tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.comments2023-12-28T06:27:40.647-05:00EdTech Solutions - Teaching Every StudentKaren Janowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735088828586482051noreply@blogger.comBlogger849125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-29537937513574611402016-01-12T03:27:18.252-05:002016-01-12T03:27:18.252-05:00This is really helpful. The use of technology in s...This is really helpful. The use of technology in special education makes the process of learning more interactive. I live in New York City and it's good to see that <a href="http://www.aaronschool.org/" rel="nofollow">special education programs</a> here are using various apps and innovative technology to engage students effectively.Barnett Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307336865526137473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-67380015418844840412015-11-24T02:34:48.782-05:002015-11-24T02:34:48.782-05:00Summarizing and paraphrasing are essential skills ...Summarizing and paraphrasing are essential skills for academic writing. You'll almost always rely on them to help present evidence and previous research that support your claims. As such, ensuring they are written well with a corrective English software can have a lot of bearing on what kinds of scores you eventually get on your essays, reports and papers. See more <a href="http://www.summarizeonline.net/why-choosing-our-online-summarizer/" rel="nofollow">online article summarizer</a> <br /><br />Ahamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941590433247270275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-69180149541955384852015-11-20T05:56:25.694-05:002015-11-20T05:56:25.694-05:00Including summaries in your essays isn't neces...Including summaries in your essays isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, it is important to write one only when a summary is actually warranted. Excessive summaries aren't that uncommon in student writing and it often leads to very poor essays. <a href="http://www.summarizetool.com/our-text-summarizer-services/discover-the-benefits-of-our-paraphrase-tool/" rel="nofollow">auto paraphrase tool</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258403403329675528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-58777642987986286432015-08-14T09:13:29.075-05:002015-08-14T09:13:29.075-05:00I was working with an older gentleman who had limi...I was working with an older gentleman who had limited use of his hands. He desired to learn how to use the computer, but was convinced that he could never learn anything. He had also recently become a widower, and was still grieving deeply for his wife.<br /><br />I usually do an interview with new patrons. Because of his mobility issues with his hands, I decided that keyboarding would not be the best alternative for him. He did however have a wonderful baritone voice. <br />I introduced Dragon NaturallySpeaking to him and spoke with him about using this technology to document his life history. After some prodding and trial and error, he eventually created a blog that he shared with his family. He was able to talk about his wife, his time in the Navy during World War II and his job in agriculture that took them around the country. His family loved the blog, and he was very proud of being able to share stories with his family.<br /><br />Because of this success, we were able to expand his new found interest in technology with his love of gardening. I helped him research seeds and equipment. He even ordered online.random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274112534229018205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-1604214240355321092015-08-08T07:15:25.897-05:002015-08-08T07:15:25.897-05:00I just loved this piece Karen. Not only is it insp...I just loved this piece Karen. Not only is it inspiring to hear each of their stories but it shows technologies true power...provide me independence and empowering students. I also love how your words share the areas of weaknesses in students and also shared the technology (with the resource) that can help support that type of learner. It's a great reminder that what we do, what we advocate for, what we work so hard to make happen for students with disabilities matters and impacts their lives! Carrie Baughcumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032878576475580976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-10642450969997695772015-07-27T13:12:55.944-05:002015-07-27T13:12:55.944-05:00Hi Jacquie,
Great to hear you found this post ins...Hi Jacquie,<br /><br />Great to hear you found this post inspirational. It's all about our students; they inspire me, too! Hope your presentation went well.Karen Janowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735088828586482051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-73141629625862338532015-07-27T13:11:37.450-05:002015-07-27T13:11:37.450-05:00Thank you for your comment, Diana. It is so true -...Thank you for your comment, Diana. It is so true - waiting for the research to validate what we observe following effective implementation delays the possibilities for student success. Great quote, btw!<br />Karen Janowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735088828586482051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-53605760308426623542015-07-25T22:56:53.960-05:002015-07-25T22:56:53.960-05:00Thanks for this inspiring piece, Karen. I'm d...Thanks for this inspiring piece, Karen. I'm doing a presentation tomorrow introducing the iPad as an AT tool. I'm going to quote you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464032535817339684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-7901401223990177142015-07-25T12:41:11.491-05:002015-07-25T12:41:11.491-05:00Well said, Karen. It is often said that we don...Well said, Karen. It is often said that we don't have research to "prove" AT works. Well just ask any of these students for which AT and accessible materials made success possible. One of my favorite quotes is the one from Radabaugh in 1988 - still true.<br /><br /> For Americans without disabilities, technology makes things easier. For Americans with disabilities, technology makes things possible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429396782158658474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-70375933091943635352015-06-22T09:10:24.891-05:002015-06-22T09:10:24.891-05:00Always on point and thanks for sharing!Always on point and thanks for sharing!stanleyhttp://allhomeworktutors.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-73707230028837779492015-06-09T21:04:02.149-05:002015-06-09T21:04:02.149-05:00This is great! After just a few minutes exploring,...This is great! After just a few minutes exploring, I already have plans to use this with several students in class!Jennifer Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463406794431948667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-85628597098409876582015-04-01T14:02:35.857-05:002015-04-01T14:02:35.857-05:00So cool to see that Apps are now being used in the...So cool to see that Apps are now being used in the educational world. I would have loved to have some of these when I was in school. That would have helped me out a ton. <a href="http://www.studyape.com/history-ape/" rel="nofollow"> http://www.studyape.com/history-ape/</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169193127941461960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-20305880002984058322015-03-19T12:06:36.318-05:002015-03-19T12:06:36.318-05:00Summarizing teaches students the way to recognize ...Summarizing teaches students the way to recognize the foremost vital ideas in a very text, the way to ignore inapplicable data, method} to integrate the central ideas in a very meaningful way. Teaching students to summarize improves their memory for what's browse. account ways will be utilized in virtually each content space.<a href="http://www.summarizingtool.com/" rel="nofollow">summarizing tool</a><br />Saimon Rafihttp://www.summarizingtool.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-56341049239265003152015-03-10T13:11:22.470-05:002015-03-10T13:11:22.470-05:00Very helpful blog, Thanks for sharing...
