Tech Tuesday: Reading and Writing with Google (guest presenter Danielle Gignac)

DLI Tech Tuesday: Using Evernote with low-level adult literacy students – success story

These Essential Skills Ontario (the Ontario anglophone stream organization from 1987 to 2015) sample activities were developed to introduce learners and practitioners to the concept of problem solving within technology rich environment (PS – TRE).

While there are a number of considerations for PS – TRE, the three core dimensions of PS – TRE are:

• A task or problem to solve
• Consideration of technologies through which the problem can be solved
• A process by which the problem is solved

These sample tasks are aligned with the OALCF (Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework) in that they demonstrate a task – based approach, where goal related tasks and learning activities reflect actual real world use and purposes and reflect a learner’s needs and interests and that demonstrate that they can achieve desired results by drawing on their own toolbox of digital technologies and mental processes. PS – TRE assumes that basic digital and technical skills are already known and they are considered a prerequisite for successful resolution of a problem or task.

SMARTBoard – a closer look at SMART Exchange, Notebook, Notebook Express and SMART kapplack – a powerful instant messaging and collaboration tool.

Use Quizlet to create online activities and tests.

Remind is a free communication platform for instructors and students.

Remind allows instructors and learners to communicate through text without exchanging phone numbers. Its ability to be immediate means that instructors and students can send each other last minute updates. View the webinar to learn how to set up Remind and to find out how instructors are using it.

Wondering where to find and how to use mobile Apps in your literacy program? In this 2016 webinar, we explore and learn about a variety of Apps ( IOS & Android) that you can use to support teaching, learning and administration in your adult literacy program.

Tech Tuesdays: Google Apps for Education (GAFE) in your literacy program

Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments

• What is PIAAC and PS-TRE?
• What’s the Problem?
• What’s PS-TRE to you and LBS?
• PS-TRE and OALCF Instruction
• PS-TRE and OALCF Assessment

Additional Resources

Use Digital Technology Instructional Resources

ESO Sample PS-TRE Activities

The recording is no longer available but you can view the slides.

Tech Tuesdays: iPads in adult literacy class: benefits and challenges with guest presenters from Hamilton Literacy Council