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Cohort 12: End-of-year presentations

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 23:27:00 +0000

May 19 and 20 2016 were bittersweet days because we experienced our last OTAC and TIMAC presentations. In the following years these two academies will become one named Digital Leadership Academy. There are many exciting changes in store for the future participants, and in May 2016 we savored our time together and we celebrated our accomplishments and the end of an era.

This was the first time we used the newly acquired technology by our video department to live stream the presentations and record them on a YouTube Channel.

The presentations schedule and links to resources for a min-workshop about Digital Literacy are available on our wiki.

Video recordings of presentation are on OTAN's YouTube Channel

TIMAC playlist contains eight presentations.

OTAC playlist contains seven presentations.

Thank you to both TIMAC Cohort 12 and OTAC Version 5 participants for their enthusiasm, hard work and dedication. They are a source of inspiration for all of us.

Jaemi's Site reVisit with Elena and Mentee at Glenn Adult Program

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 19:13:00 +0000

Chromebooks, Odysseyware, and Mini Tech Presentations

Elena is working with mentee Phil on how to use a chromebook, google applications, and use of Odysseyware with HSE students.

Elena and Phil, TIMAC Mentee

Quick Look at Project Scope

 Provide online instruction, teaching resources

 Facilitate use of Odysseyware with high school diploma students

 Introduce online Professional Development opportunities

 Use of Green screen

 Provide 2 mini tech trainings at faculty meetings

Jaemi's Site Visit with Tommie at Fresno Adult School

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:54:00 +0000

Dream What We Can Become And Rejoice

Fresno Adult School

Tommie is working on several TIMAC projects this semester - and they all showcase her skills, expertise and drive to bring technology into the lives of her students and colleagues at Fresno Adult School.

"Nothing can stop us teacher", says one of Tommie's new computer literacy students. This comment was in response Tommie's worry that student attendance would be low on the first day of computer class due to a big storm that rolled in to Fresno. The class started in early March, and on the first day, despite the weather, 28 students arrived ready to learn computer basics! Tommie also has a few student volunteers to help in this class. Students in the class are learning, computer literacy - strong emphasis on vocabulary, USA Learns, and North Star Digital Literacy program. There is a currently a waitlist for the computer literacy class.

Tommie's Classroom

Tommie has a fabulous classroom at Fresno Adult School. It is welcoming, the walls are full of engaging posters, total participation-type assignments, English language learning tips, tricks and evidence of really great teaching!

USA Learns, Mentees and More...
Tommie is working with the USA Learns program and mentoring two ESL teachers to use this program with their students. Tommie's plan is to teach some of her more tech-savvy ESL students to provide support to students within her classroom and in her mentee's classrooms to use USA Learns program. Tommie is also using Typing Club with her ESL students, issuing certificates for those that meet typing benchmarks.

Fresno Adult School's Policies & Procedures

It was great to visit with Tommie and hear what she is doing with students and colleagues to integrate technology into their programs at Fresno Adult School.

Cohort 12, Training Day 3, January 29, 2016

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:46:00 +0000

During our third day in person, we discussed technology integration aligned with Common Core standards. We considered how to deal with resistance and what evaluation tools fit our projects best. Finally, we explored the resources we have available this year under our Atomic Learning Subscriptions. Our notes are on our wiki. And we took photos.

Farzana's Site Visit with Eric at Rancho Santiago CCD, Centennial Education Center

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 04:31:00 +0000

I had a very productive meeting with Eric, his administrator and ESL department coordinators on my visit to Rancho Santiago CCD, Centennial Education Center. Along with Eric, Dr. Sergio Sotelo (Dean, Instruction & Student Services School of Continuing Education), Rob Jenkins (ESL Department Coordinator), Sheryl Lee (ESL Coordinator for Specialty Classes), and Susan Gaer (ESL Instructor and Appmazing Race Coordinator) were present at the meeting and they all welcomed me excitedly. Moreover, they were all prepared and ready to support Eric with his TIMAC project!

