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516. Tricider: Brainstorming, Voting, or Exit Tickets

Activity Description

Use an end-of-class meeting classroom assessment technique in which you ask students what they learned, what they don’t understand or need more practice with, or a specific question to check students’ understanding of the lesson content. Quickly and easily (without account registration) create an online poll for brainstorming, voting, or exit tickets (used for formative assessment, student self analysis, instructional strategy feedback, and open communication with students).

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
517. Typing Tutorials

Activity Description

This site offers free tutorials and games to learn touch typing. They also offer typing tests for practice.

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
518. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services: Study for the Test

Activity Description

Use the Web site's resources in a Citizenship class or as part preparation for/teaching of the EL Civics Government and History Unit.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
519. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Teacher Resources & Lesson Plans: Mold

Activity Description

In this activity, students learn the different types of mold, how it grows, and its effects on health. This site offers an array of environmental and science-based lesson plans, activities and ideas.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
520. urVoice: Personalized Audio Visual Dictionary (Mobile App)

Activity Description

Have students use this text to speech app with augmentative and alternative communication with type and talk capabilities to create personalized picture dictionaries with images and audio.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.