Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Diigo #5
What I liked about Diigo is that I am able to use this tool in more than one aspect of my life. Initially I used Diigo just to get a grade for in class assignments, but each week I learned to appreciate new features of Diigo such as annotating and bookmarking, that I now use in other classes, and the social networking component, where I can read bookmarked articles, blogs, and find new websites in relation to my Higher Ed professional interest. What I do not like about Diigo is the plain look of the website. I wish that there was a way to add a creative background or personalize group pages.
ILP "Design" iMovie
For my second independent learning project I decided to make an iMove about the Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement (CARE) Department on campus, which is a department dedicated to increasing the enrollment and retention rate of first-generation, low-income students at Florida State University. This informative iMove is dedicated to potential CARE 18' students, who will be 2018 class seniors in high school. This iMove will help expose the CARE summer bridge program to students, as well as introduce them to CARE staff, and provide students with helpful tips.
I learned a great deal using iMove such as adding audio to video clips, making PowerPoint like slides using title templates, adjusting audio sound and pitch to promote clear communication, and adding music in the background of the movie.
iMove Link
I learned a great deal using iMove such as adding audio to video clips, making PowerPoint like slides using title templates, adjusting audio sound and pitch to promote clear communication, and adding music in the background of the movie.
iMove Link
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Post #8
Last week, our class toured the Student Disabilities Resource Center (SDRC) in the Student Services Building (SSB). This tour was very informative and I learned a great deal about the resources that are provided for students with a wide range of disabilities.
One resource that I thought was very beneficial to students who are blind are the brail textbooks. In particular I really liked the brail anatomy textbook. The technology used to produce these textbooks are brail printers, which are useful in schools to make copies of textbooks in brail for students who need to be accommodated due to their impaired vision.
Another technology resource that I liked was the Pen Recorder Pro and notepad, which could be beneficial to students in school for effective note taking. The pen records the lecture once the students start to write, and upon reviewing notes, students can tap on a specific word written in the notebook and it will playback the lecture at that particular starting point.
Using Bloom's Taxonomy students can analyze information by drawing connections among ideas. For example, using PowerPoint I will have an outline of the United States and test students by pointing to different states, and ask students to name the state and its capital. Also, I will have students make connections to selected states by asking them to think of a famous person that is from a particular state. For example, Beyoncé is from Texas, and the capital of Texas is Austin.
To help evaluate the progress of the students understanding of the material, on the PowerPoint I will create a Jeopardy game to judge how well the students are grasping the information.
Lastly, I will have post an assignment of the PowerPoint slide stating that the students must get into group a create a visual board on an assigned state.
One resource that I thought was very beneficial to students who are blind are the brail textbooks. In particular I really liked the brail anatomy textbook. The technology used to produce these textbooks are brail printers, which are useful in schools to make copies of textbooks in brail for students who need to be accommodated due to their impaired vision.
Another technology resource that I liked was the Pen Recorder Pro and notepad, which could be beneficial to students in school for effective note taking. The pen records the lecture once the students start to write, and upon reviewing notes, students can tap on a specific word written in the notebook and it will playback the lecture at that particular starting point.
In a particular lesson such as Geography of the United States of America, each level of Bloom's Taxonomy can be used to promote student learning using Power Point. Starting from the bottom up, students can remember information by recalling facts and basic concepts such as the number of states that make up the USA, and memorizing each state. On the PowerPoint Slide I will add a YouTube video clip of a song of all 50 States that the students can memorize 50 States Song.
Using PowerPoint I can help students understand by explaining ideas or concepts to students by helping them identify state capitals, and add researched text to the PowerPoint explaining the history as to why a particular city was deemed the capital.
I will help students apply information by using information they have learned in new situations. I will have riddles on a PowerPoint that describes a particular state, and students will apply what they have learned to interpret what state the riddle is describing.Using Bloom's Taxonomy students can analyze information by drawing connections among ideas. For example, using PowerPoint I will have an outline of the United States and test students by pointing to different states, and ask students to name the state and its capital. Also, I will have students make connections to selected states by asking them to think of a famous person that is from a particular state. For example, Beyoncé is from Texas, and the capital of Texas is Austin.
To help evaluate the progress of the students understanding of the material, on the PowerPoint I will create a Jeopardy game to judge how well the students are grasping the information.
