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