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This month, on Games2Teach, Jon Reinhardt discusses co-presence, situatedness, and mobile-enhanced language learning. He begins, "The great power of mobile smart devices is that they can connect us with people, ideas, and places with which we do not share the same physical space, and conversely, they allow us to share our selves, ideas and places with those remote others." and then continues to explore exemplar projects which take advantage of mobile applications for language learning. See his full post at: https://games2teach.uoregon.edu/learn/whats-new/.

The Games2Teach website provides curricular resources and professional development opportunities designed specifically for incorporating language learning games into the classroom. The site also includes sample lessons, information on how to adapt teaching styles, and additional resources for teachers on how students can learn languages more effectively. Check back often. Next month, we will discuss newest augmented reality phenomenon, Pokemon GO.

Language teachers explore Pokemon Go in a 2-day workshop about games in the language classroom during the Language Teaching Summer Institute (LTSI) in Gainesville, FL. The two-day session was lead by Julie Sykes, CASLS Director.