Regards,
...Very helpful blog, Thanks for sharing...<br />Regards,<br /><a href="http://www.computek.com.eg/" rel="nofollow">Computek</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-75360000191791431662015-03-03T14:38:18.738-05:002015-03-03T14:38:18.738-05:00My son is special needs and my wife and I want to ...My son is special needs and my wife and I want to do extra work at home to help him get better academic skills. I think this list of applications will help us know how to help him better, through each subject. We want him to be as functional as possible. If nothing else, these apps will tell us what he can and cannot do.<br /> <a href="http://www.specialneedsexpos.com/special-needs-resources-come-to-your-town/" rel="nofollow">http://www.specialneedsexpos.com/special-needs-resources-come-to-your-town/</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921074560910247042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-73345709293509426912014-12-01T06:36:14.529-05:002014-12-01T06:36:14.529-05:00Thanks! Karen Janowski for this informational post...Thanks! Karen Janowski for this informational post mostly students did not remember the key points and important things related to the topic but now they have the notes and can remember things while reviewing the subject or there notes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660839631468621396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-30644473085814635812014-10-24T17:53:26.816-05:002014-10-24T17:53:26.816-05:00I am a math teacher and I never assign more than t...I am a math teacher and I never assign more than ten problems, maybe 11 for my gifted students. The thing is, at the high school level, you can believe that each problem is slightly different from the last, using the newly learned concept in a different way to enhance their understanding of the concept. I tell my students at the beginning of the semester to never expect to get 30 problems for homework. I only give them enough to check for understanding and to make sure they have the practice to solidify that understanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-49179960765561772862014-09-24T22:43:56.369-05:002014-09-24T22:43:56.369-05:00Just watched your video with my 6th grade daughter...Just watched your video with my 6th grade daughter who has been struggling with how to take efficient notes. It was like a light bulb went on for her! Thank you so much for sharing this process!!!!!!Alaskagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872778875946883129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-87637790111635595152014-09-15T15:56:36.703-05:002014-09-15T15:56:36.703-05:00Great idea about using Padlet! It can be difficul...Great idea about using Padlet! It can be difficult to get all students to share, but providing a digital format for students to contribute is always a plus. :)Krishttp://msfewins.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-46919303957754007032014-07-01T09:40:59.661-05:002014-07-01T09:40:59.661-05:00I think Text Speaker is one of the best text to sp...I think Text Speaker is one of the best <a href="http://www.deskshare.com/text-to-speech-software.aspx" rel="nofollow">text to speech software</a>. You can use it for reading all your documents, emails, ebooks, and more. It also has a good selection of the most natural sounding voices in many different languages. It is perfect for helping young children to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159918650876193470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-9997819401013100712014-06-12T06:16:06.206-05:002014-06-12T06:16:06.206-05:00Sounds like an excuse to not have to learn the tec...Sounds like an excuse to not have to learn the tech the student can use to succeed. What a message to send the student!. If you do use it, you are getting away with something. Makes me think of the derogatory connotation to the word "crutch" ... How did a crutch ever become "just a crutch" anyway? (anyone who has ever used one knows it takes effort and should be far from signifying laziness)Eliza Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225779022580565769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-30994673022657711632014-04-29T16:16:44.775-05:002014-04-29T16:16:44.775-05:00I completely agree with you. I firmly believe in ...I completely agree with you. I firmly believe in holding people (even children) to high standards, but at the same time, you must set students up for success. Chris Hugheshttp://rapidassist.technologynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-30458833267666278472014-02-12T22:11:23.931-05:002014-02-12T22:11:23.931-05:00I find that what you say is so true. I work at a ...I find that what you say is so true. I work at a school that focuses on behavior, no matter the cause. My specific program focuses on the behaviors that are brought about due to disabilities, (eg. autism.) We have recently received a grant to purchase a new building and put in the latest technology. I had the pleasure of having an apple TV installed with my my Mimio Board (an interactive whiteboard system.)The challenge that I face is how incorporate the technology in my classroom. I find that since I am the one that is willing to have this technology installed that the school is looking to me to find the answer of how to use all of the new tech! Any suggestions would be great,but I have some already.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010515245089077005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-88805091133011266592014-02-10T16:29:16.045-05:002014-02-10T16:29:16.045-05:00I must say, though, that instruction has come a lo...I must say, though, that instruction has come a lot further in recent years - and I'm only 26. When I was in high school, it was the chalkboard or straight lecture. No visuals.<br /><br />I like that teachers are starting to incorporate mixed media into their lessons plans because there are so many other ways students learn, then simply auditory.<br /><br />Thanks for the great post!Michael at QuizBeanhttp://www.quizbean.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975155.post-64890192866150404572013-12-27T05:23:11.554-05:002013-12-27T05:23:11.554-05:00I would assume the simplest school assignment woul...I would assume the simplest school assignment would be a spread of queries wherever students will use whichever technique makes most sense to them then a follow up questionJohn Peterhttp://www.axuedu.com/noreply@blogger.com