PLN's are a very important tool used in todays world. A PLN is a personal learning network that contains people, websites, and information you can go to when needed. It is very handy because you can add anything you want to it, at any point. They are not just used to help teachers stay organized, they are used to help everyone stay organized. I used Symbaloo to create my PLN. I have added so many new things to my PLN since the beginning of the semester when I first created it. I have added different teachers that were assigned to me as C4T's, and also lots of websites we have used during the semester. I believe my PLN will always be helpful to me during my career and lifetime in general.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Blog Assignment #5 Part 2
My PLN
PLN's are a very important tool used in todays world. A PLN is a personal learning network that contains people, websites, and information you can go to when needed. It is very handy because you can add anything you want to it, at any point. They are not just used to help teachers stay organized, they are used to help everyone stay organized. I used Symbaloo to create my PLN. I have added so many new things to my PLN since the beginning of the semester when I first created it. I have added different teachers that were assigned to me as C4T's, and also lots of websites we have used during the semester. I believe my PLN will always be helpful to me during my career and lifetime in general.
PLN's are a very important tool used in todays world. A PLN is a personal learning network that contains people, websites, and information you can go to when needed. It is very handy because you can add anything you want to it, at any point. They are not just used to help teachers stay organized, they are used to help everyone stay organized. I used Symbaloo to create my PLN. I have added so many new things to my PLN since the beginning of the semester when I first created it. I have added different teachers that were assigned to me as C4T's, and also lots of websites we have used during the semester. I believe my PLN will always be helpful to me during my career and lifetime in general.
C4T#4
My Teacher
This week I chose to comment on Lana Gerin's blog. Lana made a fairly small blog post for this week, but it was great because she added lots of pictures. She included pictures of her kids on crazy sock day, and her son dressed as a ninja turtle about to go trick or treating. Lana makes a point that she has a very busy, but fun schedule. You can tell by Lana's blog that she loves being a teacher, and a mom.
My Comment
Hi Lana,
My name is Amanda Vaughan, and I am also in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. I am majoring in elementary education and wish to become a kindergarten teacher in the future. I enjoyed reading your blog post and especially loved all the pictures. It sounds like you have a lot on your plate, but that can be a good thing! It means that you are very determined, and have an ambition to do great things. Overall, great post! Good luck in all you do. If you would like to visit my Personal Blog please do so. You can also visit our Class Blog.
My Teacher
I commented on Lana's blog once again this week. She created a post that was short and sweet. She included pictures of the animal reports her students were doing and also a picture of a sweet and encouraging card that one of her students gave her.
My Comment
Hi Lana,
I know sometimes when you are very busy, it seems like time will never slow down to give you a break. I completely understand! Just keep pushing forward, and living life to the fullest. Animal reports sound like a very fun idea for your students. Also, the card your student gave you was very sweet. Even though you made a shorter post for the week, I think it was still great because it kept us tuned into your life. Great post! Please check out my Personal Blog, and our Class Blog.
This week I chose to comment on Lana Gerin's blog. Lana made a fairly small blog post for this week, but it was great because she added lots of pictures. She included pictures of her kids on crazy sock day, and her son dressed as a ninja turtle about to go trick or treating. Lana makes a point that she has a very busy, but fun schedule. You can tell by Lana's blog that she loves being a teacher, and a mom.
My Comment
Hi Lana,
My name is Amanda Vaughan, and I am also in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. I am majoring in elementary education and wish to become a kindergarten teacher in the future. I enjoyed reading your blog post and especially loved all the pictures. It sounds like you have a lot on your plate, but that can be a good thing! It means that you are very determined, and have an ambition to do great things. Overall, great post! Good luck in all you do. If you would like to visit my Personal Blog please do so. You can also visit our Class Blog.
My Teacher
I commented on Lana's blog once again this week. She created a post that was short and sweet. She included pictures of the animal reports her students were doing and also a picture of a sweet and encouraging card that one of her students gave her.
My Comment
Hi Lana,
I know sometimes when you are very busy, it seems like time will never slow down to give you a break. I completely understand! Just keep pushing forward, and living life to the fullest. Animal reports sound like a very fun idea for your students. Also, the card your student gave you was very sweet. Even though you made a shorter post for the week, I think it was still great because it kept us tuned into your life. Great post! Please check out my Personal Blog, and our Class Blog.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Blog Assignment #14
For our blog post this week we were required to read Teaching our Children can be a Profession. This article contained some very good ideas on how the school systems can be changed for the better. It also provided some ideas that I was unsure about. I couldn't decide whether they would be useful, or destructive to school systems. Here are a few examples.
