This week's theme is to reflect on what you gain from this class, and I have discovered that keeping up with new technologies and improvements used in education is a challenging task that does not always get priority. Being asked to research and discuss new ways of presenting material forced me to step out of my comfort and look for challenges and new ways to present material. Assistive technology is something that I am familiar with because there are students currently in my classes and my school using tools like that, for example, braille keyboards, screen readers, and screen magnifiers, but they do not teach us this in pre-planning; they barely talk about it, and it is only to the select teachers that are teaching a student with disabilities which that is a disadvantage because if we get together and plan for extracurricular activities or social activities, the students will benefit a lot. Another thing that forced me to grow is to learn how to be concise and stick my videos to a 1m 30 and my answers to 100 words, which was very difficult, to put all information in a small number of words and presentations. This made me realize that in order for me to be effective with my students, I need to create objectives and follow them all the way through, look for guidelines, strategies, and activities that follow all the way to the end of those objectives without veering off into too much confusion or other ideas; stick to one objective and finish it; one thing at a time.
Response to other students:
Helena WallaceSydney.
Sydney.
Networking in our professions is an essential skill and a source of incredible resources. Reading posts on lesson plans, differentiated activities, and things teachers do in their classrooms encourages me to do better and be more creative. I am not big on social media, and my participation is minimal, so this class has made me get out of my comfort zone, post my ideas, and look at other posts to read how different people approach the same problem. It is overwhelming how much is out there, and creating a good, vetted professional network is worth the time and the effort.
Dahlia,
Learning about the possibilities of the future of technology in education is very exciting. With a growing demand for future work skills that require basic computing skills, encouraging students to use technology in different ways to show knowledge acquisition is the responsibility of every teacher. Using assistive technology and differentiated activities encourages students with disabilities to participate in classroom activities, work independently, and be part of a school community. For this reason, administrators and trainers should create opportunities for teachers to train with assistive technology so that when they plan, they can choose the best tools to integrate into the curriculum and provide the best fit possible.
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