5/1/2007 vision

Reflection
This class was the best because we got to find out about the people who are in our class. I really loved everyone's slide show. The girl with the newspaper and the guy who was so involved with adobe photoshop and illustration. He really cared about his kids. Sharon this is a successful assignment. What an excellent class.


http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml
education world newsletter

every week they send and rate 3 websites
value of education,
content
done by grade level

this web site is for teachers
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VISION THING
What do you want to do to help collegues and parents have a technology vision.
What is my vision?
Sharing the web site to class.
My vision is impowering myself to use technology.
How do you impower others?
Impower by teaching.
Survey parent to find what they are interested in.
Offer important information - student's grade
How to help bridge learning bridge for kids.
One way would be to give special education progress reports on the web.
Impower by giving a short informative class.
Using as a education support, information support to make students, parents, staff impowered
Shared vision for all
How do you develop a shared vision for students?
smoog factor - giving awards to teachers that mainstreamed kids.
Teach students to fix computers and go to GE classroom and fix classroom.
Kids become resource on GE classroom site - teach, fix and become appreciated.
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how do you bring parents into it?
double learning service projects.
1. new kid - meet with parent and never criticise kid - something positive. You really care about your kid because of this __________ This positive breaks down barrier between kid parent

Regardless if parents are part of the problem they are still doing the best they can with what they have.Recoginze that and you have impowered the parent.
Assistive tech. 1st parents buy in - goals and objectives done with parents. What do you think
aout goals?
Impower the parents first then go for technology ....

authentic audience for impowering kids in writing.

impowering faculty in hs and middle school - educators are more content focused rather than child focused.
share web sites with collegues......give a list of websites that they might use.

http://www.atomiclearning.com
learn how to use every software
SantaTeresa saints
password

technology and curriculum

Reflection
One thing for sure as the end of school arrives, I forget more than ever to write these reflections. One thing that interested me last week was Jenny's comment about her son and using video games educationally. He had suggested a game using history and it made sense to me. This is such an exciting idea because kids love video games and if you can educate them while they are having fun.......well, it works.
Youth knows the computer and lives the computer as only youth who grew up with the computer can. This is so true but for someone my age (old) this idea is just incredible. It is like when I grew up TV started.


4/24/07

access to computers only occasionally
A digital native - grew up on computers

www.teacherspress.com
resources links to everywhere


http://www.baen.com/
free science fiction books

The Ultimate Y2K Glitch....

At high risk schools that get integrated learning systems to make skills higher to get scores up
How do you use technology that uses technology at a high level.
technology is the tool and it still needs an educator. and it doesn't take the place of what you want the child to learn which is the standards and skills.

speed up computer
- option apple pr
hold down until 3 bongs
let up pr - rebuild desk top

zap p ram
restore memort to

pc. windows for defragmenter = system tools

what if you only have 1 or 2 computers?
use for data management for teacher tools.
use as a learning center for students.
use as a presentation station
2 or 3 - think co-op groups.

Distance Learning
a web based class
pg. 159 - how to use labs

sales force foundation
classroom 2.0 on ning
http://classroom20.ning.com

collaborative tool. a big blog. free to join to talk to perople about tech. from aroung the world

http://isighted.com algebracic expression
projects - teachers

http://rockourworld.org


Powerpoint show
it starts running
.pps
powerpoint show with no tag

http://donorchose.org

http://www.adoptaclassroom.com

http://www.debugmode.com.wink

wacking
copy a website onto the desktop////files 1. website 2.
open the file and you are not on the internet

powerpoint on the website.

ppt.

pps.

changes powerpoint to show

aug tag is like a pop-up for students who cannot see.

http://elluminate.com
time distance learning

4/17/07

Reflection:
Everything I did tonight was incorrect and it made me crazy.
Copyright law.
Did not turn in the assignment.
Thought my web site assignment was done and it was not.
OK. I am going home.
Tonight we are learning about Designing Web Sites


