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21. Accelerate Learning with EdReady
by Susan Coulter
Posted April 2019

Category:

Adult Basic Education, Career Technical Education, High School and GED

Description:

EdReady is a personalized math and English readiness learning system that evaluates the skills of each student in the context of their goal and then provides a learning pathway to mastery.
22. With Games, Students Examine their Understanding of and Apply New Vocabulary
by Kristi Reyes
Posted March 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

March's Web Based Activity
23. WizerMe for Wizer Online Worksheets
by Stephanie Thomas
Posted March 2021

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Imagine a free website where you can create beautiful augmented worksheets for your students in minutes using an intuitive, easy-to-use dashboard. Now imagine you get access to thousands of worksheets created by instructors across all levels and subject matter. Too good to be true? Nope. WizerMe is an online worksheet creator.
24. Adding Licensing and Attributions to Your Work for OER
by Diana Vera-Alba
Posted November 2020

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

As educators, we often enjoy collaborating with other educators and sharing ideas, lessons, curriculum, and materials that we create.  This spirit of sharing prompted the educational community to begin curating materials to be shared in what is known as Open Educational Resources (OER). 
25. Women's History Month
Posted September 2017

Category:

Holidays

Description:

Women's history month
26. Veterans Day
Posted September 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education, Older Adults, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED, Holidays

Description:

Here are some Web sites to check into for more on Veterans Day events and information. Appropriate for High School/GED, ESL and Older adults.
27. Thanksgiving Sites
Posted November 2017

Category:

Holidays

Description:

Here are some great sites to teach students about the Thanksgiving holiday.
28. HippoCampus: Free Resources to Enrich the Student Experience
by Susan Coulter
Posted January 2019

Category:

High School and GED

Description:

HippoCampusExternal Link Icon opens in new window or tab is a searchable database of more than 7000 free videos and multimedia resources in the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) library.
29. NoRedInk: Use It to Improve Writing Skills
by Susan Coulter
Posted September 2015

Category:

High School and GED

Description:

NoRedInk is a fun tool to help students improve their writing skills. Students learn grammar, mechanics, usage, and style by using a curriculum based on their favorite celebrities, friends, TV shows, and more.
30. Web Sites for Teaching and Learning about Thanksgiving
by Kristi Reyes
Posted September 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education, ESL and Citizenship, Holidays

Description:

There are abundant myths about the history of Thanksgiving. You can help students learn about this original American holiday and untangle facts from fiction by planning lessons with or simply including online activities using the sites in this month's Web Based Activity.
31. Web Activities for February Holidays
by Kristi Reyes
Posted September 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education, Older Adults, ESL and Citizenship

Description:

This short month is chock-full of holidays, occasions for both romantic and serious lesson themes and accompanying Web activities.
32. Vocabulary Builders
by Kristi Reyes
Posted June 2009

Category:

ESL and Citizenship

Description:

Ah... summertime. Barbecues, long afternoons, vacation. What a great time to build one's repertoire of word knowledge. That's right. Encourage students to learn 100 new words this summer. Here are some ways to get started.
33. United States Presidents
by Margaret Brown Klapthor and Allida Black (contributing author)
Posted September 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED

Description:

Use these sites in your studies of Presidents.
34. Sites for Creating Interactive and Printable Vocabulary Exercises
by Kristi Reyes
Posted September 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED

Description:

There are many Web sites that allow you to create both interactive and printable word puzzles which can help with language development. Give some of these a try. You may find one you cannot live without.
35. Special Days & Events in May
Posted May 2012

Category:

ESL and Citizenship

Description:

Teaching those new to America or those who have grown up here but are not sure how various holidays began, can be fun and informative. Take a look at some of these May holidays. There are also some dates that have been set aside by congressional or presidential proclamation as National Days of _______. Hopefully one will spark some interest and generate some topics for conversation. Some are appropriate for ABE, ASE, ESL or Older Adults.
36. Electronic Portfolios for Documenting Student Progress and Publication of Class Work
by Kristi Reyes
Posted February 2019

Category:

Adult Basic Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED

Description:

An electronic portfolio is an online showcase of a student’s work, which can include writing, images, artwork, links, and multimedia.
37. Applied Digital Skills with Google.com
by Debbie Jensen
Posted September 2018

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Applied Digital Skills is a free curriculum designed to help students learn digital skills while using them in practical life applications like budgeting, planning an event, or writing.
38. Build Students’ Digital and Information Literacy with Checkology
by Kristi Reyes
Posted May 2018

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

The amount of information online is staggering, and with one in four U.S. adults online "almost constantly", the ability to scrutinize online information before commenting, sharing, or acting on it is reaching a critical point.
39. Create Flashcards and Games Easily with Flippity
by Susan Coulter
Posted April 2018

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Flippity is a powerful tool that takes the information you enter on a Google Sheet template and then quickly and easily creates numerous online games to help students.
40. Trello in Education
by Debbie Jensen
Posted February 2018

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Trello is a visual collaboration tool that can be used for lesson planning, class organization, student research, organizing writing assignments, project based learning and more. It is free.
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN220124 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.