Using the Teaching with Technology Tool on the OTAN Website
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Using the Teaching with Technology Tool on the OTAN Website
Bethany Ely & Debbie Jensen
Agenda
Brief History: Why The Teaching with Technology tool was created
Demonstration: How to use the Teaching with Technology Tool to find technology related to your lesson
ESL examplesABE examples
Application: Hands-on practice using the Teaching with Technology tool
A Brief History
The Teaching with Technology Tool
Organizes these sites/resources so they’re searchable by:
Program area (ESL, ABE, GED & High School)
Level (ABE and ESL)Subject (all program areas)Standard (ABE)/CASAS Competency (ESL)Keywords (all program areas)
The Teaching with Technology Tool
Provides the following information for each resource:
Activity Description
Preparation
How-To
More Ways
Keywords
Let’s take a look!
From the OTAN homepage
Click on a standard to see the CASAS competencies
Search Filters for ESL Example #1
Searching by Keyword
Be sure to use quotation marks when entering a phrase
Hint: Click on Search to conduct a new search
Search Filters for ESL Example #2
These are the ABE Search Filters
Let’s return to the previous screen and do a Keyword Search for “Google docs” to narrow our search.
Example Doc #1
Example Doc #2
Let’s do another ABE search
We scroll through the 14 results and choose “Khan Academy”
Now, It’s Your Turn!
1. Go to the Teaching with Technology Tool on the OTAN Website:www.otan.us/teachwtech or www.otan.us,
then Teaching Tools & Resources, and choose Teaching with Technology
2. Search for resources to use in your class next week.