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• • • Expanded search and browse features Content Spotlight: • Cultural highlights • Lesson ideas My Resource List to save/send links Calendar of TESOL events Social media feed

Teaching and Learning Resources

American Culture • Resources for learning about the United States: • Browse materials related to American culture • Links to websites about museums, the White House, and U. S. history • Content Spotlight with cultural highlights and activities

Content Spotlight §Highlights of American culture §Links to AE resources and materials §Classroom activities and lesson ideas §Social media connections

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My Resource List §Create a list of resources to save for later: §Select each resource to: § Add § Remove §View “My Resource List” to see what is on your list

Trace Effects: Let the Adventure Begin! § Online & DVD-based computer game for Access students § 3 -D multimedia learning experience § Exposes players to American culture through interactive gaming KEY THEMES: • Community Activism • Environmental Conservation • Empowering Women • Science and Innovation • Entrepreneurship • Mutual Understanding

Trace: A Closer Look americanenglish. state. go englishprograms. state. go

Trace Features and Resources q Offline DVD game for low-resource contexts q Video DVD and graphic novels q Language practice mobile app q Comprehensive teacher’s manual q q Certificate of completion for each chapter Featured web links: q U. S. Department of State q Other U. S. Government agencies q U. S. educational organizations

Trace Word Soup • First-ever mobile app for feature phones • Available with online and DVD editions of Trace Effects • Standalone game created as part of the Trace Effects suite

How to Download Trace Word Soup is located in bi. Nu’s ‘Games’ section To download bi. Nu, visit: http: //m. binu. com/ Preview the game using the bi. Nu emulator: http: //www. binu. com/appscloud/emulator/ (java must be enabled) Help is available at: http: //www. binu. com/faq/

Trace Effects Webinar Series Introduction to Trace Effects Rick Rosenberg Teaching with Trace Effects: Tips in the Teacher's Manual Dawn Bikowski Extending Learning in Trace Effects: Practice Activities and Multi-player Games Tuesday November 20, 2012 10: 00 -10: 45 am EST 4: 00 -4: 45 EST Tuesday December 4, 2012 10: 00 -10: 45 am EST 4: 00 -4: 45 EST Tuesday December 18, 2012 10: 00 -10: 45 am EST 4: 00 -4: 45 EST Deborah Healey Tuesday January 15, Using Trace Effects Graphic Novels and 2013 Video in the Classroom 10: 00 -10: 45 am EST To participate, log in as a guest: http: //goo. gl/zhr 8 B) Deborah Healey 4: 00 -4: 45 EST Trace Ning (http: //traceeffects. ning. com)

Trace Effects Webinar Series Evaluating Trace Effects: How Do You Know What Works? Deborah Healey Learning by Doing: Communicative Language Teaching with Trace Effects Jacqueline Gardy Trace Effects and the TESOL Technology Standards Jeff Kuhn Incorporating Trace Effects Teacher’s Manual Activities into Lesson Plans Dawn Bikowski Tuesday January 29, 2013 10: 00 -10: 45 am EST 4: 00 -4: 45 EST Tuesday February 12, 2013 10: 00 -10: 45 am EST 4: 00 -4: 45 EST Tuesday February 26, 2013 10: 00 -10: 45 am EST 4: 00 -4: 45 EST Tuesday March 12, 2013 10: 00 -10: 45 am EST 4: 00 -4: 45 EST To participate, log in as a guest: http: //goo. gl/zhr 8 B) Trace Ning (http: //traceeffects. ning. com)

Accessing Trace Effects Play Trace Effects NOW at the NEW American English website http: //americanenglish. state. gov Request copies of the Trace Effects DVD through your local American Embassy, Consulate, or RELO Access Trace Effects teaching resources on the Trace Effects Ning http: //traceeffects. ning. com (Note: it may take up to 24 hours to be approved; for teachers ONLY) Download Trace Word Soup http: //m. binu. com (Note: for feature & android phones; i. OS coming soon)

To Learn More About Us: The Office of English Language Programs : • Regional English Language Officers (RELOs) • English Language Programs: - E-Teacher Scholarship Program English Access Microscholarship Program English Language Specialist Program English Language Fellow Program