4/23/07
I learned a great deal about copyrighting.
Now, my web site is minimal because I did not want to put alot of information on a sight that I was not going to use. When I make a page for my class I will use a professional web site maker.
This process was too confining. And it is nicely designed. I did use one piece of clip art in the high point book. That is why I said image composed by......

http://rainforestmaths.com/

2nd life
moo and muds
moveable objects and orientations
http://secondlife.com/

virtual reality - to join be over 18 years old
trying to find a use for education - what it can do for kids
http://www.vrealities.com/vrsim.html

Wisconsin Technology.org

games are the future. how do you educate with games?
Because kids will do the game until they find the answer.

articles by James G at Wisconsin.technology. com

4/10/2007

Reflection 4/11/2007
Last nights class was a learning experience.
First we learned how to make a web quest using
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/mts/showAccount.do 316094
trackstar. I really see that this can be a valuable experience for our students.
The problem is that you must choose the web sites carefully. If you go to a web site and then you hit on this and that you lose the trackstar web quest. So one must plan the web search very carefully which I did not do and you can get lost on my web quest. And that is what I learned.
Making the web site was rather tricky. I have made web sites and I felt constricted using these templates. I understand how to write the html code and get things where I want them. So I found this frustrating. I connected three pages together and I feel ok about it as the time involved is relatively nothing compared to when you write the code. So that is a good thing.
It was a fast paced and learning evening.
Web Quests and Web Sites
www.4teachers.org
create on line quizzes in any curriculum area for free.
Rubrics can be adjusted to your needs
games for math and language
Persuasive essays
an on-line calendar
custom checklist
project poster
go to trackstar for web quest
virtual fieltrips

quiz star - grades quizzes for you


bbbnonan@gmail.com


http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/mts/showAccount.do 316094






Picasso web search
Created Track #316094, 'art web site search'.
Return to Manage Tracks

http://images.google.com/images?q=van+gogh&hl=en&um=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title
paintings

email this web search to sharon



google pages for web site

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php rubrics

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=CustomizeTemplate&bank_rubric_id=21&section_id=5&

web site rubrick 4teacher ------ go to rubistar and find # 399252

web quest was completed.
Web Quest was a great project with great potential.

Powerpoint do not save as web page because one would have to edit html.

Page source is the html code.....dirty code
View it on internet explorer.
Brousers = netscape,

4/3/07

Reflection
Last week's class had an activity called "Technology across the Curriculum."
This was the first part of the evening. My partner and I worked as quickly as possible and I did not feel that we were able to achieve the wanted results in the time span given. It was significant because two people have a lot of ideas to give to one another.
The most significant part of the evening occurred quite by chance and it was about a law suit on transition goals. I found how important it is to use the correct language in goals. For example using the words plan instead of will.
I discussed this litigation with my director of special education and was assured that our goals are written correctly. I learned a great deal about language.



Curriculum areas that span technology

What technology would you use to teach writing.
Starfall for phonics

Reading
AR reader excellent for assessments
Grade Level assessment
http://daisy.com

Read 180 - Lexile levels not Grade Level

Math
Math-hyphen.com
downloaded on pdf files

www.metnews.com/articles/2006/educ121306.htm

www.kidsdiscovery.com science


Transitions law suit

the student plans to - Not will

the student expresses an interest in

googlelittrips.com

geographyabout.com
empty countries

puzzlemaker.com

assistive technology
family center on technology.org INFO
fctd.info

FCTD Assistive tech free CD


Aliance for Technology access
free classes on line

The family center on technology and disability www.fctd.info

www.teachertube.com

tappedin
internet4classroom.com

http://internet4classroom.com/

sharon@eiltsfamily.org

sharon@eiltsfamily.org

This is the class assignment

Sharon this never got delivered to your email from Tuesday's class
so I am trying this method.
There is no fancy table.


Student
Cesar is a middle school student with SLD – in Reading/ vocabulary
He also has a difficult time focusing his attention
He is a teenager who is more interested in being cool and avoiding work than completing assignments.