My Site Visit to Rancho Santiago CCD, Centennial Education Center

We had the meeting in Eric’s classroom and I noticed that his class is very well equipped with an interactive smart board, an iPad cart, a document camera, a desktop computer and a printer. It is a wish-come-true for many techie instructors.

Eric teaches ESL Intermediate and is very skilled in using technology for his classrooms. He has been assisting and mentoring instructors at Centennial Education Center on how to use laptops for classroom instruction and to access and use college online software applications.

Eric’s original plan was to mentor instructors in Pronunciation Department. However, Eric found his two mentees through Appmazing Race that they had as part of their PLC at Centennial Education Center. I attended the race and was able to listen to the presentations given by different groups/departments. At the end of the race, I witnessed that the instructors were eager to be his mentees.

Eric setting up schedules with his mentees

Eric is very lucky to get support from his administrators for his TIMAC project. It was quite pleasing to hear during the meeting that they are willing to provide monetary incentives for Eric and his mentees for their time.

Branka’s Site Visit with Sue at Tamalpais Adult School

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:08:00 +0000

After driving along scenic Hwy 37 overlooking San Pablo Bay to the south, I arrived at Tamalpais Adult School to meet with Sue who arrived hours before here evening class was to start. It was a special day that December 8 2015 because the Chromebooks arrived and were set up by the districts’ IT staff.

We excitedly talked about the possibilities Google Apps for Educations open up to us. We shared a Google Doc and explored options for Google Sites to be the platform for Sue’s Web site. There would be multiple training following in January and February 2016, both by OTAN and the TAM district’s professional development team. All of the adult learners will be given a district google email which will enable them to interact effectively with their teachers and collaborate amongst themselves.

Jaemi joined us later in the afternoon and we got a visit from the very supportive principal, Corbett Elsen.

On the way back, I was so very grateful for having access to modern technology, this time not for education, but for transportation. Thanks to the adaptive cruise-control in my vehicle, the long ride back in heavy traffic felt like a ‘breeze’. I was very hopeful that Tamalpais Adult School teachers and learners will also benefit from integrating Chromebooks and Google Apps for Educations as their achieving of academic and personal goals feels like a ‘breeze’ too.

Farzana's Site Visit with Renee at Sweetwater UHSD Adult Education

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 06:29:00 +0000

Last year in December and this year in January, I went to visit Renee Small and her principal Mr. Bernard Balanay at her Sweetwater UHSD Adult School. She came 4 hours before her evening class to meet with me and to discuss her TIMAC project. What a dedication and an effort!

Renee checking the specs, functions and features
of her new document camera and the wall mounted projector

Renee connecting her Surface tablet to the projector

Renee testing her new document camera

Renee teaches ESL classes in the evenings. Although I did not get to see her teaching, I was able to observe a few things in her class. Her classroom has several computers a long the wall and a sharp, fancy, big screen TV in the front of the class. All those computers in the class have several ESL software programs to provide extensive grammar practice as well as listening, reading, and writing activities. The smart TV which is capable of connecting with the internet, playing videos, audio recordings, YouTube videos, Picassa photos, and much more, is connected to her desktop computer.

Renee Small and Farzana Cassim in the Computer Lab

Before we sat down for a discussion of her TIMAC project, Renee gave me a tour of the Computer Lab which she takes her students regularly. Then she took me to meet with her principal Mr. Bernard Balanay. Mr. Balanay is a very supportive of Renee as he knows that she is very interested in incorporating technology in her classes. He sees potential in Renee and her ability to help others become more proficient and confident with classroom technology.

As a technology enthusiast, she is quite willing to commit to learn more classroom technology skills by utilizing the existing technology equipment in her class. As her TIMAC project, Renee wants to learn to use a document camera that her school provides to teach her two mentees and other colleagues. Her plan is to gain a solid skill and confidence using it to have a more dynamic and an interactive classroom.

