program – to print on a dot matrix printer

RE-EDUCATION FOR TODAY

As an adult I have learned useful things like how to:

• Tweet• Facebook• Share• Bookmark• Blog• Google• Text• Skype• Instant message• Upload• Pin• AND MORE

RE-EDUCATION FOR TODAY

• My writing style

(for better and worse)

• The way I emote

• The information I can access

• How I evaluate sources

This has changed . . .

EDUCATION TODAY

• the classics

• traditional ways of communicating

• technological skills for today and tomorrow

• new communication for a modern audience

Both And

Today monster.com lists 302 social media related jobs

EDUCATION TODAY

• Be wise consumers

and producers of digital communication;

• Learn to use social media as professionals

Our students need to be able to:

IMPLICATIONS FOR ESOL STUDENTS

1. Social Media adds a new register of written English

Students need to know:

when to use it,

and when not to.

2. It means becoming digitally literate as well as traditionally literate.

IMPLICATIONS FOR ESOL STUDENTS

3. Technology adds new opportunities to learn English.

Social media = communication with people, organizations, and news around the world

Second Life offers additional opportunities for language practiceThis is one free class on Teen Second Life:http://youtu.be/oxW2U9hF4E0

Social media opportunities can be integrated into classroom curriculum to maximize learning.

http://esl.about.com/od/esleflteachingtechnique/a/l-slife.htm