Cesar and I have a great relationship. He got a girl pregnant during the summer, started smoking lots of dope and came back to school a lost 9th grader. He was one of my best students last year – raising his reading from 2.5 to now 5th grade. Although he does not like to work he will. Today we were writing a paragraph and he was avoiding the assignment. I sat down with him one on one and worked through the assignment with him. The AT for Cesar is minimal yet I believe it would be effective. 2nd graphic organizer I used was for the Topic Sentence. Who, What, and Why. By simply answering these questions at the end of reading the topic sentence is done.
Environment
Needs a small group environment for focus.
Cesar needs motivation to start task and continue. By supplying him with a personal tape recorder with the featured story for him to listen to he will feel special and yet keep his focus. On a computer he would be on U-tube in 2 minutes.

Task
Task is writing a paragraph and the first AT that would help Cesar to complete his task would be to listen to the reading out loud.
By using a simple CD player with earphones he can keep focused and read along with the book. This helps him focus on the reading. After listening to the specific pages he can begin the writing assignment.

The writing assignment is arranged by asking 3 questions that correspond to the 3 supporting sentences. These questions are written on a piece of paper that each student has a copy of.
A graphic organizer is used for writing the paragraph. Topic sentence: Supporting sentences, Details for each and conclusion

Second, http://reallygoodstuff.com/default.aspx
From this site I found colored tape that I could use to highlight the three questions on the work sheet that would assist him to stay focused.

2nd graphic organizer I used was for the Topic Sentence. Who, What, and Why. By simply answering these questions at the end of reading the topic sentence is done.

3/20/07

Reflection:
This class was websites, assisted technology
IEP AT websites
From Spanish to English websites
where to buy supplies websites
wati curriculum, and sett frame and then we lost all of it causing frustration
and a class assignment that never made it to your EMAIL.
Sharon please view it on the Blog. It was entered on Friday, 3/23/07. I read my email and it was not delivered to your email. I am interested to know if an email gets to you each week.
Surly you would of told me and I always have a comment. My reflection is about why my email with the weeks assignment did not reach you. sharon@elitsfamily.org
Is this correct?
Barbara

set framework wati and gpat
sweb.uky.edu
http://sweb.uky.edu/~jszaba0/JoyZabala.html

AT checklist and forms
SETT Framework

How do you use this in an IEP

http://gpat.org/

this web site is from Georgia.
If a child needs AT need an evaluation

http://gpat.org/Resources%20Main.htm

http://wati.org/at_services/atservices.html
to put into the IEP
Wati
http://wati.org/at_services/atservices.html
accommodations to keep a child focused
free
Utilizing at technology

http://wati.org/Curriculum/pdf/writinghelpers.pdf
writing helpers
http://wati.org/Curriculum/pdf/Math_Chart_elem.pdf

http://reallygoodstuff.com

http://wati.org/Curriculum/pdf/attransitionpacket.pdf
transition

http://www.onionmountaintech.com/
lottie kit low tech tools for inclusive education
Low tech tools for education
pocketmod books
The following PDFfiles are available for download. PDFfiles can be viewed on any platform with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

http://www.pocketmod.com/

http://www.onionmountaintech.com/files2/PocketMod%20handout%20CTG.pdf
free pictures

www.easyiep.com

http://www.easytranslation.com/


Student

3/13/07

Reflection for 3/13/07 class: The five most important things your learned and why.

(1)AT – I learned just how important and life changing AT is for all students with disabilities. Listening to reading and following along is helpful to the student with moderate disabilities yet, for the child with severe disabilities, AT can make a life come alive with renewed purpose and energy.

(2)The film "Freedom Machines" very informative. The most interesting information came in the may of actual statistics. For example, 7 million school age children with disabilities 54 mil in country 70 percent of working age disabilities are unemployed. those with disabilities live at or below the level of poverty so they cannot afford AT (3) Cooperative Learning – I found the assignment creative and the learning concepts value. Interindependence is the most valuable concept.

