Katie+D

My name is Katie . I teach at Tinicum Elementary School  in the Palisades School District. We are in Bucks County, PA right on the Delaware River. My school has approximately 250 kids from grades K-5 . I spend half of my time as the school librarian teaching technology and library classes. The other half of my time is spent as the gifted teacher  and first grade math intervention specialist . I am also a building technology mentor. In that position I assist teachers with hardware and software and run district technology workshops.

 This is my first class with RTC, however I have taken many online technology courses with Wilkes University. I enjoy technology that can be integrated into creative learning experiences. My district has a K-12 technology curriculum that is pretty dry, so I like to spice it up with Web 2.0 technologies. Since I work with elementary students I am always concerned about safety and security of our work as well as ease of use.

In my non-school hours I like to read, cook, run, hike, bike, knit, sew, garden and visit my nieces and nephews.

Five new technologies to try: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Four ideas to share with others <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Three principles of UDL <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Two changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the digital age <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One big idea to implement on Monday
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">text-to-speech options
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Xtranormal
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Voice Thread
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Survey monkey
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In order to learn we need to be confused, we need to be willing to be disturbed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Share Diigo with other teachers in my school
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UDL is comprehensive- includes differentiation, cooperative learning, multiple intelligences, teacher as coach, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Edutopia is a great place for lesson plans
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Multiple means of learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Multiple means of assessment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Technology provides access to learning for kids on the margins through multimedia
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Make a list of strengths and weaknesses for each kid
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Aim to reach kids on the fringes (high and low) and you will reach all the kids inbetween
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Find one project to add digital technology to make it more multimedia

Chapter 1 resources:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">My example: http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com/?cdPasscode=T06C6-48A5

Inclusive learning goals: sound files: http://www.hear-it.org/page.dsp?area=244 Visual disbilities for educators http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/access/visual.html

> Here’s another example of the time it takes your brain to adjust: Your retina, for example, takes up to 30 minutes to adjust from bright sunlight to an interior room because it takes that long to recharge the photoreceptor chemical that is bleached in bright light.
 * 1) The hollow head illusion: Try the simple one first at: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbKw0_v2clo&feature=PlayList&p=EC2F485A28AF5A1D&index=6.
 * 2) Next try a more subtle and dramatic hollow head illusion at: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObNHHwB8OQg&feature=related
 * 3) Show this one in full screen and stare at the center until the video is finished (about 20 seconds, but it will seem longer). Now look around the room. This demonstrates how your vision system can get used to making sense of a scene one way, and that it takes time for your brain to adjust to a “new reality.” @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhVeLusBBKU

Colorblindness http://www.colblindor.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/

Did you ever have a kid with a broken arm? How did it change your classroom?


 * **Intellectual.** This includes students who have superior intelligence as well as those who are slow to learn.
 * **Communicative.** These students have special learning disabilities or speech or language impairments.
 * **Sensory.** Sensory-grouped students have auditory or visual disabilities.
 * **Behavioral.** These students are emotionally disturbed or socially maladjusted.
 * **Physical.** This includes students with orthopedic or mobility disabilities.
 * **Multiple.** These students have a combination of conditions, such as orthopedically challenged and visually impaired.

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 * What is UDL? (Culminating activity #1 **UDL is a framework for making learning more inclusive by providing a variety of media, assessments, projects, etc. that supports all learners. Using UDL minimizes barries by making learning accessible to the kids on the margins while also including everyone in between. It focuses on genuine learning opportunities that engage all three learning networks.

Day 2

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Five new technologies to try: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Four ideas to share with others <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Three principles of UDL <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Two changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the digital age <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One big idea to implement on Monday
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Edmoto
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Flickr
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Audacity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Google Sky
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">TedTalks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The affective channel can be affected by your mood, emotional state, etc. and can change every day
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learning can be top-down or bottom-up
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our brain learns by recognizing patterns
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It can be very hard to unlearn patterns!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Flexibility based on needs of class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Engaging students through a variety of media
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student choice
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Provide more option s for assessment
 * Increase engagement implementing things such as Xtranormal
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Provide multiple final project options for kids to show their learning

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Five new technologies to try: > [|http://www.yogabbagabba.com/#] > <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Four ideas to share with others > > > > <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Three principles of UDL > > > <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Two changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the digital age <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One big idea to implement on Monday
 * TeacherTube
 * Flickr
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Audacity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UDL doesn't always have to be technology, it might be something physical to interact with
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">find different ways to motivate students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Work on increasing internal motivation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We can't just focus on traditional tools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Evaluate background knowledge of kids
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Present information in various modalities
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Maximize transfer of information
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Provide supports for language, especially vocabulary
 * Teach kids to make and meet goals
 * Gifted kids- spend time discussing metacognition and how we learn

Some new tech sites I want to try (from Edutopia article): [|http://www.yogabbagabba.com/#]For gifted: [] Vocab videos [] Visual dictionary [] Tons of great links [] wallwisher.com Free or paid download: [] Prezi.com Need to create teacher account: []

Saturday February 26

5 new technologies to try

 * [|http://www.wallwisher.com]
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 * [|http://livebinders.com]
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4 ideas to share with others

 * use LiveBinders to collate information for kids. It is very visual
 * Voicethread uses audio, video and images to share ideas. It is easy to comment on each other's work.
 * UDL also applies to assessment. We need to come up with a variety of ways to assess student learning.
 * Glogster is another way to collate information from all over the web. You could embed it on your webpage/blog and then have students use it as a jumping-off place for learning.

3 principles of Universal Design for Learning

 * Vary access
 * vary challenge
 * vary choice

2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age

 * Provide multiple ways to engage students- audio, video, tactile, etc.
 * Use technology to increase interest.

1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday

 * Is there a way to integrate audio along with text to make tests more accessible for all students?

[] slide show about education digital technology [|http://www.wallwisher.com] [] real time document "notes" [] dynamic presentation software [|http://livebinders.com] [] make comics online- educator accounts free only for 15 days. Magnetic poetry [] very, very cool [|http://notebook.zoho.com] no educator accounts, kids need to make own account

Day 4

CAST UDL book builder [] Gettsyburg Address [] Into the book [] Tech toolkit http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/ Did you know 4.0 movie [] Theinvisiblegorilla.com [] [] Go! Animate [] WatchKnow [] Podcasts: [] Tammy's tips []

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Five new technologies to try: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Four ideas to share with others <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Three principles of UDL <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Two changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the digital age <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One big idea to implement on Monday
 * Into the book []
 * Go! Animate []
 * WatchKnow []
 * Gettsyburg Address []
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 * Content
 * Choice
 * Access
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Provide supports for language, especially vocabulary
 * Teach kids to make and meet goals
 * Gifted kids- spend time discussing metacognition and how we learn