This blog provides a wealth of information related to IPAD apps that students with severe multiple needs could use in the classroom. There are also lots of other great ideas for assisting students with severe needs. There are links to all of the apps and you can view them before you buy them. Of course, there are some free apps.
This blog has a variety of tools you can use right now with your students in the classroom. It also gives information about the type of assistance these students might need. Things like: tapping into a students strengths, learning about assistive technology, dealing with behavior issues, etc. There are at least a dozen links to things you can do to help your students in the classroom right now, (not after you take a course or PD)
This blog provides links to online professional development for teaching the common core. It also provides incite in assisting special education students in accessing the common core. There's also a link to a site called "Power Up". On this site, teachers are provided with free tools/ideas to use in the classroom. Yes, "FREE".
The following are teachers on twitter that I am following:
- @toddwhitaker--his focus is leadership, teaching and motivation
- @WeAreTeachers--I like this one because it is an online forum where teachers can share their successes and also their frustrations with fellow teachers (who understand)
- @timbuckteeth--The name sounds weird, but he is a proponent of teachers collaborating with each other to help themselves and each other. It's a good premise!
- @TeacherCast--provides links to IPAD apps and other technology that can be useful in the classroom
- @ShellTerrell--she is also a proponent of networking and collaborating with other teachers; she gives some great resources, motivational techniques to get you moving in the right direction in your classroom
Well, I must say, that I haven't really used twitter or feedly.com very often. I suppose it's because I've been really busy with my classroom and this class. It's also because they are both relatively new to me. I have to get used to them. Once I use them more often and get more acquainted with them, I will probably use them way more often. While doing this blog, I learned that I do like blog posts a lot! I also like the idea of using an RSS feeder to organize my blogs. This is a great idea! Initially though, I will have to train myself to use this tool. I'm used to adding sites to favorites. The idea of using an RSS feeder to "hold my spot" is one that I'm beginning to like more and more.
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