(4) Training on Microsoft PowerPoint was valuable. I learned enough to have my class do a project the very next day and they were thrilled doing it.

(5) Website information is very valuable. From Google Earth to assistive Technology website for students with speech and language impairments.
I had a conversation with a mother who was having trouble hearing and I told her about different websites you had mentioned. She was going to look into this.

(6) Computer training at Foothill College –


www.seismo.berkeley.edu/faq/loma_prieta_10ya.html www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loma_Prieta_earthquake
www.pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-29/
www.sfmuseum.org/1906/89.html

http://www.urban.org/afterkatrina/index.cfm?gclid=CN6jkMuV84oCFQKfYgodkRHPpw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

1st half of the semester reflection
green sheet
varying skill levels
discuss what and why are the 5 most important things you have learned
interactive microsoft word

site for literature
www.earth.google.com
www.googlelittrips.org

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=WR_tmp_2_lfty&nui=1&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-et-more&utm_medium=more

documents and spreadsheets
google.com
C

http://www.infinitethinking.org/ ideas..

incorporate into teaching
students can collaborate on these web sites
students can make web sites

http://www.wesfryer.com/default.htm

catalysis for social change

how to use technology in classroom to make effective change

fox fire series a series of book in Apalachian mountains
students had to interview someone that no longer does something
now there are 11 manuals how to skin a pig
language was eliz. english
women called fair maiden


Tocayo
torres.21
homepage.mac.com/torres21

http://homepage.mac.com/cinedlg/html/muves.htm INCREDIBLE FILMS


sett framework
environment student task
what a child needs in one class is different from another class.
environment changes
task changes
student

yet can not teach - not highly qualified

26th there is no class

2/27/07

Reflection
What kind of mark do you want to leave on your students?
I want to leave the a mark on my students of knowingness and independence. I want my students to know that they can and they can do it well. First, I want my students to develop basic reading skills; learn to use those skills for comprehension, vocabulary development and reading fluency. Through positive learning experiences they will learn confident. I want them to know enough about technology that when they need assistance, they know how to find it independently. Students like technology, have fun with it, and feel comfortable using it. I also want to leave the mark that my students can use technology as a positive learning tool.
Assistive technology can motivate students. Students can make books and individualized answers to lessons. It offers the teacher the potential of differentiated lesson planning to suit the goals and needs of all her/his students. If a teacher has selected software programs, most often they come in levels of ability. So, the teacher can easily differentiate the lessons for various levels of competency.
For Reading fluency - Repeated readings are used to increase reading fluency. There are taped books and AT sites that read print books aloud. One can make a storyboard in PowerPoint and read the text over and over or they can tape their own voice reading the presentation. Fluency can be developed through software programs that target this skill. Our book gives various examples:
www.scilearn.com
www.donjohnston.com
Interactive software can assist students who need motivation.
www.itellitools.com
For writing, I think that when students talk to one another through the free email sites or a site like blogger.com they have more motivational support. Motivation is given to both student and teacher. I think it is important for the teacher to guide the subjects that the students write about on the email or blogger. However, these sites give the students the opportunity to communicate about selected subjects to their peers. This helps students develop writing because of the motivational and communicative aspects.
In the area of communication and speech – One needs to develop expressive and receptive language. This deals with vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, homophones and word meanings. Our group listed several ideas that would assist the teaching of vocabulary.



Wacom tablets - writing allowed him to practice cursive and transcribe into computer text. Very good for art - save drawing as jpeg or pdf.
USB - you can trace using it - or write on - draw on.
students with fine motor problems....
www.donorschoose.org

http://www.donorschoose.org/teacher/teacher.html
started by a person who wants to give money to students
only for teachers
join - it's free

what kinds of hardware - software for specific disabilities.

micahclip - a sp. ed student who is now in college in Oakland and was originally from michagan
he wanted to go "through the same door"

film clip 2 -
teacher told her to graduate and not get a degree
she was successful because she had a clear goal.
Your expedition - ann bancroft

hello friend bill crosby
discuss different software based on specific disability
what kind of mark do you want to leave on your students?

