1. Tech Up Your Citizenship Class!
CATESOL 2016
Jennifer Gagliardi
presentation & notes are available at
Add photo of school site, classroom, students, work products, etc.

2. USCIS.gov N-400 Form, instructions, address & fees Check Case Status
Make an Infopass Appointment
Ask Emma in English & Spanish
N-400 Form, instructions, address & fees
Check Case Status
Make an Infopass Appointment
Ask Emma in English & Spanish

3. para la naturalización
USCIS.gov/es
USCIS Español
Recursos
para la naturalización
@uscis_es
Recursos para la naturalización
*uscitizenpod: Recursos de Ciudadanía en Español

4. USCIS Affiliate Websites
USCIS Citizenship Resource Center
My USCIS
*Civics
Practice Test
USA.gov
*Snapchat Stories
Preparing for the Oath:
*RECORD Oral Histories
**FTC Scam Alerts and Fotonovelas

5. USCIS for Teachers Teachers Resources and Training Lesson Plans
Curriculum Development/
Instructional Materials
Tip Sheets and Idea Boards

6. Curriculum Dev, Instructional Materials, & a Tip!
Adult Citizenship Education Sample Curriculum for a Low Beginning ESL Level Course (link)
The Professional Development Guide for Adult Citizenship Educators (link)
Guide to the Adult Citizenship Education Content Standards and Foundation Skills (link)
Adaptable Teaching Tools (link)
Understanding Key Concepts Found in Form N-400: A Guide for Adult Citizenship Teachers (link)
TIPSHEET: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary in the Adult Citizenship Classroom: Spotlight on Form N-400 (link)

7. USCIS Social Media Apps
USCIS on Facebook
*Twitter Moments
USCIS on Instagram
*100 Civics Questions

8. ESL Prep for Citizenship
Burlington: English in America Int.
Becoming a Citizen:14 & 15
Cambridge Ventures Arcade: Citizenship
Oxford Press: Step Forward Level 2 ch. 10
Citizenship
USA Learns

9. Civics Prep for Citizenship
EL Civics for ESL Students
iCivics: Interactive Civics Games
US Citizenship Podcast
VOA Making of a Nation
*uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources Page (includes ESL & Civics)

10. uscitizenpod: Level-Up to Citizenship A series of graduated interviews: pdfs, ppts, and mp3s

11. PDFs and Ebooks: Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews CLINIC
Test Guide,
*Fotonovela, *Senior Prep
New Readers Press eNovels:
Holding the Bag
US Citizenship Bootcamp

12. US Citizenship Podcast App
Mobile Apps
Citizenship Works
*Android
*iPhone
Quizlet
citizenship
naturalization
VOA
LIVE streams
Audio/video
US Citizenship Podcast App
*iPhone/iPad

13. Audio: record, edit, and share student interviews
Recorder
App
M4A/MP3
Editor
Podcast
Host
Podcast Directory
*Libsyn Tutor: Rob Walch - Podcasting 100% From iOS Device

14. Video: record, edit, and share student interviews
Recorder
App
Video
Editor
Host
Watch
Safely*

15. About OTAN
Vision: To lead California adult education in the integration of technology into the educational process, ultimately empowering learners to meet their academic, employment and civic goals. [short video]
Training: f2f & online
Digests: for teachers & for administrators
News
Teaching with Technology
Technology and Distance Learning Symposium

16. Thank you!
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