Technology Resources

Our resources and tools have been curated to help you incorporate digital technology in adult learning. We’ve included tools, best practices and hands-on experiences from within Ontario’s literacy and basic skills (LBS) sector.

How technology can help with teaching

Are you an adult literacy educator considering ways to integrate technology into your teaching? Discover how digital technology can help educators and learners, and get access to guidance and tutorials on using digital tools.

Information Literacy: How do algorithms work?

How to use a CTRL-F lesson to help emergent readers understand how algorithms shape our online experiences – lesson slide…

Educator Resources

Information Literacy: How can I verify information online?

How to use a MediaSmarts lesson to help emergent readers learn 4 steps for verifying information – lesson slide deck…

Educator Resources

Information Literacy: What are Information Zones?

How to use News Literacy Project lessons to help emergent readers understand the different purposes of information.

Educator Resources

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How technology can help with program administration and delivery

Are you a program manager or co-ordinator? Learn about the different technologies that can support program administration, and access tips and tutorials to strengthen your use of digital tools.

Virtual Showcase – Succession, Contingency and Onboarding Planning: Ensuring Continuity…

We will explore practical file management systems, documentation and plans to ensure smoother operations, transitions…

Administrator Resources

Virtual Showcase: Growing Your LBS Community – Innovative and Practical…

We will discuss how programs leverage innovative marketing campaigns, podcasts, videos, and other engagement strategies…

Administrator Resources

Virtual Showcase: Using social media to reach, teach and connect…

Using social media to reach, teach and connect with learners and partners

Administrator Resources

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Case Studies

Learn what digital technology has made possible for instructors and administrators working in adult literacy education in Ontario. We’ve featured a selection of program case studies so that you can learn and get inspired. 

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Community Questions

Would you like to know what questions your peers are asking about digital tech? We’ve compiled a list of recent or recurring questions and the answers we’ve provided to programs like yours.

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Useful Apps

Useful Apps presents reviews that cover how the apps could be used for literacy and numeracy learning and to support engagement and motivation as well as program administration, note taking, and collaborative work.

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