PBS misunderstood minds - www.pbs.ort/wgbh/misunderstoodminds

inside the teenage brain - pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenagebrains/
wested.org/c

http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/research.htm
programs - look at this

yourexpedition.com

http://www.allkindsofminds.org/

http://www.educationworld.com/awards - assess web sites

http://www.closingthegap.com

http://www.assistivetech.com/

http://www.assistivetech.com:591/stage7b/FMPro
different software programs listed under stage7

fine motor disability

developmental MR
or communication
come up with possible intervention

http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin214.shtml
best web sites

http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml sign up for mailings

what kind of mark do you want to leave on your students?
What kind of resources are available to you to assist your students?
we are given the wounded students who end with
loosing their dreams - goals - become involved in gangs
loose their motivation.
Knowing they will always be special education students will leave a mark on them.

2/20/07

Reflection 2/21/07

http://homepage.mac.com/seilts/.Public/EDSE241/Ppt_talking_books.pdf

I looked at this and found that it had instructions with specific steps. - even illustrated with photos. Really liked this instructional material. Could I use this - work with this for the piece on assisted technology?

reflections
I like this class and feel that you make each of your students comfortable. You have a kind manner that is supplemented with incredible amounts of information. I am so impressed and I sense that you are an amazing teacher with your day students.

I see great potential for the use of powerpoint in my own classes. I have students who really enjoyed doing power point and now I will assist them with adding sound and movement to their projects. I will study the talking books and see if I can add sound to their poem project from last week.
I feel that most people in the class see great value in powerpoint and enjoyed learning as much as possible.

I would like more information on the assisted web sites and will continue to research this on my own.
One of the sites that would help my 9th grade students (I heard about it but did not get the name) would be listening to what they have written so they can edit it on their own. Where do I find information on this site?
Barbara Noonan

2/20/07

homepage.mac.com/seilts

EDSE241 ADVANCED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
SOFTWARE EVALUATION FORM s

Evaluator's Name:

Date of Evaluation:

Product Title:

Publisher:

Content/Subject: (California Content Standards taught)

Instructional Design for Learners
This software addresses what type of learner needs?

Program Design
Describe the learning objectives of this program.

Describe whether or not the program is age-appropriate.

What type of motivational techniques does the program employ?

Describe the types of skills this program helps develop.

Measurable Goal
Write a measurable goal related to introducing this software title to a student/client for whom you think this might be appropriate. Cite the standard/s supported


http://homepage.mac.com/seilts/.Public/EDSE241/Ppt_talking_books.pdf

looked at this and found that it had instructions and specific steps. Really liked this instructional material. Could I use this - work with this for the piece on assisted technology?

I walked out of class with the blog opened and so nothing was saved from last night.
I will work on this. I think I get so flooded with new ideas and information that I just go unconscious. I also have to drive for an hour home and I am often thinking of that.

2/13/07 - reflection

Reflections regarding class: 2/13/07
We spent much of the evening reviewing procedures for PowerPoint. We watched several examples of presentations and critiqued them. I took what I learned to my classroom. PowerPoint has great interest for my students. I went home and reflected on my present reading class and decided that PowerPoint would be the perfect format for writing and illustrating poems. I first showed my students a demonstration of a PowerPoint presentation that I had made on a poem. Students seemed to look forward to the next day's challenge of making their own presentation. Instructions were simple and to the point. Each student completed their own presentation filled with illustrations. The computer lab was often pretty silent with working computers until a student had a question. I felt this was an excellent way for students to read poems and conceive their personal interpretations - about the poem and about themselves. The students were very excited and all students were successful. This is a general education reading class with full inclusion of Special day students, resource students, and general education students. Students are reading from 1.8 GE to 3.2GE - they are in either 7th or 8th grades.
On the following day, the students wrote their own poems "I am." They worked with a partner and seemed to enjoy writing it. There was a great deal of laughter. We followed this with going to the computer lab and making a new PowerPoint presentation. Success. Students actually got to participate in the lesson not only by writing but also by illustrating and walking away with a professional project. Poetry walked into their minds.
Next, time to add the music.
I posted the Blog too soon. Barbara Noonan