Jaemi's Site Check-in with Tommie at Fresno Adult School

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:17:00 +0000

I had a check-in via phone with Tommie and Fresno Adult School Principal, Andre P. last Friday. Tommie will focus on the lofty goal of increasing digital literacy among English Language Learners at Fresno Adult School in Spring 2016! Her plan is to research and become familiar with Northstar Digital Literacy Project site and program to use with students at Fresno Adult School.

Here is a little bit about the Northstar program:
The Northstar Digital Literacy Project defines basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online. The ability of adults to perform these tasks can be assessed through online, self-guided modules. Included are basic computer digital literacy standards and modules in nine main areas: Basic Computer Use, Internet, Windows Operating System, Mac OS, Email, Microsoft Word, Social Media, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. When individuals pass the assessments at approved sites, they can obtain the Northstar Digital Literacy Certificate. This provides a credential for employment. There is no cost to complete the online assessments.

I am looking forward to hearing about how things go at Fresno Adult School and how this program will be implemented with students. It is certainly a hot topic in adult education!

Branka’s Site Visit with Aaron at LAUSD DACE, Evans Community Adult School

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:11:00 +0000

What a fun day! I met Aaron in his morning Health Information Management class. This programintroduces students to the language of healthcare (terminology), healthcare administration, customer relations, appointment scheduling, minor accounting, chart noting and correspondence, protected health information standards, phone etiquette, paper and electronic health records, insurance cover-age options, computerized billing and insurance coding through workplace simulations. It is broken down in five courses:

HIT 1: Terminology
HIT 2: EHR & Fling
HIT 3: Insurance/Billing
HIT 4: Diagnostic Coding
HIT 5: Ambulatory Coding

Aaron skillfully differentiates instruction for learners who may be in any of the five given courses. In addition to group work, the learners tap into a variety of resources to learn independently including commercial software for medical coding, mobile app simulation for ambulatory coding, and online courses Aaron created and maintains on adultedcourse.org, a Moodle server provided by OTAN.

In the afternoon I joined Aaron in his afternoon class at East Lost Angeles Skills Center where he teaches a combination of CET and ESL/ABE/ASE class, which falls under the description of contextualized instruction. What this means is that Aaron provides additional support to the ESL learners in his health information management class. Here is a video of Aaron providing that additional vocabulary explanation.

From TIMAC Site Visit to Aaron at LAUSD DACE, Evans Service Center, 2015.11.03

In contextualized instruction, the primary objective is to teach the basic skills of reading, writing, or mathematics in the context of a specific subject area ‘for the purpose of meaningful application’. Perin, D (2011) – source

Aaron’s TIMAC plan is to support ESL, ABE and ASE teachers to infuse more technology in their classes by using the interactive whiteboards more frequently and efficiently while using the most relevant online resource. In collaboration with the administrator Dr. Cliff de Cordoba, Aaron, Farzana and a team of teachers will post relevant information and resources on the school’s Web site.

Jaemi's Site Visit with Elena at Glenn Adult School!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 19:20:00 +0000

I met with Elena and her Principal Jhan Dunn last Friday at Glenn Adult School. We began our day with breakfast and discussed the importance of meeting and collaborating with one another in the adult education field. It doesn't happen enough, and is one of the wonderful components of the TIMAC program. TIMAC allows educators to meet, discuss best practices, innovative ideas, and talk strategy when it comes to implementing technology into adult education programs.

Glenn Adult School is located within walking distance to their district offices, and shares the site with Success One! charter School. Elena works both at the charter school and within the adult program. Elena has a lot of great technology at her fingertips and an administrator who is supportive and really interested in getting technology integrated into the lives of students and staff.

Elena is skilled in her use of "all things technology". She approaches technology with a calm, can-do attitude which is a great model for students and any reluctant tech users! Elena showed me the fun green screen program and talked about how it is used with students. At first, I didn't comprehend how it was a relevant teaching tool - but quickly she explained that it was actually a tech tool that hooks students into learning very quickly. The green screen program builds student creativity, search skills, presentation skills and public speaking all in a few clicks. We had some fun with it too....