Picking from the Best
This is a topic that suggests a new and improved approach on recruiting teachers in schools. There has been a study that says most graduates chosen to become teachers are not advanced in certain areas of teaching reading, or math procedures. Mr. Klein suggests that instead of just randomly picking new teachers from a graduating class, they need to pick the students who graduated at the top of their class.
I agree with this. I think that schools who want to make a difference in the way their students learn need to go the extra mile, and choose the top graduates. Working hard in college to become the best possible teacher always pays off in the long run. Because the students are so advanced in todays society, only teachers who are serious about their jobs should be hired into the school system.
Seniority Distraction
Seniority distraction, is a point that was made about how teachers are all treated the same, and are given the same rules no matter what the consequences are. For example, when there comes a time for a teacher to be layed off, the teacher who was most recently hired takes the plunge, even though that teacher may be the most well educated for the job. This also means that all teachers are paid the same in a school system. It doesn't matter if one teacher out shines the other, they still get paid the same.
I agree and disagree with this topic. I agree that all teachers should be paid the same. There will always be critics who want to put certain teachers down who don't deserve it. There is also no completely fair judge on how much more or less a teacher should be paid. However, when it is time to lay off a teacher, I don't believe the teacher layed off should be the most recent hired. The teacher who was most recently hired is often times the teacher who can bring the latest teaching methods and technology to the classroom. It is unfair for that teacher to be the first one chosen to leave the school system.
Radical Change
Mr. Shanker made an overview of all his ambitious ideas for a new and improved school system. He included new standards that teachers have to follow, and promoting teachers based on exams they take. He states that our schools won't get anywhere is teachers continue to work using their old ways.
I agree that schools today need to alter their teaching methods to improve. However, I don't believe that teachers should be advanced on how they answer an exam questionnaire. I think if their had to be something that would qualify teachers on advanced pay, it would be their in class teaching skills. If a teacher is able to teacher his or her students in the most affective ways then they should be able to qualify for an advance.
Picking from the Best
This is a topic that suggests a new and improved approach on recruiting teachers in schools. There has been a study that says most graduates chosen to become teachers are not advanced in certain areas of teaching reading, or math procedures. Mr. Klein suggests that instead of just randomly picking new teachers from a graduating class, they need to pick the students who graduated at the top of their class.
I agree with this. I think that schools who want to make a difference in the way their students learn need to go the extra mile, and choose the top graduates. Working hard in college to become the best possible teacher always pays off in the long run. Because the students are so advanced in todays society, only teachers who are serious about their jobs should be hired into the school system.
Seniority distraction, is a point that was made about how teachers are all treated the same, and are given the same rules no matter what the consequences are. For example, when there comes a time for a teacher to be layed off, the teacher who was most recently hired takes the plunge, even though that teacher may be the most well educated for the job. This also means that all teachers are paid the same in a school system. It doesn't matter if one teacher out shines the other, they still get paid the same.
I agree and disagree with this topic. I agree that all teachers should be paid the same. There will always be critics who want to put certain teachers down who don't deserve it. There is also no completely fair judge on how much more or less a teacher should be paid. However, when it is time to lay off a teacher, I don't believe the teacher layed off should be the most recent hired. The teacher who was most recently hired is often times the teacher who can bring the latest teaching methods and technology to the classroom. It is unfair for that teacher to be the first one chosen to leave the school system.
Radical Change
Mr. Shanker made an overview of all his ambitious ideas for a new and improved school system. He included new standards that teachers have to follow, and promoting teachers based on exams they take. He states that our schools won't get anywhere is teachers continue to work using their old ways.
I agree that schools today need to alter their teaching methods to improve. However, I don't believe that teachers should be advanced on how they answer an exam questionnaire. I think if their had to be something that would qualify teachers on advanced pay, it would be their in class teaching skills. If a teacher is able to teacher his or her students in the most affective ways then they should be able to qualify for an advance.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
C4K Posts for November
C4K #8
This week I was assigned to comment on Saffronl's blog post. He is in Mr. Akerson's fifth grade class from St. Louis. This week Saffronl made a blog post rephrasing the Declaration of Independence by adding in how he dislikes art, and thinks schools should not have it. He was very creative. He provided different reasons why he and his fellow classmates did not like to do art projects, such as the fact that they are worthless. At the end of his post he provided a list of students who agree that schools don't need art. He then told his audience to comment if they agree.