Screen opened to microsoft word. Production class for Word, PowerPoint, Excel. Mac there are certain programs that can be sent to -
dependent files such as music, video in powerpoint. sent as a movie.
Watermark in word. check reading scale. this is any image that is used by students to visually recognize your mark - visual cueing.
Create documents that students can use. such as create tests that they can fill in.
Use print layout. 1st put pic in always a visual cue for students.
1. view header and footer
2. insert a visual that all students recognize
3. format picture "format" picture auto - turn to grayscale layout behind text
4. picture change to brightness and contrast. play on - print
5. as long as you put it in the header - will be on every page.
6. put it outside header or footer it will only show up on the 1st page.
7. Visual cueing - for kids who can not remember.
8. center, bold, point size. paragraph symbol have it turned on and shows hidden signs like paragraph symbols.
9. set titles off use box ___________

view form
scan in form
put checkbox over form

after drop down\form go to properties and add answer then lock
text form field. Unlimited in properties so that they can type answer
capabilities to use for tests.

Highlighting text for students that have a hard time reading.

When you lock - you can mark check box or multiple choices.

Summarize feature in OS10
tools - summarize
Highlight text at 25%, 50 % even in a new document.

shows word count/ can be summarized and put into a new document.

Tools: speech
must have a microphone - what is highlighted is spoken. MACS
pc: thinks that you are going to talk to it.
PC - Read naturally for www.pc-wested/org.tdl - this is incorrect but can be used to look up on google.

control panel: speech microsoft trainer.
Different default voice. - change speed.

accessibility options
Use Sticky Keys - stop kkkkkkkk
sound sentry.
deplays - use high contrast
width of mouse -
kid can't type but can use a mouse who could not type - on screen keyboard and child can learn to type.

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

http://www.naturalreaders.com/ free download means any text that is put in can listen to it.

Powerpoint:
cardinal rules:
never more than 20 words per page
never more than 3 types of transitions.
Pictures must be modified for type to be read.

creating power point learning presentations

Why is it important for our kids to know technology.
Our students need as much help as possible to know and understand technology. As 80% of sp. needs kids stay at home after graduation.

Students can be taught how to learn.....
there are many software programs with similar knowledge.
The struggles that we have - over 25 years old
30 sec sound bite kids - neuro research - 25 and under their neuro brains are different than ours.
they are learning differently than us.
difference digital alien and a digital cluers-----------------
technology gives them a foot up -

students should show what they can do and not what they cannot do.
making a book with paintings - writing story. Donnie



put in music from a cd

mouse and face - can you catch me?
kiosk mood - rehersal timings...... goes around.
slides can be moved around.
sound modify transition

power point jeapordy games
hidden slides

hyper link
sild2 - goes to slide 3
slide show - hide slide = 3 is hidden
insert hyper link (inside this document.
Geez hyper link goes to end

http://homepage.mac.com/selites/public.jmovies/
go to files
go to powerpoint
jeapordy clear = powepoinjeopardy.zip

multi-touch interaction experiments
2006 jefferson y. han

export as a quick time
pod cast can be used for a student to see over and over
video tape lesson and put on cd

universal design

2/06/07

Sharon, today is 2/07/07. I left a notebook in the class. Do you remember if anyone noticed and possibly saved it for me? I will call special education today.

I just ordered the books for your class. The assignment in class was helpful to complete the assignment due 2/13/07's. I am the one middle school student who went with the high school group. My students range in age from 13-16 years of age and I feel the high school group was the appropriate choice.