Elena will be working on a few projects - and is still deciding what will be a best fit for her and her mentees. Stay tuned, a few great "tech" projects will be forthcoming.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jaemi's Site Visit with Elsie at Milpitas Adult School

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 20:26:00 +0000

Last week I got to visit with Elsie and her Principal Usha N. at Milpitas Adult School. Milpitas Adult School is located in close proximity to their district office and alternative education school. Elsie's classroom was nice, neat, and very welcoming. She is right next door to a fabulous tech lab and also has classroom access to google Chromebooks. There seems to be a lot of great technology available on campus.

Elsie is leading the way in a group of teachers who are also very tech savvy, with a primary project of working on a digital literacy program for English Language Learners, that spans multiple ability levels from true beginners to intermediate level technology users.

I am really excited to see how this project rolls out and think it is going to be a very useful tool for both the students at Milptias and also for other educators in the field who might want to model a program after this one. We all know how important technology is, and that it is essential to every day living, from using a smart phone, to applying for a new job, communicating with a child's teacher to taking the GED exam. There is a lot of work to be done!

Elsie is also a lead in creating and implementing the school's technology plan. Elsie is going to be a very busy person this year and boy, are the students, teachers and administration lucky to have her energy, enthusiasm and expertise in 2015-16!

Check out Elsie's webpage - chalk full of resources, happy students.

Cohort 12, Training Days 1 & 2, October 22-23, 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:17:00 +0000

It is bitter-sweet to announce that this is our last group of TIMACers. Next year, we are revamping the OTAC-TIMAC dynamic duo in order to address the fact that many of the projects in the academies need flexibility to be something in between pure distance and only in the classroom use of educational technology.

This October, another group of outstanding adult education teachers got together and learned about each other, effective mentoring skills, possibilities and resources fore technology integration, and SMART goal setting.

New this year was the "Ed-tech Slam" format of sharing tech tips and resources. We learned about the following:

Favorite Online Tools and Resources

ESL

Boggle's world - http://bogglesworldesl.com/
5 minute English - http://www.5minuteenglish.com/
BBC Learning English - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/
USA Learns - http://www.usalearns.org/
Puma Rosa - http://www.pumarosa.com/
Teach This - http://www.teach-this.com/
Duolingo - https://www.duolingo.com/

ABE/ASE/ESL
Newsela - https://newsela.com/
Inka Binka - http://www.inkabinka.com/
Read Theory - http://www.readtheory.org/
Free Rice - http://freerice.com/

Productivity

Google Extensions - https://timac.wikispaces.com/Chromebooks#Browser Apps, Extensions and Themes
Mailbox - https://www.mailboxapp.com/
Tiny URL - http://tinyurl.com/
Google takeout - http://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190
Quizlet - https://quizlet.com

Favorite Mobile Apps

iPad TipsPro - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tips-tricks-secrets-for-ipad/id369859228?mt=8
Remind free - https://www.remind.com/
Sounds of Speech IOS/Android University of Iowa - http://soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/
Green Screen by Do Ink - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/green-screen-by-do-ink/id730091131?mt=8
What's Next? (Job) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whats-next-job/id508885248
What's Next? (School) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whats-next-school/id508851067?mt=8
Splashtop streamers - http://www.splashtop.com/
Doodlecast - http://doodlecastpro.com/
Apps Gone Free (Best Daily Top App Deals) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apps-gone-free-best-daily/id470693788?mt=8
Honey for Chrome - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/honey/bmnlcjabgnpnenekpadlanbbkooimhnj?hl=en-US
Sunirse calendar crossplatform - https://calendar.sunrise.am/
any.do - http://www.any.do/
Mailbox - https://www.mailboxapp.com/
Lastpass - https://lastpass.com/
Bill guard - https://www.billguard.com/

As usual we took tons of photos.

And all of our resources are on our wiki - https://timac.wikispaces.com/October15

Cohort 11: End-of-year presentations

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Fri, 29 May 2015 21:33:00 +0000

The mini-workshop topics on these two days were Open Education Resources and Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education.