My Comment
Hi Saffronl,
My name is Amanda Vaughan, and I attend the University of South Alabama located in Mobile, Alabama. Although I love art, I enjoyed reading your blog post. You did a great job of rephrasing the Declaration of Independence. You were very creative! Please check out My Personal Blog, and also Our Class Blog. Great blog post!
C4K #9
This week I was assigned to comment on Ayleen's blogpost. She is in Mrs. Mena's 5th grade class. She wrote her blog post on what she would do if she left her homework folder at school. She wrote about Edmodo, which she described as a Facebook for kids. She wrote that she could contact her classmates through Edmodo to get her homework. I thought Edmodo was something that was very interesting because I had never heard of it before.
My Comment
HI Ayleen,
My name is Amanda Vaughan, and I am in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. It sounds like Edmodo is a great website for students to contact each other. You could use it in so many ways such as; homework help, finding out details about homework if you forget your folder, or even just to talk to your classmates. I think you did a great job with your blog post this week! Please check out my Personal Blog, and Our Class Blog.
No C4K #10
C4K #11
This week I was assigned to comment on Sean M's blog. He is in Mrs. Mena's 5th grade class at Camarena Elementary School in Chula Vista, Ca. This week for Sean's blog post he typed a few quotes from Dead Yet Alive chapter 2.
My Comment
Hi Sean,
My name is Amanda, and I go to the University of South Alabama, located in Mobile, Al. I am learning how to blog for the first time in my EM310 class. I think you did a great job on your blog post this week! Please take a look at My Personal Blog, and Our Class Blog.
This week I was assigned to comment on Saffronl's blog post. He is in Mr. Akerson's fifth grade class from St. Louis. This week Saffronl made a blog post rephrasing the Declaration of Independence by adding in how he dislikes art, and thinks schools should not have it. He was very creative. He provided different reasons why he and his fellow classmates did not like to do art projects, such as the fact that they are worthless. At the end of his post he provided a list of students who agree that schools don't need art. He then told his audience to comment if they agree.
My Comment
Hi Saffronl,
My name is Amanda Vaughan, and I attend the University of South Alabama located in Mobile, Alabama. Although I love art, I enjoyed reading your blog post. You did a great job of rephrasing the Declaration of Independence. You were very creative! Please check out My Personal Blog, and also Our Class Blog. Great blog post!
C4K #9
This week I was assigned to comment on Ayleen's blogpost. She is in Mrs. Mena's 5th grade class. She wrote her blog post on what she would do if she left her homework folder at school. She wrote about Edmodo, which she described as a Facebook for kids. She wrote that she could contact her classmates through Edmodo to get her homework. I thought Edmodo was something that was very interesting because I had never heard of it before.
My Comment
HI Ayleen,
My name is Amanda Vaughan, and I am in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. It sounds like Edmodo is a great website for students to contact each other. You could use it in so many ways such as; homework help, finding out details about homework if you forget your folder, or even just to talk to your classmates. I think you did a great job with your blog post this week! Please check out my Personal Blog, and Our Class Blog.
No C4K #10
C4K #11
This week I was assigned to comment on Sean M's blog. He is in Mrs. Mena's 5th grade class at Camarena Elementary School in Chula Vista, Ca. This week for Sean's blog post he typed a few quotes from Dead Yet Alive chapter 2.
My Comment
Hi Sean,
My name is Amanda, and I go to the University of South Alabama, located in Mobile, Al. I am learning how to blog for the first time in my EM310 class. I think you did a great job on your blog post this week! Please take a look at My Personal Blog, and Our Class Blog.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Blog Assignment #13
Blog Post #
What Can We Learn From Mr. Wright? How is he different from other teachers?
Truly Amazing Teacher
After Watching this video, write a quality blog post about what you have learned.
