Blog Post #3

Stephanie Tyler: Technology in Special Education
This video was a great way to let people see how much technology really does benefit in schools. Technology is always changing and teachers really should stay focused on helping the students learn about all the technology that they have available. Technology can help play a big role in some students life.
For example in this video, using laptop computers really helped the special needs children connect with their teacher. Having the computers were a way that the students who couldn't speak communicate with people. It also helped them advance in their assignments and not fall behind. Not all things will be easy for them, but this helps them benefit tremendously in school.It is fun and interacting and the students really seemed to enjoy learning and doing work now.

How the IPad Works for Academics with Autism:
If I had special needs students in my classroom, one app that I would use would be math bingo. It will be a fun and exciting way to get the kids to interact and learn about math. I would download math bingo to all of their iPads and mine too, and then do an introductory class on how to use the app an what all it could do. Then I would hope that they would be ecstatic about learning math. Math Bingo will allow them to create their own person and use it during the game. The game includes multiplication, adding, subtracting and division. I would give a lesson on one of those things during class, then at the end let them play bingo on that section. This will help them see their weakness and make learning and making mistakes fun.

Gary Hayes: Social Media Count


It is such an astonishment to that that technology is changing so rapidly. I mean I knew things were changing at a fast pace, but I was blown away by exactly how fast things are moving today in technology.
I believe before too long, we will never be using pens pencils and paper again. I think everything will strictly be technology based in the future years to come. So I do believe that it is very important for teachers to prepare the students for this type of change and get them use to using the computers for most of their assignments. I think teachers should do tutorials on how to use the iPads and computers, before its too late. With technology moving at this pace, you have no time to waste.

Micheal Wesch:A Vision of Students Today
I was very pleased on how this video was presented. The video really caught my attention, especially near the end with the whole writing on the chalkboard and pointing out where were the pictures and animations. That is really no way for kids to learn, let along they become very bored with the whole reading off a chalkboard with no type of interactions. Now days pictures, animations, dialogue and all are worth way more than ever imagined. In today's time its all about grabbing your students attention and holding it, so they actually hear what you are teaching.
All these videos are true and do a great job at expressing how important it is to keep up with the changing technology and use that as a learning tool for the students and yourself. This is a very true part , kids are constantly on facebook,twitter,cellphones, ipods, or watching tv instead of actually doing school material. I think that making it fun and interacting along with using the technology that they have will help increase their learning capability.