OTAN News
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of June 24
(All times PST)
Schedule your Professional Development with OTAN today. For more ideas consult What OTAN Offers webpage and then email support@otan.us for more information.
This Upcoming Week’s Professional Development
Monday, June 24, 10-12:00 pm | Put a Little MagicSchool in your Classroom 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 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 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
Coming Soon!
Monday, July 1, 1-2:30 pm | Canvas Pages and the Rich Content Editor (RCE) with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | Ditch the dull text! This session ignites your creativity with Canvas Pages and the Rich Content Editor. Learn to craft visually engaging course content that pops.
Friday, July 12, 1-2:00 pm | OTAN Tech Talk: Augmenting Video Content with AI Tools with Kristi Reyes, OTAN SME | Learn about two free AI tools for creating activities to accompany video content in lessons and promote active learning as students gain background knowledge in class topics. Experience how these artificial intelligence tools can help in crafting class materials, saving teachers time.
Monday, July 15, 1-2:30 pm | Canvas Assignments with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | In this session participants will learn the intricacies of creating, managing, and grading assignments, along with integrating various multimedia and interactive elements to engage students.
Thursday, July 18, 9-10:30 am | Creating your Canvas Training PD Plan | Leading the Canvas Project at your agency? Attend to create a learning progression for your site and build Canvas capacity past using it as a repository. This session is designed for administrators managing Canvas.