I learned more about universal design last night and I have one comment. I have the opportunity to use computer once and at the most twice a week for my classes. Do you want the unit to reflect the reality about computer availability or do want the assignment to reflect the near future when all classrooms will be equipted with computers?

Will I be able to do assignments using Quark Express?

Do you want the assignment due on 2/13/07 to be emailed or given to you in class as a hard copy? I would prefer giving you a hard copy using the software program: Quark Express.

I have zero experience using audio in Word programs. I have never had the need to use excel (use integrated pro for grades) and do not have any experience using it. However, in a class many years ago I did a couple of assignments using it.....I have forgotten how to do it at this time.

Our school has a membership to United Streaming and we use it constantly throughout our school. I will be using it as a source in my assignment.

Great new websites - thanks so much.

Thank you for replying,
Barbara Noonan

bbbnonan@yahoo.com
italy_ _ _ _

Do not go to blog spot, but go to new posting.

On blog spot - look for comments

Web 2.0
Web 2..0 allows you to change the internet
Wiki - a community of participants - go to pbwiki.com
you can create your own wiki - people can comment and collaborate

Question: given you can manipulate pics or manipulate docs or create movies, audio- What is the barrier in doing that for special needs students?
Can websites be read by special education students?
Do they have audio support? are those areas highlighted.
Are most web sights universally designed?
Are there standards for web sites? Yes
If you are going to use technology for learning you have to make sure it is something that they can understand and learn.
For students can learn Universal Design does not support only one curriculum; however the way the curr. is developed must be understood by students. Standards remain the same.

Students have access to nimax - There are companies that will do scaning and bringing in to MWord.
How do you set it up and address as many learn. styles and learn needs as possible?
Sp. Ed teachers have the advantage of knowing how our students learn because of the IEP process. Our students are often into general education with accommodations and modifications.

That puts a hugh burden on the GE teacher who do not have this training.

Mainstreaming is appropriate with a push in model. GE teachers are upset and also without training as to multiple learning styles.

ch 3. brown & tan book 3 parts of universal design
multiple modes of representation, expression, engagement,

that is your instruction..
different ways of achieving mastery

1. representation: artifacts, videos, showing power point presentations

2. expression - Creating an artifact, writing a play, portfolios

3. engagement - acting, cooking, readers theatre, cooperative learning, making a thesaurus

how are the ways that you engage your students?

The class broke up into two sections and we brainstormed engagement, representation, and expression for the civil war - high school group.

google earth - create a whole lesson
www.google.com/intl/en/options
labs.google.com
google.reader.com

www.google Page Creator.com

www.google.earth.com

Springdoo - record and broadcast video
free acount
record audio and upload what you record

cast.org/teachingeverystudent/toolkit

complet lesson search tool with goal and grade

ideas and lessons.
model lessons.

Go to www.cast.org then go to tes - on right side

Store your bag of tricks on a site...... difficult to start
www.cast.org resource for universal design

download www.librivox.org download voice books

www.starfall.com - teach phonics on line

3 critical components need to be adjusted for each learner:_____________________

www.wiggleworks.com - learn to read

what works for a special needs works for every kid.

Assignment - link your information.
Use this with your kids with your technology learning.
Universal Design lesson: session 3 next week

unit plan
high school
go and do what you want.

pg 27 in the book.
it is a unit not a lesson.
it is a concept - what are some of the specific item. like to night but 3 to 5 pages.

class 1-30-07

Sharon,
You are a fascinating professor as you have so much knowledge to share with your students. I feel lucky to be your student as I can update my computer/internet knowledge. However, we do not know if the class will exist and I will come to class each week to find out if we made it.
On the first evening I found out about blogger.com and how I can use it within your classroom but also, how I might use in my own classroom. I found out more information in one evening than I have in months preceeding this class.
My question is: is this just an internet class or do you give strategies for software programs as well? It is reasonable to expect that one ties right into the other. I would like to continue to be informed about the possibilities of the computer, internet and how to apply this knowledge directly to my special education students. Thank you for your love of technology and your dedication to your art.
My name is Barbara Noonan, I teach middle school, 7-9, at Santa Ana Opportunity School in Hollister, CA. This is located in San Benito County.
Apparently, I opened a new blogger site and not the old blogger. Is that a problem? Should I open an old blogger blog?


