Free Technology Integration Webinars from OTAN!

Our mission is to provide our learners with the knowledge and 21st century skills necessary  to succeed in today’s local and global community.  To support our mission-critical objectives during tight fiscal times, we must coordinate and leverage limited resources.  CA Adult Education’s  OTAN (Outreach and Technical Assistance Network) is here to help. 

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Vote for Your Top 2 OTAN Tech Trainings

FREE technology workshops At Newport-Mesa Adult School, we prioritize 21st century skills and integrate technology into daily learning across our programs. To support our mission, we provide ongoing, site-based professional development.  In 2010, we will partner with CA Adult Ed’s OTAN (Outreach and Technical Assistance Network) to offer high-quality trainings on tech-integrated instruction.  Team, look over the [...]

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Rules and Tools: Copyright and Copyleft

As we  share more teacher-created documents on our webpages, blogs, and wikis, we must educate ourselves on copyright rules and copyleft tools.   Here are some resources:   Copyright and Fair Use Copyright Law of the United States http://timac.wikispaces.com/Copyright Fair Use (copyright.gov) Copyright & Fair Use (stanford.edu) Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education (pdf)      [...]

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Today’s Tech Training ~ 12-10-08

Today’s training Quick Tricks for Powerful PowerPoints will be in the computer lab at the BESST Center, room 118, from 2:45-4:45pm. Click here for Lora’s handout. Click here for the 12-10-08 Tech Training Evaluation. Highlights and Hashouts I learned to put music into a power point presentation. At today’s technology training, I gained the following knowledge: implementing [...]

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Next Tech Training ~ Quick Tricks for Powerful PowerPoints

Do you want to quickly find teacher-made PPTs to support your curriculum? Do you need quick tricks to create powerful PPTs to enhance student learning? PLUG IN to our next site-based professional development opportunity! Quick Tricks for Powerful PowerPoints  Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 2:45-4:45pm BESST Center Computer Lab, room 118 Hands-on practice!!  Gain a treasure-trove of premade PowerPoints [...]

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March 26 Tech Training ~ Post-Game Report

12 NMUSD Adult School teachers and 2 administrators attended yesterday’s voluntary 2-hour tech training.  Read on for our post-game report, including highlights, handouts, and hash-overs.

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March 26th Tech Training – post your share-out here!

Our next all-staff tech training is Wednesday, March 26, 2008.  To view/download our informational flyer (including training’s topics, presenters, and expected learner outcomes) click on the green hyperlink here: Informational Flyer – March 26 Tech Training To view/download our March 26 Tech Training Evaluation, click on the green hyperlink here: Tech Training Evaluation 03-26-08 Our application requirement for this training [...]

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March 5 Training: What Participants are Doing and Saying

On March 5, 2008, we continued our site-based staff development with a 2-hour training on Technology-Integrated Instruction.  Read on to learn 1) who came, 2) what folks are doing with what they learned, 3) what they’re saying about this and future site-based trainings.

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March 5 Tech Training Materials: Flyer, PPT and Evaluation

Our Technology-Integrated ESL Instruction training is today from 2:30pm – 4:30pm.   Continue reading to view and use the training resources.

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New Hands-On Tech Training – March 5, 2008

Ask…and you shall receive.   Our NMUSD Adult School Professional Growth Team met on February 14, 2008 to review our midyear PG survey results and begin planning our 2008 professional growth opportunities accordingly.  Here’s what our NMUSD Adult School teachers requested.  And here’s what we’re offering at our first technology training of 2008.  Read on.  Lead on!

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