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186. Wikipedia: Fantastic Places in the USA Assignment and Using AI for Student Revision

Activity Description

Devil

 

In this activity, students will use the Internet to select or are assigned to find information about a fantastic place in the USA, such as a national park or monument, take notes, and create a visual aide (a Word document or PowerPoint with images). Students will then copy/paste their assignment into an AI application for revision and edit suggestions. As a class the revisions are weighed, discussed, examined and determined it they are useful or not. Discuss the value of AI.

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Program Areas

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

Levels

Intermediate High, Advanced, Intermediate, High
187. WolframAlpha: Comparing Authentic Data

Activity Description

 

Wolffram Alpha is a search engine that compares anything. In this activity students will work on using comparatives.

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
188. Wonderopolis: When Does a Cut Need Stitches?

Activity Description

Stitches
Source: Wonderopolis (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 

Use this online mini-lesson—which contains reading, vocabulary, listening, conversation, and more—with intermediate or advanced students when teaching about the topics of health, injuries, accidents, health care, and medical emergencies.

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
189. Word Clouds for Pre-Reading Predictions and Post-Reading Summarization

Activity Description

Free Word Cloud Generator
 
Source: Free Word Cloud Generator by Free Word Cloud Generator (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 
Create a word cloud for a text to be read in class for pre-reading (vocabulary preparation, predictions) and post-reading summarization. Word clouds make repeated words appear larger.

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Program Areas

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

Levels

All Levels, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
190. Word It Out: Scrambled Word - Famous Quote or Proverb Word Cloud

Activity Description

Using the Web site Word It Out, students will create a word cloud from a famous quote or proverb. The site will scramble the words. Then, students will share their word clouds with classmates working to unscramble the quotes or proverbs.

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
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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.