Teach Skills to Students with Autism through Effective iPad Use
This session was all about working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The iPad apps discussed: Proloquo2go Pictello Doodle Buddy Presenter was a Behavior Analysis Specialist, she noticed that many ASD students are just using the iPad to self-stimulate, not truly as a learning tool. Behavioral Challenges for ASD students -Agression -Self-Injury (SIB self injuring […]
16 Websites/Apps to Use Across the Curriculum
This was a high energy presentation focusing on exposing the audience to as many tech tools as possible in the time limit. We got to 16 in 2.5 hours! Below is a brief explanation of each Website/App. Most of these are directed to upper-elementary-high school. Both presenters worked with high school students so their ideas […]
Educreations: Cross-Curricular Creation on the iPad
Educreations: Cross-Curricular Creation on the iPad Educreations is: –an interactive whiteboard app -can be used instead of whiteboards in math class -an option for flipped classrooms –a way for students to demonstrate mastery: summative assessment for a unit Options for this app: Basic version –free -can save one draft at a time which can […]
Creating an Elementary Ed-Tech Toolbox
Creating an Elementary Ed-Tech Toolbox This session was meant more for technology coordinators or instructors who are designing technology curricula. Bellow are some resources found in GoogleDocs and other websites that can help teachers and technology/media specialists build a foundation of tech expectations for each grade level. Todays Meet.com is a forum where members of […]
Powerful Technology Centers
Powerful Technology Centers I attended a session on implementing technology centers in elementary classrooms. Technology centers are a way to provide students access to a computer/device in non-1-1 environments. Below are some examples of Independent Learning Centers: Discovery Activities: These activities draw upon Problem/Question Based Learning, where the student does not know the answer […]
App Smash Up: Creating Projects with Multiple Apps
App Smashing Blog Post I attended App Smash Up! Unlocking Student Learning with Innovative Projects. What is App Smashing? It is combining more than one app to produce a creative project. The presenters insisted there is no one app that will be the ideal presenting app and students often enjoy using multiple apps to create […]