My Blog Post
First of all, let me start off by saying that A Truly Amazing Teacher, was one of the most inspirational videos I have ever watched. Mr. Wright is an amazing teacher and man in general. He makes class fun for his students, and gets them thinking. Mr.Wright stated, "If you can only get your students asking how? and why? then you have them intrigued." Mr. Wright makes his kids wonder how things work and why certain things happen. Someone only truly learns something if they truly care. In this video of Mr. Wrights class, you can really by the students faces that they are very focused on Mr. Wright and what he is teaching.
Mr. Wright states that the key is to reach out to your students. Just letting them know that they have someone to talk to can really make a difference. He knows there are lots of kids who have bad home lives, or have no one to turn to at all. He shares a few of these instances with us in the video. He then goes on to talk about his own home life. He tells his class that he has a son at home who was born with a disease that does not allow him to control his own body. His son is very intelligent, but his brain can't send messages to his body telling it what he wants it to do. Mr. Wright says he gets through this through love. Love makes everything work out in the long run.
From this video, I learned that it is important to keep my students wanting more. That will be when they learn the most. Also, make sure my students know they can reach out to me if they ever need help, or simply just want to talk. As Mr. Wright said, everything can work because of love. If I truly care about my class and students, then I will find ways to make things work in my classroom.
What Can We Learn From Mr. Wright? How is he different from other teachers?
Truly Amazing Teacher
After Watching this video, write a quality blog post about what you have learned.
My Blog Post
First of all, let me start off by saying that A Truly Amazing Teacher, was one of the most inspirational videos I have ever watched. Mr. Wright is an amazing teacher and man in general. He makes class fun for his students, and gets them thinking. Mr.Wright stated, "If you can only get your students asking how? and why? then you have them intrigued." Mr. Wright makes his kids wonder how things work and why certain things happen. Someone only truly learns something if they truly care. In this video of Mr. Wrights class, you can really by the students faces that they are very focused on Mr. Wright and what he is teaching.
Mr. Wright states that the key is to reach out to your students. Just letting them know that they have someone to talk to can really make a difference. He knows there are lots of kids who have bad home lives, or have no one to turn to at all. He shares a few of these instances with us in the video. He then goes on to talk about his own home life. He tells his class that he has a son at home who was born with a disease that does not allow him to control his own body. His son is very intelligent, but his brain can't send messages to his body telling it what he wants it to do. Mr. Wright says he gets through this through love. Love makes everything work out in the long run.
From this video, I learned that it is important to keep my students wanting more. That will be when they learn the most. Also, make sure my students know they can reach out to me if they ever need help, or simply just want to talk. As Mr. Wright said, everything can work because of love. If I truly care about my class and students, then I will find ways to make things work in my classroom.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
C4T#3
C4T Post#1
This week I was assigned to comment on Julie Reuter's blog. She told a very inspiring story about how she built up the courage to get back on her bike. She always thought riding a bike was terrifying. She then saw her friend/role model get on a bike, so she asked her for some inspiration. She then went on a bike ride with all her family, and overcame her fear. At the end of her ride she suddenly took a fall, and her son asked if she was okay. She told him she was and got back up on to her bike. She wrote that she did not want to let her son down. She wanted to show him that his mother could do anything. Julie had a very inspirational post. She wrote that ,"I tell my students all the time to take risks and not to worry if you fall."
My comment #1
Hi Julie,
My name is Amanda Vaughan, and I am in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. Your blog post was very inspirational. You should feel wonderful that you were able to accomplish your fears and take the bike ride. I liked when you stated that you tell your students to take risks and not to worry if they fall. Telling your students this story would give them inspiration to do anything if they set there mind to it. Overall, great blog post! Please check out My Personal Blog, and Our Class Blog.
C4T Post#2
The week I read Ms. Julie Reuter's blog once again. She created a post that was about looping her students during two years of class. She writes that she enjoyed keeping the same students for two years because she was able to built a strong relationship with those students. She writes that she incorporated blogging into her students work. She says her class has enjoyed having blogging buddies from across the world. She always incorporates the three C's into her class which are: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. She added pictures of her students to her blog post which were great! Her students look as if they are having lots of fun, and Ms. Reuter seems to be a great teacher.
My Comment
Hi Julie,
I think the fact that you are able to have the same students in your class for two years of school in a row is amazing. That gives you time to really connect with your students and know their strengths and weaknesses. It is almost as if you get to pick up where you left off in class after the students return from summer break. Although it is always hard to let a group of students go, the time you spent with them will always be treasured. I enjoyed seeing pictures of your students, it looks like everyone had lots of fun! Overall, I very much enjoyed reading your post. Great job! If you would like to check out My Personal Blog, or Our Class Blog please do so!
