Week 7

using tech to support curriculum areas/disabilities



is tech for curriculum the same as tech for disabilities? at what point does the tech for the disability get embedded in the tech for curriculum? what separates them?



need to know director and philosophy of tech. there is a point where you change from remediation to compensation.



tonight-the kinds of tech support you can use for curriculum areas.



technology with curriculum



freereading.com-Florida is not buying textbooks, all is on this website.

Starfall

oatsoft.net

cmap for inspiration

national library of virtual manipulatives

http://shodor.org/interactivate/

http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page

clorn.org

http://www.oatsoft.org/Software

http://internet4classrooms.com/

unitedstreaming.com

discoveryknowledgeteacher

flip4mac.com-pc docs to macs

rockourworld

a lot of these are for homeschooling



dreamweaver-industry standard for websites



virtual manipulatives don't have graphics for a certain age!!!!! age appropriate!!!!



RJ cooper- for severely impaired



second life is a huge tech tool.



with safari, you can create a summary of a web page!!!!



reflection: based on the websites you personally found in group, how many are apprpriate as a disability support and why?? Evaluate a website or two in terms of disability support.

I currently use one of the websites I found, edhelper, for extra support in my class. This website is great for disability support because it can give extra support to students who might need it. I find that many of my students do need extra support and practice; they need more practice than what the math textbook provides. I am able to get worksheets on the same subject that we are working on so they can have the practice they need. The worksheets are good because they don't have dorky elementary pictures. Another website I found, http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/techno/games.htm, can also be a great tool for disability support. There are math games that are interactive, and many times, students with disabilities need that interaction to understand concepts. The games are not childish in any way, so they can be used with older students as well. I would like to start using some interactive math games in my classroom because I really think that my students would benefit from playing interactive math games.