The presentations ranged from bringing more technology to every classroom on site, to implementing iPads in ESL and ABE programs, to implementing more blended delivery in ASE programs.

The video recordings of presentations are available on OTAN’s YouTube channel.

TIMAC Cohort 12 presentations on OTAN's YouTube Channel

Cohort 11 Training Day 3, January 23, 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:57:00 +0000

We had a fun and productive day while discussing how to deal with resistance and what evaluation tools fit our projects best. We also discussed technology integration alligned with Common Core standards.

As usual, our notes are on our wiki.

And we took photos.

Barry's Site Visit with Diana Smith at Vista Adult School

noreply@blogger.com (barryb) — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:48:00 +0000

Visiting with Diana! Both of us are pleased with the way her project is progressing!

Tara Biancamano, Assistant Principal, reviewing Diana's Project Plan!

Diana is making excellent progress on her project at Vista Adult School already, having secured two mentees who will be working with her to implement Moodle-based blended learning classes for the ABE and ESL programs. Diana will be assisting her two mentees as they train students how to register for the courses, navigate through the Moodle courses, and complete assignments. Diana's project is the first step to developing complete online delivery of future classes!

Bethany's Site Visit with Neda Anasseri at Folsom Cordova Adult School

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Ely) — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:51:00 +0000

On December 2nd, I visited TIMAC Mentor, Neda Anasseri at Folsom Cordova Adult School (FCAS) in Rancho Cordova. I had the pleasure of meeting with Neda, her Principal, Charlie Linebarger and Vice Principal, Rhonda Koff to discuss Neda's TIMAC project.

Currently, access to technology is quite limited at FCAS. While the school does have a large computer lab, there is no technology at all in the classrooms. This will change next month with the implementation of Neda's TIMAC project.

In January, each classroom will be receiving a desktop computer, document camera and LCD projector. Neda's TIMAC goals will involve learning how to use the new equipment and training FCAS teachers. This influx of equipment will offer numerous possibilities for technology integration in the classroom.

This is an exciting project to be a part of and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to support Neda through the process.

The computer lab at Folsom Cordova Adult School

Bethany's Site Visit with Joel Vilanova at Learning Quest Stanislaus Literacy Center

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Ely) — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 21:46:00 +0000

I visited Joel Vilanova at Learning Quest Stanislaus Literacy Center in Modesto on November 18th. He'd already done a tremendous amount of work on his TIMAC project, so we spent most of our visit refining his objectives and clarifying his goals.

Joel will be working with 10 mentee teachers at 5 sites to bring blended learning to the ABE/ASE classroom. Joel will help his mentees incorporate at least one adaptive software program into their classes on a weekly basis. Teachers will choose from the following three programs: Khan Academy, ReadTheory, and TypingWeb to help their students with math, reading or typing. Joel had already provided an initial training on each program prior to my visit and will be supporting his mentees over the course of the year as they incorporate their selected program.

Joel is off to a great start and I look forward to supporting him over the course of his project.

One of the ABE classrooms at LQSLC

Barry's site visit with Maria Grubb at El Monte Rosemead Adult School

noreply@blogger.com (barryb) — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 20:13:00 +0000

Maria Grubb is off to a great start on her project already. She has the support of her co-teacher, Wayne Miyahara (TIMAC cohort 5) and her principal Sara Shapiro. She also already has two mentees who are very interested in learning about building a web site using Wix and providing internet-based lessons as part of their instructional strategy. In addition to working individually with her mentees, Maria plans to develop and present a series of 4 workshops on creating a class instructional website for instruction for all of the ESL teachers at the school. The workshops will become part of the overall professional development for staff for the coming year.

Maria with Principal Sara Shapiro and Tech Plan...

and with co-teacher Wayne Miyahara.