This week I was assigned to comment on Julie Reuter's blog. She told a very inspiring story about how she built up the courage to get back on her bike. She always thought riding a bike was terrifying. She then saw her friend/role model get on a bike, so she asked her for some inspiration. She then went on a bike ride with all her family, and overcame her fear. At the end of her ride she suddenly took a fall, and her son asked if she was okay. She told him she was and got back up on to her bike. She wrote that she did not want to let her son down. She wanted to show him that his mother could do anything. Julie had a very inspirational post. She wrote that ,"I tell my students all the time to take risks and not to worry if you fall."
My comment #1
Hi Julie,
My name is Amanda Vaughan, and I am in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. Your blog post was very inspirational. You should feel wonderful that you were able to accomplish your fears and take the bike ride. I liked when you stated that you tell your students to take risks and not to worry if they fall. Telling your students this story would give them inspiration to do anything if they set there mind to it. Overall, great blog post! Please check out My Personal Blog, and Our Class Blog.
C4T Post#2
The week I read Ms. Julie Reuter's blog once again. She created a post that was about looping her students during two years of class. She writes that she enjoyed keeping the same students for two years because she was able to built a strong relationship with those students. She writes that she incorporated blogging into her students work. She says her class has enjoyed having blogging buddies from across the world. She always incorporates the three C's into her class which are: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. She added pictures of her students to her blog post which were great! Her students look as if they are having lots of fun, and Ms. Reuter seems to be a great teacher.
My Comment
Hi Julie,
I think the fact that you are able to have the same students in your class for two years of school in a row is amazing. That gives you time to really connect with your students and know their strengths and weaknesses. It is almost as if you get to pick up where you left off in class after the students return from summer break. Although it is always hard to let a group of students go, the time you spent with them will always be treasured. I enjoyed seeing pictures of your students, it looks like everyone had lots of fun! Overall, I very much enjoyed reading your post. Great job! If you would like to check out My Personal Blog, or Our Class Blog please do so!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Blog Assignment #12
Group #3
The Mountbatten By:Amanda Vaughan
The The Mountbatten, is an amazing tool that is used to type braille. This tool provides feedback to the individual as they are typing. It says each letter out loud as each button is pushed. This makes it very easy for someone who is blind to avoid making mistakes while typing. The mountbatten is a handy tool that allows files to be sent and received from a computer. It can also save files for next time when a student needs a break, and wants to return to their work later. It is great for someone who is just starting to learn braille. By using this tool, students who are blind will not feel as left out during group projects in class.
The next video, Russel Hinderman using the Mountbatten, is a video I found on my own. In this video Russel is shown learning how to use the Mountbatten. He seems very eager to use the tool. This video shows that the Mountbatten can indeed be used by young students. I think this tool could be handy for anyone! The Mountbatten allows teachers to guide their students in the right direction as the tool does the talking. I think this brailler is something that is very easy to use, and can be very helpful even if students don't have a teacher sitting next to them as they type. Blind children could also use the Mountbatten for independent learning exercises.
The iPad for the Blind By: Kayla Cooper
In the article How The Blind Use A IPad it explains how a blind person uses the iPad. Apple has many programs an apps for the blind. Apple has a built in screen reader and this helps the blind because a screen reader reads the screen for you. For example: when you click over an app, the screen reader will read the app to you. Apple also has a Braille Display. According to this article, "a refreshable Braille display is an electronic device that displays visual information (text) as Braille (text) on a Braille display." For a blind person the Braille display can help them type and use ke
ys. The iPad and other apple products are great tools for not only the blind but for anyone.
This video iPad usage for the blind shows a blind man explaining how he uses the iPad. This video is amazing to me because not only did I just explain that a blind person can use the iPad but the video actually shows a blind person using the iPad. He seems to not have any trouble with it. I believe apple products are great for everyone. They make them easy to use for anyone.
Assistive Technologies By: Lindsey Donald
In the video Assistive Technologies for Vision and Hearing Impaired Children , we learn facts about children in Australia who have hearing and vision impairment. This video shows many images of children using different forms of assistive technology in the classroom. From this video we learn that on average, one Australian child is identified with impaired hearing every day! One in every 2500 children have vision impairment. We see these students participating in class and activities just as everyone without disabilities would do. This is a very inspirational video that proves to us that all children can interact with one another in and out of the classroom.
