Tech Tools Smackdown: Multilingual Learner Edition

August 7, 2024  ♦ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET

Moderators: Melissa Henning, Darshell Silva, and Rachel Heil

Session Description: Multilingual learners face unique challenges in the classroom, but technology can be a powerful ally in supporting their language development and academic success. Join us for this fast-paced tech tool smackdown where we'll compare and contrast some of TeachersFirst contributors' favorite resources for supporting multilingual learners. Get ready to hear about features, functionalities, and classroom implementation ideas that will help you pick the perfect tools for your classroom needs!

As a result of this session, educators will:

1. Discover and compare some of TeachersFirst contributors' favorite technology tools that support multilingual learners. 

2. Evaluate one or more tools for classroom use. 

3. Share ideas for using these resources with other participants.

Applicable ISTE Standards for Educators (2017)*: 2.1.a; 2.1.b; 2.1.c; 2.2.c; 2.5.a

* The text of these standards is copyrighted. Please read the full text on the ISTE Standards page.

Archive Recording: OK2Ask archive recordings are made available within two weeks of the webinar air date. You can find the archive for this session and others that have been selected for long-term retention in the archive library on the TeachersFirst website. The easiest way to access the archive library is from the OK2Ask Archive Recordings Special Topics Page.  Please note that the archive listings appear sorted by Most Recent First. Each year, we review the archived sessions. We may remove a session from the archive library for a number of reasons when a digital tool:

• has been retired

• is no longer free 

• has been updated such that the session demonstrations no longer match the current interface

            -- OR --

• there were significant webinar technical difficulties

• we may have refreshed the session, and a newer version is available

Certificates: The certificates for this session were emailed on 8/18/24 at 5:02 PM to registrants who actively participated in all required tasks throughout the session and completed the session evaluation survey within 1 week.