OTAN News
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of June 17
(All times PST)
OTAN will be closed June 19th to celebrate Juneteenth - Freedom Day. External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
OTAN presentations at CASAS link. External Link Icon opens in new window or tab Find your favorite OTAN presenters and we look forward to seeing you!
Schedule professional learning today with the California Adult Education Professional Development Calendar. External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
Schedule your Professional Development with OTAN today. For more ideas consult What OTAN Offers External Link Icon opens in new window or tab webpage and then email support@otan.us External Link Icon opens in new window or tab for more information.
Canvas with OTAN: Sign-ups and renewals occurring now! External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
This Upcoming Week’s Professional Development
Tuesday, June 18, 12-1:30 pm | Canvas: Integrating Apps - Google External Link Icon opens in new window or tab with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | You do not need to throw away any of your Google classroom items with Canvas. Google & Canvas have seamlessly and now easily integrated so a student can type on a document and submit their work/form/create slides and more.
***Note for the Admin Cohort Institute, you do not need to register. Use the Instructure Zoom Link at the designated times. If you are new to Canvas or need an Admin refresher, these Institutes are planned to teach the essential “must knows” for creating the backend of your Instance.
June 20, 9-11:00 am | Admin Cohort Institute Part I Instructure Zoom Link External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
Coming Soon!
Monday, June 24, 10-12:00 pm | Put a Little MagicSchool in your Classroom External Link Icon opens in new window or tab with Audrey Dierdorff, OTAN SME | This online workshop will give an overview on how to use both MagicSchool as a teacher and as a student.
Tuesday, June 25, 12-1:30 pm | Advanced Canvas: Managing New Quizzes External Link Icon opens in new window or tab with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | We will learn how to create customized quiz settings and explore innovative assessments that take your classic quizzes to new heights. New Quiz functions for better formative, check-ins, and summative assessments which can connect with the gradebook. Use New Quizzes for immediate feedback features and its ability to insert most media and attach a quiz for comprehension.
Thursday, June 27, 1-3:00 pm | PowerPoint Power-Up: Expert Tips and New Features - Part 2 External Link Icon opens in new window or tab with Farzana Cassim, OTAN SME | Topics in this second of a two-part series will include but are not precluded to: 1. creating transparent text overlays, 2. implementing rotating transitions, 3. crafting visually appealing bullet points to enhance content readability, 4. adding zoom focus effects to slides for