E-creation Tools and Self-Made Computer-Based Resources: Getting ELLs to Play and Be Creative with Language/Authentic Learning

Are  software or applications of software that provide a free forum for students to publish their original work.

• Web publishing sites: It is all about creating a webpage and publishing it on the World Wide Web 

• Presentation software: Sofware designed for creating presentation, especially in the area of education or business, such as a power point.

• Exercise creting tools: This is a software that creates different exercises that can be as assessment tools. 

• Podcasting sites: It enables distribution of audio files over a syndicated feed that can be replayed on media players or computers.

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Authentic Learning: 

Authentic learning is real life learning. It is a style of learning that encourages students to create a tangible, useful product to be shared with their world. Once an educator provides a motivational challenge, they nurture and provide the necessary criteria, planning, timelines, resources and support to accommodate student success. The teacher becomes a guide on the side or an event manager, a facilitator not a dictator. Processes become the predominant force and the content collected is organized appropriately into portfolios. 
Authentic learning engages all the senses allowing students to create a meaningful, useful, shared outcome. They are real life tasks, or simulated tasks that provide the learner with opportunities to connect directly with the real world.