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41. Enlighten, Entertain, and Enliven Your Class with Film
by Kristi Reyes
Posted March 2018

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Enlighten, Entertain, and Enliven Your Class with Film
42. Video Messaging with Loom
by Susan Coulter
Posted January 2018

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Loom is a new free Chrome Extension that allows you to quickly record a video message and/or screencast and then share it immediately with students and colleagues.
43. EDpuzzle - A Fast and Easy Video Quiz Creator
by Susan Gaer
Posted December 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

EDpuzzle is a great resource for utilizing video with students at any level. EDpuzzle allows you to take any video and add interactive elements. It is free and easy to use.
44. Using Symbaloo in the Classroom
by Debbie Jensen
Posted November 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

What is Symbaloo? Originally I would have answered it is a bookmarking app— a place to gather all your web addresses and videos to make navigating online easier for your students
45. Flipgrid: Promoting Critical Thinking Skills and Engaging Students
by Susan Coulter
Posted October 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Flipgrid: Promoting Critical Thinking Skills and Engaging Students Flipgrid is an easy to use video discussion platform, which has numerous applications in the adult education classroom.
46. Finding and Evaluating Online Information: Information Fluency
by Debbie Jensen
Posted September 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Today, more than ever before, our students must know how to find information online, evaluate its validity, and cite sources correctly. One excellent site to help us with these tasks is Information Fluency (previously 21st Century Information Fluency)
47. TED-Ed for Interactive Video Lessons
by Kristi Reyes
Posted June 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

A TED-Ed lesson combines a TED-Ed original video with questions, resources and extra reading, and a discussion forum.
48. Formative Assessments
by Susan Coulter
Posted May 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Formative Assessments
49. Newspapers in Our Classrooms
by Debbie Jensen
Posted April 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education, ESL and Citizenship

Description:

Newspapers in Our Classrooms
50. Instant Grammar Checker!
by Susan Coulter
Posted February 2017

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

The Grammarly (grammarly.com) application is a great way to help your students with their grammar and writing skills. As they type, Grammarly underlines grammar errors and spelling mistakes and allows them to correct their mistakes as they work. Students can also upload their essays to Grammarly and then receive immediate feedback on spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure and style. When you are finished making any corrections, you can download the document to your desktop. The application is available on your Web browser so that online responses, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Gmail, can be easily checked for grammar errors.
51. HyFlex Model of Instruction: A Year of Reflection
by Alisa Takeuchi
Posted July 2022

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

The HyFlex Model of Instruction integrates in-class instruction with online instruction synchronously and in addition may add an asynchronous option on a learning management system (LMS). For the past year, agencies that have introduced the HyFlex Model to their staff and students have taken careful notes, made changes, and documented successes.
52. Free Professional Development for Tech Enthusiasts!
by Cindy Wislofsky
Posted June 2022

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

OTAN's Digital Leadership Academy (DLAC) is now accepting applications until August 19, 2022 for its fourth cohort (2022-2024 school years).
53. What's Happening in U.S. Citizenship Preparation?
by Jennifer Gagliardi
Posted May 2022

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

No new updates to the USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization. No new updates to the USCIS 100 Questions. So, what's there to talk about in online U.S. Citizenship Prep? PLENTY!
54. Career Exploration in Adult Education
Posted April 2022

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

Career exploration has been widely recognized and endorsed as a necessary step in an individual's career development. It is a fundamental lever to help adults successfully navigate an evolving labor market and demand for changing skills. The value of exploration is instrumental for each student to emerge from experience with a clear and more accurate assessment of him or herself.
55. Let's Get Jammin'!
by Cindy Wislofsky
Posted March 2022

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

If effective remote teaching has taught us anything, the importance of keeping students engaged while providing interactive, collaborative, task-based activities that work both synchronously and asynchronously is key. Enter Google Jamboard.
56. Canvas and Canvas Commons in Adult Education
by Francisco Xavier Pinedo Jr
Posted February 2022

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

If you decide to use Canvas for your class, it is not an easy as 1-2-3 thing. You need to invest time to create your site, and then find appropriate resources to use from Canvas Commons or upload your own content.
57. Triple E Framework: Extension
by Debbie Jensen
Posted January 2022

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

The third component of the Triple E is Extension, which means connecting the learner to the real world.
58. Triple E Framework: Enhancement
by Debbie Jensen
Posted December 2021

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

OTAN has adopted the Triple E Framework developed in 2011 by Professor Liz Kolb, Clinical Psychologist at the University of Michigan School of Education, as a model for technology integration.
59. Triple E Framework: Engagement
by Susan Gaer
Posted November 2021

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

OTAN has adopted the Triple E Framework developed in 2011 by Professor Liz Kolb, Clinical Psychologist at the University of Michigan School of Education, as a model for technology integration.
60. Introduction to the Triple E Framework
by Susan Gaer
Posted October 2021

Category:

Adult Basic Education

Description:

The Triple E is a framework that measures how well a tool or activity engages, enhances, and extends learning.
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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.