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186. Using Mind Mapping as a Scaffolding Tool

Activity Description

Canva helps students create mind maps online. They can then share them with others and add them to presentations. This tool is great for brainstorming collaboratively. In this activity students use mind maps to organize or scaffold information for getting a job. 

For this activity, students make a mind map, create a presentation of the mind map, and present it to the class.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

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

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
187. Virtual ESL Teaching Assistant with School AI

Activity Description

SchoolAI Screenshot
 
Harness the power of AI to provide your students with their own personalized tutor, whether by letting the students choose how to use the AI (called a sidekick) or by creating focused practice sessions.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced, All Levels
188. Vision Board for Goal Setting

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.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

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

Levels

All Levels, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
189. 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.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

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

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
190. 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.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

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 CN260099 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.