Matthew J. Yates

October 26, 2003

Grade 4 Teacher

McDaniel College

SLM: 521-MC

Instructor: Charles Phillips

ELECTIVE ASSIGNMENT: “Translation”

List & Description of 5 Instructional Situations Where Translation Would Be a Valuable Tool:

· New Student: A student transfers into the school from another country and does not speak any English. A translation website could be kept open on a computer to communicate back and forth between the student and teacher and also between the student and other students.

· ESOL: A current student that doesn’t have full command of the language and is limited in their vocabulary could use translation websites to help find the right words that they are looking for in their oral speaking as well as written assignments.

· General Translation: English-speaking students can use translation websites for figuring out quotes, phrases, and text passages that they come across in their research and do not understand.

· Pen Pals: Correspondence with students from other countries would be an incredible experience and most likely would not be possible without translation websites.

· Extracurricular Activity: Students that take Spanish and French after school can use translation websites to help them with their work.

Text Passage Converted Into Two Other Languages:

English: Spanish: French:

Integrating technology into the curriculum is a priority -- if not a mandate -- in most schools today. Most educational technology experts agree, however, that technology should be integrated, not as a separate subject or as a once-in-a-while project, but as a tool to promote and extend student learning on a daily basis. The challenge, of course, is in finding ways to use technology -- and to help students use it -- that don’t take time away from core subjects.

La tecnología que integra en el plan de estudios es una prioridad -- si no un mandato -- en la mayoría de las escuelas hoy. La mayoría de los expertos educativos de la tecnología convienen, sin embargo, que la tecnología debe ser integrada, no como un tema separado o como una vez que-en-uno-mientras que proyecto, sino como una herramienta para promover y para extender al estudiante que aprende sobre una base diaria. El desafío, por supuesto, consiste en encontrar maneras de utilizar tecnología -- y ayudar a estudiantes a utilizarla -- ese tiempo de la toma del don?t ausente de temas de la base.

La technologie d'intégration dans le programme d'études est une priorité -- si pas un mandat -- dans la plupart des écoles aujourd'hui. La plupart des experts en matière éducatifs de technologie conviennent, cependant, que la technologie devrait être intégrée, pas comme un sujet séparé ou en tant qu'une fois-dans-un-tandis que projet, mais comme outil pour promouvoir et prolonger l'étudiant apprenant quotidiennement. Le défi, naturellement, est en trouvant des moyens d'employer la technologie -- et pour aider des étudiants à l'employer -- ce temps de prise de don?t parti des sujets de noyau.