Kristina's EC&I 833 Learning

  Assistive Technologies in the Classroom When I first started thinking about what assistive technologies I use in the classroom, not many came to mind.  I thought of the magnifying sheet and iPad that was for a student who has diminished sight, the highlighter strips that single out and highlight a sentence in a book or the visual schedule I have for students that need more than the classroom schedule at the front of the room.  It wasn't until the class presentation and reading "Where It's At: Mrs. DiChiara's Assistive Technology Blog ", I realized that I have implemented and currently implement many assistive technologies in my classroom.  Below is a list of some of the assistive technologies that have been used in my classroom in the past or that I currently use now.  Magnifying sheet This simple device was helpful when working with a student that had diminished eye sight.  It enabled the student to enlarge a picture or piece of text from a book that they were

  Kahoot! - For Fun or For Assessment      For this week's blog post I have decided to talk about Kahoot!  I first learned about Kahoot! in the first course that I took for my masters degree.  As an adult student, I found Kahoot! to be anxiety inducing due the timed responses.  I have enjoyed using Kahoot! and have even had it as part of group presentations for my courses.  I thought it would be a great tool to try in the classroom, but have yet to built it into our day.  However, last school year, my students did get the opportunity to use Kahoot! as part of a culminating activity after an Elder visit.      There are a few reasons why I have not used Kahoot! in the classroom as of yet: 1. The questions are timed.  I feel that if I become anxious as an adult on timed questions, students would too.  I do not like the feeling of the pressure to not make an error or to not be the first one to answer the question.  Only recently I have learned that the time students have to answer the

My Thoughts on the Evolution of Education I found the article "Schools are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should be planning Education 3.0" by Jackie Gerstein, Ed D. intriguing.  Gerstein gives great insight into the connection between Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 to Education 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 and stated that 'the evolution of the web...can be used as a metaphor of how education should also be evolving'.  There is no doubt that as the world of information delivery and technological innovations grow, education has to evolve along with it in order to develop citizens that can thrive within their communities.  What I don't agree with is Education being too much of 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0.  I believe that there has to be a balance of all three. Education 1.0 , as depicted in this image from Gerstein's article shows that the teacher is the holder of all knowledge and passes that knowledge to the learner.  Teachers use resources such as textbooks