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Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of March 24

OTAN is updating the CA Adult Education Digital Learning Guidance (DLG) and need adult educators, workforce partners, & admin. input. Short survey! Deadline March 30 ️New Updated Survey Link April 7-8 | Legislative Advocacy Day!

Social Media in Education: Ideas for the Classroom

Social media use in the classroom might be a relevant way to teach digital literacy and other skills. This article reviewed by Matt Evans from the University of San Diego, Professional and Continuing Education, shares some ideas for the classroom.

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of March 17

California Adult Education Students Succeed Nomination Window is open! Nominate adult learners who have changed because of an adult education program. Deadline: Friday, March 21.

Resource Links All in One News Item

This is a compilation of the suggested resources for further exploration from each chapter in the IDEAL Distance Learning Handbook: Appendix A.

CTE: Student Global Competence Training

“Rapid economic, technological, and social changes are creating a world that is ever more interconnected.” To prepare our adult learners to take advantage of global market opportunities and prepare for the future, “companies must hire workers with global compentence” which is the “capacity to understand and act on issues of global significance.”

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of March 10

California Adult Education Students Succeed Nomination Window is open! Nominate adult learners who have changed because of an adult education program. Deadline: March 21. May 9, 8:00-4:30 pm | OTAN Canvas Regional Summit | In partnership with CAERC at Sacramento County Office of Education. OTAN Digest - March 2025

Khanmigo

Microsoft’s addition to saving teacher time with AI, comes in the form of Khanmigo. Teachers can log in for free. Once an account is created, there are plenty of tools including but not limited to Exit tickets, a Chunk text, Leveler for different reading proficiencies, a SMART goal writer, and a Make it relevant tool to boost student engagement. Khanmigo now integrates cost free into the Canvas LMS too.

In the age of AI, students urgently need access to computer science

Author, Julie Flapan shares that school leaders are “overwhelmed with decisions about teaching with AI tools and teaching about artificial intelligence in the classroom.”

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of March 3

Register for TDLS (Technology and Digital Learning Symposium) 2025, a hybrid conference either online or at the Long Beach School for Adults, March 7 and 8, 2025. Public Schedule Link now available! If you would like to attend TDLS in person, registration for in-person attendance will close on Friday, February 28! (Online registration will remain open.)

Google NotebookLM's Sibling: Illuminate

Two generative AI tools, NotebookLM and Illuminate (released September 2024) are free with a Google account. There’s a lot of buzz around NotebookLM and little about Illuminate. This article highlights the benefits of using Illuminate.

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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.