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Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS JOIN THE RACE WITH A BOOST FROM TECHNOLOGY
I am currently taking Introduction to Special Education where I have learned a lot about teaching exceptional students. I believe the thing that I really learned was how little I knew about the different conditions that make students exceptional. It is so important that we are knowledgeable of learning disabilities, autism, ADHD...etc.. if we are planning on becoming teachers. We are sure to encounter exceptional students in our classrooms. Teachers are the closest people to children with learning differences besides their parents. Treatment, diagnosis, and the where and how exceptional students should be taught, are all very controversial topics. Also these types of disabilities are different for everyone so there is no one solution for dealing with exceptional students. Each students will have certain methods that work for them but will fail with others.
In this 60 Minutes News Special they talk in detail about how the iPad is a tool that is helping autistic children communicate. These are the kinds of toolS I would like to use in my classroom to help with communication. Also I would allow students with learning differences to use word processors. It is much easier for anyone to organize their thoughts without having to constantly correct spelling and grammatical errors.
In this 60 Minutes News Special they talk in detail about how the iPad is a tool that is helping autistic children communicate. These are the kinds of toolS I would like to use in my classroom to help with communication. Also I would allow students with learning differences to use word processors. It is much easier for anyone to organize their thoughts without having to constantly correct spelling and grammatical errors.
This is a link to a website that will help us better understand learning differences. It is most important to be able to recognize when your student is having difficulties. Instead of assuming there is a lack of motivation you must do your research. Children with learning differences may be more of a challenge to teach but, being aware and knowledgeable of these conditions will better suit us when teaching exceptional students.
Monday, October 24, 2011
NCLB Assessment Data
Special Education Level One is the most peaked. Asians Level One is the least peaked. There is no bimodal score in this graph.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
HITCHHIKER UN-JUDGED WHEN COMMUNICATING ONLINE
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"The relative absence of non-verbal cues (e.g. attractiveness) and the ability to link with others wuth similar interests, values and beliefs facilitates the formation of relationships based on deeper connections such as shared values and beliefs." (Owens, 2009)
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Online communication has positives and negatives. I don't completely agree with Owen's Internet and Anti-Social Behavior Theory Unfounded. I believe she is only focusing on the positive. I picked this quote because I do believe you have a better chance of forming valuable relationships online with people that may not ever get a chance to know you because they judge you on your appearance or status. Problem is when communicating online you can also be as fake as you want. You have more opportunity to lie and only present yourself the way you believe the person wants you to be. So, it works both ways. When communicating face to face you can watch hand gestures, body language, you can look a person in their eyes and feel their true passion about something or sense whether they are lying. Online expression can also be easily misinterpreted. Without the tone and volume in your voice sometimes what you are really trying to say can be interpreted differently. There are ways that you express yourself verbally that can not be duplicated with punctuation and written word. I believe that like many things you have to take the good with the bad. Ultimately the negatives and postives of online communication are equal. You get the luxuries of what you like about communicating this way but have to be aware of the negatives that come along with it.
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Owens, L. (2009, April 23). Internet & anti-social behavior theory unfounded facebook, myspace, online: research refutes cyber socializing fears [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://laura-owens.suite101.com/internet--anti-social-behavior-theory-unfounded-a111897
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
TURN ON YOUR HIGH BEAMS FOR VISUAL LITERACY IN EDUCATION
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"Students understand that they need to have these skills in order to exist in the world, so they're way ahead of us. Most kids relate to each other through music or graphics. They are regularly bombarded with images and sound. Most of their awareness comes through language of moving images and cinema. That's why it's so important that they learn the language of it." (Lucas, 2002)
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This quote made me think about what my Intro to Special Education professor Dr. Moroose was talking about in class the other day. He was talking about his very smart and well mannered 6th grader grandson. His grandson came to visit and after he was through with his homework he hooked up his XBox. He was in the back room talking to someone. This baffled Dr. Moroose. "Who are you talking too?" His grandson listed off several names and continued to talk and interact with his XBox and numerous friends for 3 hours.