By creating a blog, I am given a new tool to communicate with students, parents, other educators, and just about anyone. Blogs have a great deal of use and it is free. You can send audio and photos to the parents of my students and to my students as well. -
However, if one uses student pictures the educator needs parent permission.
One can keep a running record of what the professor is saying in class, as I am doing now, and save it in "save as draft". If I publish the blog it will go to you, sharon, in an email and I can then reread by looking at past blogs.
Web 2.0 is a blog done by sharon eilts of cupertino, california.
sharon@eiltsfamily.org
http://edse241sjsu.blogspot.com
http://seilts_edit241.blogspot.com/
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Web sites of value to the special educator:

vitural munipulatives for mathematics

-web 2.0 is the web interaction of the present and future.
david warlick
-infomancy by christi...
-tech crunch reviews emerging Web 2.0 tool. docs and websheets and are google web tools.
bloglines for educators.

How do you create a paperless test on microsoft word. This is important for special needs students. This works well for special needs students. This can be used as a proofing tool.
Tool tech

Valuable blogs: electronic portfolios - this is coming for spec. ed. portfolios.
educ. gaming is coming into play. and this is why the army has games on line.
games: students retain information longer.

-free email at gaggle.net for students and screened.
severly handicapped students can email and this is a real world communication tool that
teaches them communication skill.
-Learn to read at Starfall - phonics for kids.
-Education World Site Review - great resource and reviewed.

-City of Davis Fire Engine Tour -

-Learn Spanish on Line for free = translation on line
-free translation.com - Word lingo is better.

-National library of virtual Munipulatives - site for mathematics
must have java on you computer

-nlvm.usu.edu/
incredible math games on your computer.

Universal Design: multiple needs of instruction and engagement and multiple ways of showing mastery that is flexible to each students strengths. cast.org nimas.org
CA has opted in to nat. instruction materials
a child can not read book - must be given alternative format with the same information that they can assess. Prenticess Hall is coming on to books on cd for blind.
Aug 2006 any text assigned in the curriculum has to be provided in alternative ways for special needs students.
Nimas and nimax will give assistance for sp. ed teachers. skill acquisition: Learning to read/reading to learn
4th grade - compensatory strategies to access curriculum. What kind of materials can be used to access curriculum? IEP must be set to access curriculum. For example, a 4th grade curriculum must be accessed by 2nd grade reader. This can be done in Nimas and nimax. This is a 2006 law and applies to me as a special educator. Is that why we use High Point Reading?

-CAST.org.
Universal design
nimas centers assessible learning materials standard.
California opted into this. NIMS Report Executive Summary....Accessibility Standard update.

DAISY format.

Assistive Technology.
No body knows about law or does not want to know about it because.......... think of the responsibility for the Selpas.

Computer class assignments:
5 in class assignments
5 assignments for 10 pts. ea.
graphic organizer
cmap open force open office
evaluate assisstive technology of your choice
Trackstar for making website
blog every week
web quest

75 pts.....and 25 points

lesson plan from using learned technology in this semester.
lesson that expands on what you are already doing.
example:
-rock our world - k-12 international web site - music for the blind
sp. educator wanted to tri it and it mushroomed into international communication. games for children.......collaborative

-ichated.com (teacher) collaborative communication

-inc.com - courses in photoshop...... link program for teachers.
go to foothill.edu linc fast tech program

Wiki - encyo knowledge
plantitorium on foothill


Universal design topic 2/6/07
feelings about class and what you want to get out of the class.

Teachers need to know technology and depend on themselves to be successful. Check out web sites before to be successful

sharon

hello. did you get this