Lastly, I will have post an assignment of the PowerPoint slide stating that the students must get into group a create a visual board on an assigned state.
Refdesk is a website that is useful for teachers who wish to stay abreast with technology for the classroom. Everyday the website is updated with a site of the day which teachers can check out and implement in the classroom. The website also has archives of past featured websites if teachers are unable to visit the site daily. There are also newspaper articles listed by state and country that can be a great resource for current events for ELL students.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Diigo #4
What I learned about adaptive technology during this week's activities is that though adaptive technology assist students with disabilities in navigating computing devices, adaptive technology is not exclusively for students with disabilities. Some adaptive technology is used by millions of people who own smart phones such as word prediction, spellcheck, and touchscreen.
Post #7
Adaptive technologies are technologies that better assist individuals with disabilities using computing devices. Alternate output and input technology can help these individuals use computing devices more effectively by using magnified monitor screens, brail printers, voice recognition for typing, and joysticks instead of a mouse just to name a few.
Students with learning disabilities can use computer based organizers or spell checkers for students with dyslexia. It is important to note that adaptive based technologies must be assigned based on the students needs.
This can be a challenge when implementing adaptive technology in the classroom because there is a plethora of adaptive technology that can be used but there are specific technologies that will be most effective for a particular student and their particular needs.
An interesting Adaptive technology that was mentioned in chapter 4 is word prediction software. When learning about adaptive technologies, word prediction software never came to mind as an example of technology used for students with special needs, because it is a common feature on cellphones that myself and millions of others use everyday.
When typing, the word prediction software guesses what word will come next in the sentence you are creating to minimize keystrokes and help with spelling.
A really cool feature mentioned in chapter 4 is custom dictionaries."Using custom dictionaries helps to predict vocabulary specific to a particular writing activity or subject. For example, i a student is writing a paper on dinosaurs, a custom dictionary can be set up that includes words such as riassac, Early Cretaceous, Plateosaurus, Coelophysis, and Scutellosaurus"(Lever-Duffy, McDonald, 2015, p.69).
Some new skills that I acquired from designing my own webpage is embedding a Google calendar. Before this assignment I have never used Google calendar before and I learned about some neat features such as separating new calendars from my personal calendar, changing the color of the calendar and adding borders. What I liked about this assignment was that is was a challenge. This assignment truly took me out of my element, especially when designing a website from scratch. In the future I could enhance my design my taking my own photos and uploading them to the website to make the website more personable. What I learned during this assignment that I could use in the future is creating a web design in general. I believe that I could make web pages in the future to connect with students on a Higher Education level.
Web Design Link
Students with learning disabilities can use computer based organizers or spell checkers for students with dyslexia. It is important to note that adaptive based technologies must be assigned based on the students needs.
This can be a challenge when implementing adaptive technology in the classroom because there is a plethora of adaptive technology that can be used but there are specific technologies that will be most effective for a particular student and their particular needs.
An interesting Adaptive technology that was mentioned in chapter 4 is word prediction software. When learning about adaptive technologies, word prediction software never came to mind as an example of technology used for students with special needs, because it is a common feature on cellphones that myself and millions of others use everyday.
When typing, the word prediction software guesses what word will come next in the sentence you are creating to minimize keystrokes and help with spelling.
A really cool feature mentioned in chapter 4 is custom dictionaries."Using custom dictionaries helps to predict vocabulary specific to a particular writing activity or subject. For example, i a student is writing a paper on dinosaurs, a custom dictionary can be set up that includes words such as riassac, Early Cretaceous, Plateosaurus, Coelophysis, and Scutellosaurus"(Lever-Duffy, McDonald, 2015, p.69).
Some new skills that I acquired from designing my own webpage is embedding a Google calendar. Before this assignment I have never used Google calendar before and I learned about some neat features such as separating new calendars from my personal calendar, changing the color of the calendar and adding borders. What I liked about this assignment was that is was a challenge. This assignment truly took me out of my element, especially when designing a website from scratch. In the future I could enhance my design my taking my own photos and uploading them to the website to make the website more personable. What I learned during this assignment that I could use in the future is creating a web design in general. I believe that I could make web pages in the future to connect with students on a Higher Education level.
Web Design Link
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