Blog Post 3

Peer Editing

What is Peer Editing? Peer editing is working with someone your own age, usually sommeone in your class to help improve, revise, and edit his or her work. The Peer Editing Video and The Peer Editing with Perfection Tutorial slide show listed three steps to peer editing. Step one: compliments--always stay positive. Step two: make suggestions--such as: word choice, details, organization, sentences, and topic. Step three: corrections--punctuation, grammar, sentences, and spelling.


The Writing Peer Review Top 10 Mistakes was funny. The video introduced us to several different peer editing characters. For example, "Picky Patty" too picky, picked out the smallest details in the paper that were irrelevant. "Social Sammy"-- wanted to socialize instead of revising his peer paper. "Loud Larry"--does not know what "use your inside voice" means, and last but not least "Off Task Oliver"--wanted to discuss everything but the task at hand. From watching these videos I learned that "it is not always what you say, but sometimes how you say it."


Technology in Special Education

Technology in Special Education by Lacy Cook. Ms. Cook shows others how technology has enhanced her special needs students abilities to learn. The students in Ms. Cooks class are willing to participate and are less frustrated when using computers. "Technology captivates the students attention"....priceless. There were two students in the video who caught my attention. The first student, "Corbin", needed a teacher assistant to read to him in the hallway during silent reading, but with the ipod touch audio books it makes silent reading stimulating. The student, "kris" had difficulty communicating while doing a crossword activity, but when using a computer it enhances his communication skills.


I would use all the latest technologies in my classroom such as zoom text and Jaws. Zoom text enlarges the print for students who can't see small print and Jaws reads text to blind students. I will alswo communicate with parents through e-mail and give links for certsin assignments that will help students learning ability. Technology is very important for special needs students because it enhances their learning and communicated skills.


iPad for Autism

How the iPad works with Academics for Autism shows Braden, an eight year old boy, with Autism. He is motivated to do his homework because of the apps on the iPad. There are so many apps out today and more being made daily to help children with all disabilities. Working with special needs students who are visually impaired I will use an app on the iPad called "Voice Over" that I came across on Apple.Education Apps. Voice Over is an advance screen reading technology that will read students assignments out loud. They can also use this feature to send and receive e-mails, and to chat with other people.


Harness Your Students

"Harness Your Students" is about a teacher in Rural, Georgia by the name of Vicki Davis. Ms. Davis introduces her students to new technology that has them think beyond their imagination. Technology gives students a better learning experience and learning does not have to be centered around pen and paper. This video was informative and educational. I like the idea of students being able to work with other students around the globe. I was impressed with the way students helped each other in class. It is vital to our future that students today learn how to support their classmates. Teachers should always know what their teaching to students, so I disagree with her when she says "the teacher does not have to know everything before she teaches it."