Chelsea, Kim, Morgan T.
Virtual Field Trips
From virtual zoo trips to watching Mt. St. Helens erupt, what’s not to love?
Pros:
- Engrossing, therfore engaging
- Accessible for a wider range of students
- Great to add add context to a lesson
Cons:
- Potential struggles with technology
- Can cost money
- Can be interactive, but still limited
Sarah, Emily, Morgan F.
How To Use Technology to Facilitate an Inclusive Classroom?
Technology has the potential to enable learners.
Virtual Classrooms
Pros:
- Synchronous and/or asynchronous
- Could be less intimidating for some students
Cons:
- Many people struggle with technology
- Requires students to have access to a device
NearPod
Pros:
- Interactive, hands-on
- Engrossing
- Gamification
- Supports Immersice Reader
Immersive Reader
Pros:
- Strong scaffold for learning
- Classroom support
- Translations and speed settings
- Google Chrome extension
Cons:
- Could cause reliance
- Must buy Microsoft Office (part of Microsoft Word)
Lauren, Kelly, Allannah, Cassidy
Classroom Blogs and Websites
Keep in touch with your students and their parents to boot.
- ClassDojo: Parent/Student/Teacher, password protected
- Google Sites: Public wensite, potential security risk. Can use Canva to compensate for limitations
- Jotform: Parent/Teacher. Good for polls, forms, permission slips, etc.
- Seesaw: Basically a social media for education. Completely at the teacher’s mercy, this program allows you to submit assignments, mark and issue feedback, and so much more
Zac, Karis, Clair, Jennie
Technology and Enabling Students With Disabilities
Everyone has different needs.
Seeing AI
A program that uses AI to interpret visual data. Can be provided by your camera.
Can help students with taking notes.
Immersive Reader
As above, this app is a helpful tool on Microsoft Word.
Especially helpful for children with learning and/or vision difficulties.
Eye Gaze Technology
Super impressive eye-tracking software.
Has the potential to assist people with a wide range disabilities.
Breath Think Do
Great tool to provide a scaffold for children learning self-regulation.