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.