Three tools on Google for Educators that I might want to use with students in my classroom are Google SketchUp, Google Groups, and the Google Calendar.
I would use the calendar as a tool to keep students updated on due dates for assignments and test dates. I can also post individual due dates if students missed class.
As a high school math teacher, I would want to use Google SketchUp to show visual examples of difficult concepts. I could also have students use the application to show their understanding of concepts.
As for Google Groups, I would be able to set up a group where students could confer with me and with each other while working on assignments. This collaborative tool will be very important for the level of math I will be teaching, because of the difficulty and need to hear things explained multiple ways.
Google Docs could be useful in group projects, but in a math classroom, it would not be used as much as in other classrooms.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
A Letter to the Parents
Dear parents,
As your student's math teacher this year at Campus School, I would like to inform you of the policies involved in accomadating students who are disabled within the classroom. The reason for informing everyone is because having children with disabilities in any classroom affects everyone. Here is a short synopsis of the three relevant laws for students with disabilities.
The Americans with Disabilities Act prevents people with disabilities from being discriminated against in the workplace. In the school setting, this can be applied to not excluding students with disabilities from certain activites under the assumption that they cannot do them. There aso must be some accomadations for students with disabilities withing the classroom.
The Assistive Technology Act set up state programs that allowed people with disabilities to have easy and fast access to assistive technology. In the school system, students with disabilities should have direct access to the technology that will help them learn the most efficiently.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act makes sure that students with disabilities are provided special services to give a fair education. Students that qualify under the stipulations of the act are given free services that help them learn at the best pace they can.
Hopefully this will help your understanding of the accomadations that are made to create an equal learning environment for all students.
Information here is from the blogs of Jia Acree, Jessica Burns, Heather Davis, Crystal Fronk, Rylee McClellan, Janelle Ottersburg, Tanya Rush, Will Wardwell, and Tim Youngblood.
Some sources about the acts are:
http://www.ataporg.org/atap/atact_law.pdf
http://www.rampweb.com/Accessibility_News/ATAP.asp
Http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html
http://idea.ed.gov
http://specialed.about.com/od/idea/a/ideadefined.htm
As your student's math teacher this year at Campus School, I would like to inform you of the policies involved in accomadating students who are disabled within the classroom. The reason for informing everyone is because having children with disabilities in any classroom affects everyone. Here is a short synopsis of the three relevant laws for students with disabilities.
The Americans with Disabilities Act prevents people with disabilities from being discriminated against in the workplace. In the school setting, this can be applied to not excluding students with disabilities from certain activites under the assumption that they cannot do them. There aso must be some accomadations for students with disabilities withing the classroom.
The Assistive Technology Act set up state programs that allowed people with disabilities to have easy and fast access to assistive technology. In the school system, students with disabilities should have direct access to the technology that will help them learn the most efficiently.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act makes sure that students with disabilities are provided special services to give a fair education. Students that qualify under the stipulations of the act are given free services that help them learn at the best pace they can.
Hopefully this will help your understanding of the accomadations that are made to create an equal learning environment for all students.
Information here is from the blogs of Jia Acree, Jessica Burns, Heather Davis, Crystal Fronk, Rylee McClellan, Janelle Ottersburg, Tanya Rush, Will Wardwell, and Tim Youngblood.
Some sources about the acts are:
http://www.ataporg.org/atap/atact_law.pdf
http://www.rampweb.com/Accessibility_News/ATAP.asp
Http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html
http://idea.ed.gov
http://specialed.about.com/od/idea/a/ideadefined.htm
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Assistive Technology in the Classroom
The Assistive Technology Act of 1998 was designed to establish programs to provide access to technology to people with disabilities. It provides funds to set up programs such as information centers, places to loan equipment, and referral and assistance services. Along with these programs, the Act also provides protection and advocacy services for people with disabilities to access services. Alternate financing options are also provided.
A short synopsis of the act is at this link:
http://www.fctd.info/resources/ATlaws_print.pdf
As a result of the Assistive Technology Act, states were required to set up the aforementioned programs. Therefore, most states now have established programs to set up the specifics per state. so, the state receives the money, and distributes it according to the needs of the act.
The Assistive Technology Act was updated in 2004, and was a continuation of the 1998 Act. It continues to support state based programs for assistive technology, and has a focus on providing direct access to technology to people with disabilities. Another thing the new version of the act did was specify training procedures for the people providing the technology. This helps create an effective and fast program to provide the best access to technology. Finally the program supports state grants for assistive technology.
The article with information about the 2004 act is here:
http://www.ncdae.org/activities/papers/carol/atapnews.htm
A short synopsis of the act is at this link:
http://www.fctd.info/resources/ATlaws_print.pdf
As a result of the Assistive Technology Act, states were required to set up the aforementioned programs. Therefore, most states now have established programs to set up the specifics per state. so, the state receives the money, and distributes it according to the needs of the act.
The Assistive Technology Act was updated in 2004, and was a continuation of the 1998 Act. It continues to support state based programs for assistive technology, and has a focus on providing direct access to technology to people with disabilities. Another thing the new version of the act did was specify training procedures for the people providing the technology. This helps create an effective and fast program to provide the best access to technology. Finally the program supports state grants for assistive technology.
The article with information about the 2004 act is here:
http://www.ncdae.org/activities/papers/carol/atapnews.htm
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
About Me
My name is Jocelyn Stearns. I was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. I graduated from Capital High School in 2008. I'm in a wonderful relationship, and I have the best friends I could ask for. I am now attending BSU as a Math in Secondary Education Major. I am taking this class so that I can graduate a year early, which I am extremely excited about.
I want to teach math at the high school level, mostly due to the fact that I love math, which few people ever really say. I was planning on majoring in engineering until my senior year of high school, when I had a young female calculus teacher. I was inspired.
A few other things about me are that I love reading, am terrible in English classes, sleep is my favorite pastime, but friends are fun too. In the winter I snowmobile. In the summer I do whatever I feel like on days when I am not working. I like to laugh and have fun, but I am very focused when needed.
End of "About Me." Thanks for giving me the last minute and a half of your life.
I want to teach math at the high school level, mostly due to the fact that I love math, which few people ever really say. I was planning on majoring in engineering until my senior year of high school, when I had a young female calculus teacher. I was inspired.
A few other things about me are that I love reading, am terrible in English classes, sleep is my favorite pastime, but friends are fun too. In the winter I snowmobile. In the summer I do whatever I feel like on days when I am not working. I like to laugh and have fun, but I am very focused when needed.
End of "About Me." Thanks for giving me the last minute and a half of your life.
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