Is our education system and ways of teaching slowing kids down? They are multi-tasking and decision making and interacting on such a higher level when playing things like XBox. Then we get them in a classroom and ask them to read a paragraph, spell a word, pick out subjects and verbs, answer an equation, each one at a time, on paper.. Do they feel like they are in slow motion when they enter the classroom and have to interact this way? Why don't we use technology similar to XBox to motivate learning?
They consider the various forms of non-written communication as some type of therapy or art, something that is not relevant to the everyday life of a student (Lucas, 2002). This is wrong. Learning to communicate visually and emotionally is an important form of communicating and very relevant in today's culture.
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xBox moves into classroom as a learning tool
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Lucas, G. (2002). Interview by James Daly [Personal Interview]. Life on the screen: visual literacy in education. , Retrieved from http;//www.edutopia.org/lucas-visual-literacy
"Students understand that they need to have these skills in order to exist in the world, so they're way ahead of us. Most kids relate to each other through music or graphics. They are regularly bombarded with images and sound. Most of their awareness comes through language of moving images and cinema. That's why it's so important that they learn the language of it." (Lucas, 2002)
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This quote made me think about what my Intro to Special Education professor Dr. Moroose was talking about in class the other day. He was talking about his very smart and well mannered 6th grader grandson. His grandson came to visit and after he was through with his homework he hooked up his XBox. He was in the back room talking to someone. This baffled Dr. Moroose. "Who are you talking too?" His grandson listed off several names and continued to talk and interact with his XBox and numerous friends for 3 hours.
Is our education system and ways of teaching slowing kids down? They are multi-tasking and decision making and interacting on such a higher level when playing things like XBox. Then we get them in a classroom and ask them to read a paragraph, spell a word, pick out subjects and verbs, answer an equation, each one at a time, on paper.. Do they feel like they are in slow motion when they enter the classroom and have to interact this way? Why don't we use technology similar to XBox to motivate learning?
They consider the various forms of non-written communication as some type of therapy or art, something that is not relevant to the everyday life of a student (Lucas, 2002). This is wrong. Learning to communicate visually and emotionally is an important form of communicating and very relevant in today's culture.
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xBox moves into classroom as a learning tool
References
Lucas, G. (2002). Interview by James Daly [Personal Interview]. Life on the screen: visual literacy in education. , Retrieved from http;//www.edutopia.org/lucas-visual-literacy
Monday, October 10, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
RED LIGHT FOR MEDIA LITERACY WHEN TECHNOLOGY BREAKS DOWN
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Moreover, many recent studies identify persistent barriers to integrating new technologies into instruction, including lack of training and help for teachers and insufficient access to functioning technology (Cuban, 2002; Zhao & Frank, 2003).
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The article "Teaching Media Literacy" by Jane David makes perfect sense to me. I completely agree with many of her arguments about the importance of teaching media literacy. Choosing appropriate search engines, following relevant links, and judging the validity of information are difficult challenges, not only for students of all ages, but also for most adults, including many teachers (David, 2009). Keeping up with the changing times can be daunting for teachers but I believe it is imperative. In order for us to best prepare out students for their future we must teach them how to use modern technology correctly. As the quote reflects there are "persistent barriers" when trying to do so. Obviously lack of training and help for teachers is a huge barrier. But even worse would be an insufficient access to functioning technology. When your entire lesson plan requires your students to work online, or even just with a computer, and that computer fails... then what? How can you hold students accountable for assignments when they can always use the excuse that they had a computer glitch? How can you instruct your class if you can not access your lesson online? If you teach your class using Powerpoint slides on Blackboard and Blackboard is experiencing technical difficulties it really puts a damper on your lesson plans. Not only must teachers have incredible knowledge of media literacy in order to teach it, students and teachers must also have very reliable technology and reliable technical support.
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These are just some pointers to start children on the right track when it comes to using computers.
How to Teach Kids with Computers
References
David, J. L. (2009, March). Teaching media literacy. Educational Leadership, 66(6), 84-86. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Teaching-Media-Literacy.aspx
Zhao, Y., & Frank, K. A. (2003). Factors affecting technology uses in schools: An ecological perspective. American Educational Research Journal, 40(4), 807–840.
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