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OTF Connects May 15 : Rethinking Literacy Instruction in our Digital World
Literacy has always been defined by technology. And as we reflect on what it means to be literate today, and consider the value and complexity of teaching and learning in digital spaces, how are we transforming literacy instruction to meet the needs of today’s learner? This webinar is designed to provide an introduction to New …
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OTF Connects – April 4 : Enhancing the Writing Process Through Technology
Enhance your writing workshop through the integration of technology. Gain new insights into supporting students through the stages of the writing process. A focus on some basic iPad features, Google Suite tools, and the Book Creator app and website, will equip teachers with strategies for assessment, feedback and differentiation for students from late Primary to …
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Going Deeper with OTF Planboard
Learn the power features of Planboard Be able to use and track their use of the Ontario Curriculum expectations Create templates for building lesson plans Collaborate with colleagues through sharing of lesson plans Share lesson plans digitally with students, parents and/or admin Learn how to easily reuse lessons/courses/grades/subjects in new semesters/years Appropriate for teachers of …
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Take Your Lessons Digital with OTF Planboard!
Many teachers use a wealth of digital resources in their lessons, but lesson planning has remained much the same using paper or simple tables. This problem is completely solved with the use of OTF Planboard, a free online lesson planning tool that blends perfectly with our digital world, offering integration of tools like the Google Suite Education that …
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Exploring Patterning and Movement on a Grid Through Coding
Find out how you can help primary students to learn about patterning and positional language by moving through a grid in a beginners’ coding app geared towards our youngest learners, ScratchJr. Coding can help support development of spatial reasoning skills, which is important for children’s future success in school. ScratchJr is a sandbox-style (an exploration-based …