Technology has assisted bilingual education in several ways: it has provided students access to learning resources through the internet, software for language development and early reading skills, and hardware like laptops and digital cameras that support multilingual learning and content creation. The document also discusses strategies for professional development using technologies like video conferencing and online collaboration, as well as philosophical views on how technology can be used to create knowledge and address social issues.

1. How Has Technology Assisted Bilingual Education

2. “ … students need to be, parallel to their learning of technology, acquiring an ability for self-discovery, self awarness, understanding of others, and certainly high levels of critical reasoning. ” Alma Flor Ada

3. Computer Access Points What is the Digital Divide? Internet Access: Pacific Islander 56% White (46%) Hispanic – 23% Black – 23% Education: 65% of college graduates have Internet access while only 11.7% of those with below a High School education do. Source: US Dept. of Commerce

4. Philosophical Views Do all students have equal opportunities to learn? Does access to information translate to power within our society? Can technology be used to create new knowledge, art and act on social realities?

5. Professional Development Strategies Distance Education Collaboration Learning Communities ePals “ Where in Washington? ” Project Based Learning

6. Professional Development Technologies Video Conferencing Net Meetings (WebX, Newsgroups Online Chats Internet Resources

7. Software Edmarks Baileys Book House Used for alphabet and early reading skills Other Edmark Products: Sammy ’ s Science House Millie ’ s Math House

8. Software Soleil Software Used for language development Other Soleil Products:

9. Hardware Laptops multi-language support Portable Supports CD software Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) multi-language support portable Wireless networks Broader access points Scanners OCR capabilities Digital Cameras Image manipulation Video Cameras multi-language support Video editing

10. Internet Resources Native Language Web Portals www.elsabio.com Eduhound in Spanish Online Translations Babelfish Google Translation Image sites Cooltext Animation Factory Picts4learing

11. Project Based Learning Real world problems Integrated subject areas Students discover knowledge Higher level thinking skills George Lucas Educational Foundation