The video chose was Assistive Technology Rocks My Classroom! This video is about a girl named Elina, who has a physical disability called athetoid cerebral palsy. This disability makes it hard for Elina to use her muscles for everyday activities such as: eating, walking and even talking. She started using assistive technology when she was just nine years old. Using assistive tech Elina is able to do things like: draw, paint, write in cursive and speak! She has accomplished so many things by using this technology. Elina and her classmates even taught others how to use this technology at an international conference! Elina is a perfect example of how assistive technology can help students with disabilities accomplish long term goals and overcome so many obstacles.
Teaching Math to the Blind By:Raven Williams
Art Karshmer is a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management and Chairman of the Department of Technology. He developed a system that translates the 2-dimensional concepts of mathematical problems into a single dimensionality of braille to allow a blind student to understand those concepts into their visual cortex through touch and electronic feedback. He believes that students that are blind are barred from the study of all of the core or "stem " sciences that rely on math as their root language. His system uses small blacks with braille numbers that can be placed on a grid and can be read to the student. The block itself can also be scanned and read aloud by a computer. With this system, a braille student is able to lay out a math problem that same way a sighted student would see it on paper. Using this device with blind students can help build a foundation that will help them in their future studies.
The Mountbatten By:Amanda Vaughan
The The Mountbatten, is an amazing tool that is used to type braille. This tool provides feedback to the individual as they are typing. It says each letter out loud as each button is pushed. This makes it very easy for someone who is blind to avoid making mistakes while typing. The mountbatten is a handy tool that allows files to be sent and received from a computer. It can also save files for next time when a student needs a break, and wants to return to their work later. It is great for someone who is just starting to learn braille. By using this tool, students who are blind will not feel as left out during group projects in class.
The next video, Russel Hinderman using the Mountbatten, is a video I found on my own. In this video Russel is shown learning how to use the Mountbatten. He seems very eager to use the tool. This video shows that the Mountbatten can indeed be used by young students. I think this tool could be handy for anyone! The Mountbatten allows teachers to guide their students in the right direction as the tool does the talking. I think this brailler is something that is very easy to use, and can be very helpful even if students don't have a teacher sitting next to them as they type. Blind children could also use the Mountbatten for independent learning exercises.
The iPad for the Blind By: Kayla Cooper
ys. The iPad and other apple products are great tools for not only the blind but for anyone.
This video iPad usage for the blind shows a blind man explaining how he uses the iPad. This video is amazing to me because not only did I just explain that a blind person can use the iPad but the video actually shows a blind person using the iPad. He seems to not have any trouble with it. I believe apple products are great for everyone. They make them easy to use for anyone.
Assistive Technologies By: Lindsey Donald
In the video Assistive Technologies for Vision and Hearing Impaired Children , we learn facts about children in Australia who have hearing and vision impairment. This video shows many images of children using different forms of assistive technology in the classroom. From this video we learn that on average, one Australian child is identified with impaired hearing every day! One in every 2500 children have vision impairment. We see these students participating in class and activities just as everyone without disabilities would do. This is a very inspirational video that proves to us that all children can interact with one another in and out of the classroom.
The video chose was Assistive Technology Rocks My Classroom! This video is about a girl named Elina, who has a physical disability called athetoid cerebral palsy. This disability makes it hard for Elina to use her muscles for everyday activities such as: eating, walking and even talking. She started using assistive technology when she was just nine years old. Using assistive tech Elina is able to do things like: draw, paint, write in cursive and speak! She has accomplished so many things by using this technology. Elina and her classmates even taught others how to use this technology at an international conference! Elina is a perfect example of how assistive technology can help students with disabilities accomplish long term goals and overcome so many obstacles.
Teaching Math to the Blind By:Raven Williams
Teaching math to the blind is very difficult. Braille is the language that a blind person uses to read or write. The problem with braille is that it is very linear. Blind students are not able to how even the most simple math problems are two dimensional. When given an addition problem, a hearing student would normally line up the numbers to solve the problem. A student that is blind would see the problem on the same line.
Deaf Student Hearing Student
1234+4567 VS. 123
+4567
Monday, November 3, 2014
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