Tuesday, December 11, 2012

The Future of Technology is Here - An Interview with Teacher Julie Garcia, Apple Distinguished Educator

Click on this link to read the article: Do you think Julia Garcia's approach to the integration of technology in her classroom by making her students the producers, rather than the consumers of their own knowledge is a good one? Do you feel this is a valid approach for today's teachers and one that you might use in the future? Why or why not?

Monday, December 10, 2012

Technology Integration In K12 Education/Adaptive Technology in Special Education


Use this link to find an article about adaptive technology for students with special needs: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Technology_Integration_In_K12_Education/Adaptive_Technology_in_Special_Education
This article will be helpful when integrating adaptive and assistive technology tools into planning for instruction in inclusive classrooms. What tools do you think you would use and how would you integrate them into your lesson plans and into your daily practice if you had a student with special needs?