Barry's site visit with Pamela Chui at Mt. San Antonio College

noreply@blogger.com (barryb) — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:56:00 +0000

Here's Pamela putting final touches on her project plan! It's a good plan, too! The non-credit ESL department at Mt. San Antonio College recently acquired a set of iPads for use in instruction, but they're so new to the department that not everyone has been trained on best practices for incorporating them into instruction. Pamela's project has two major components: 1) working with two mentees on a one-to-one basis during the course of the year as they learn about the iPads and using them with students, and 2) working with a small group of teachers who already have used iPads in instruction to create a collaborative wiki where lesson plans and lesson ideas can be shared amongst the staff.

Technology Specialist Hannan Kakish demonstrating the "checkout" procedure the ESL department has implemented. Students checkout the iPads with their goverment IDs. Hannan also keeps the iPads and computers in the computer lab up-to-date and in good working order. She also checks to make sure that any websites to be visited during a class session are accessible and that any software used by the classes is working properly.

Pamela and the other non-credit ESL staff get great support from Margaret Teske, the ESL Instructional Support Manager and Past President of CATESOL.

Cohort 11 Training Days 1 & 2, October 30-31, 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:50:00 +0000

Another super-cool group of educators started their journey together for this year in exploring the latest, as well as the tried-and-true effective ways to integrate technology in education.

We talked about mentoring skills, tech tools, pedagogy, educational resources, SMART goal setting and much more.

As usual we recorded and listed everything on our wiki, and we took tons of photos and videos.

Many TIMACers will remember the exercise Dr. Porter does where you are forced not to use attending skills when listening to someone. This time we captured it on video..

Alumni News: MiraCosta Community College Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:52:00 +0000

This just in. Carla Stoner is a Cohort 10 participant and her school wrote an article about her participation.

http://www.miracosta.edu/instruction/continuingeducation/esl/downloads/Fall2014Communicator.pdf

Alumni News: SMACE Video Clips Web site Highlighted in Local Media

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 17:18:00 +0000

This just in from Carol Gonella, Cohort 10 participant. The Daily Journal in San Mateo ran an article about her TIMAC project.

Cohort 10: End-of-year presentations

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Fri, 30 May 2014 23:31:00 +0000

We had a great ending to a busy year. New friendships and professional connections were formed as we strove to serve our adult learners in more efficient and effective ways. Here's the group forming the name TIMAC with their bodies.

The resources pages are available on our wiki pages.

Cohort 10 Training Day 3 in January 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Branka Marceta) — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:23:00 +0000

This fine January in 2014 Cohort 10 participants said that sharing sites is always helpful and useful. One paraticipant said:

Overcoming Resistance component of today's training because we were provided specific wording in dealing with resistance. I find it very useful to have the information, along with practical, actual ways to literally implement the strategies described. For example: strategy - ask mentee for their suggestions & way to implement - say, "what do you think?" or "how should we do that?"

In the afternoon technology training session TIMAC super-mentors and participants presented about tools for creating free Web sites, topics of digital citizenship and skills for computer-based testing.

More resources about the content of the even can be found on our wiki, along the evaluations of the day.

And here are the photos.

Barry's site visit with Carla at MiraCosta College Community Learning Center

noreply@blogger.com (barryb) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:14:00 +0000

I had the great pleasure to meet with Carla, her department chair Ruth Gay and one of her mentees, Ellen Fatseas, at the beautiful Community Learning Center in Oceanside.

We were able to firm up Carla's project plan for three projects. The first project involves using NEO keyboards to introduce low-level literacy students to typing and word-processing as part of their EL Civics curriculum. A lesson plan with a handout for students will be created that can be used by future classes.

The second project will involve the same handout to be created by the first mentee, but in the second project, a different mentee teaching a higher level class will make use of the handout and the NEOs to help them create longer writing projects because their computer lab time has been reduced this semester. When the class can access the lab, they'll work on the computers, when they cannot, they'll use the NEO keyboards. That second mentee also would like to use PowerPoint with her students for creating simple presentations. Carla will work with her to create a lesson plan/handout for lower level ESL students in other classes to follow as they use PowerPoint in their classes. In the third project, a level 5 teacher will be trained in using Storybird.com (a web-based writing platform) with her class. Carla is off to a great start!