ABE: Adult Basic Education

Source: animoto.com (License: I am the creator of this asset (doc, image, video, audio))

 

Using Animoto, assign one term or item on a vocabulary list to individual students or small groups to make slideshows that can be posted on a Web page Use the built-in music choices or upload music (must be an .mp3 audio file). Among Animoto's built-in music choices are Top 40, Indie Rock, Electronica, HipHop, Latin, Jazz, Classical, Country, and others submitted by musicians. Add images and choose special effects. Animoto is free for making 30 second videos if you request an Educational account when you register. Other Animoto accounts are paid, but you can get a free one-year account for 50 students. Go to the Web Site URL listed below. Scroll down to "Are you a teacher?" You can reapply each year.

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For this project, students will make an infographic to illustrate a topic of their choice. They will then present their topic using the infographic to explain to the class what they learned. Canva's motto is Empowering the world to design. At the site, you can learn to design as well as use their tools to make a vast variety of materials including logos, presentations, photo collages, menus, posters, cards, and infographics. You can illustrate social media posts, documents such as letterheads, certificates, and resumes, blogging, flyers, postcards, invitations, and advertisements.

Use of the site is free, but if you use their images, some of them have a fee. There are plenty of images that are free and you can upload your own pictures to use.

Students will create a Personality Poem along with a word cloud which is uploaded to Padlet and commented on by others.

Source: FutureMe

 

Students learn about goal-setting by watching a video and taking notes and set some goals for themselves for the future. They then use the FutureMe website to send an email to themselves at a selected future date as documentation and follow-up on their goals.

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This site is particularly good for ABE, ASE or ESL students who struggle with using the Internet or their devices because of reading level; site offers clear instructions, images and video presentations.