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121. Virginia Tech: Study Skills Self-help Information

Activity Description

This site has many good ideas on study skills for your students. It covers everything from note-taking, remembering, and how to read a difficult book, to writing term papers. It might be a good place to send students at the beginning of the year.

Screenshot of Virginia Tech's list of Study Skills Self-Help Information

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Program Areas

ASE: High School Diploma, ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

All Levels
122. Vision Board

Activity Description

Vision Board
Source: Pixabay by Sh1ra (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
For this project, students think about their longer-term academic and personal goals, create a collage of images and words representing their vision for their future and present it to the class.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

All Levels, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
123. Visuwords Online Visual Dictionary: Synonym Chart Assignment

Activity Description

Visuwords
Source: Visuwords (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 

In this activity, students will work individually or in pairs or small groups to create synonym charts using the Web site Visuwords.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
124. Voicemod Text-to-Song: Compose a Song about a Class Concept

Activity Description

Voicemod
Source: Voicemod by Voicemod (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
In this activity, appropriate for any course or level, students create a song to demonstrate their understanding of a class concept, whether it's math or grammar. After writing brief lyrics explaining their learning in their own words, students use a text-to-song AI tool to make a song that serves as a mnemonic device and allows students to practice digital skills.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

All Levels, All Levels
125. Voki: Speaking Avatar

Activity Description

 
Voki
Source: Voki (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

Have students introduce themselves to the class by making a personalized avatar with text-to-speech or with their own voices.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Diploma, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
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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.