********************************************************** Using Digital Photos of Students to Teach Language ********************************************************** Play Bingo with the students pictures Show part of the photo and try to guess who it is Sort boys/girls Use digital disguises (hat/glasses/jewelry) Delete the eyes and mouth, print and then use manipulatives to change expressions Make a flipbook with heads on different bodies… Read More Using Digital Photos of Students to Teach Language
Activities with Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary
********************************************************** Activities Using Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary ********************************************************** Have kids dress up in the career center. Take a series of pictures (1st step, 2nd step, etc) showing how to do something. Assign pairs of students to go on a walk through the school to find examples of geometric shapes or items… Read More Activities with Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary
AnyBook Reader For Kids
Although these items are being replaced with newer technology, the strategies below can still be effective to use with your students. A limited number of these items are still available in our lending library. ********************************************************** AnyBook Reader for Kids ********************************************************** Alternative Uses: Place stickers at pre designated spots in text for students to stop and answer… Read More AnyBook Reader For Kids
Google Tools for Reading
Although speech synthesis has been around since the 1960s, it has become cheaper and more accessible to the general public in the past decade. Now there are user-friendly technology tools to support reading available for free when using Google Chrome. Research Studies show that students who use Text-to-Speech (TTS) applications demonstrate an increase reading rate… Read More Google Tools for Reading
QR Codes Can Help Reading Ability
If you haven’t learned to read QR Code, then go to this presentation! http://goo.gl/gVbiqj
Mobile Technology: Using A Smartpen For Data-Based Decision Making
Teachers can use the Livescribe SmartPen to provide a means for data collection, analysis, and reporting of student progress, making documentation easier to manage. The SmartPen is a tool teachers may want to use to assist with data collection across the school day. Research As we search and explore technology that provides students with… Read More Mobile Technology: Using A Smartpen For Data-Based Decision Making
Switching Up Your Instruction
Visit a classroom for students with intellectual and physical disabilities, and you are likely to see a variety of switch activated toys and devices. The types of switches are as plentiful as their uses. This article explores a variety of switches, their uses, and offers several resources. Research Differentiating instruction to meet the wide… Read More Switching Up Your Instruction
