Exercise 8: Polling and Data Gathering

Poll Everywhere was very quick and easy to create.  I think it took me a minute to create this poll.  Which is nice, if you need to create something on the fly.  For my purposes, I don't know that I would use it that much. I watched the video first on how to use Google Forms, and it too was very simple to create.  Again, I'm not sure for my purposes how much I would use these tools.  However, you never know, so I'm glad I learned how.  I choose to create a teacher interview form when students are being evaluated for a disability in the area of articulation.  I was trying to think if this would be an appropriate use of this technology.  I feel as though it would be, since how a teacher respond to various forms for evaluation is recorded in the evaluation report, and usually kept in the student's SPED file.  I guess if a teacher is uncomfortable with filling it out online, I can go and talk with them individually.  

Exercise 7: Cloud Computing

For a few of my 7th and 8th grade students that receive special education service, under the disability of ASD, I have decided to try something new and flip their service this year.  Instead of seeing them 1x a week during their social skills hour.   I am now observing them in a general education class 1x a week and then meeting for about 10 minutes to discuss the observation with them.  The hope is to get a better sense of the skills they are or are not using in the general education setting.  That way we can reinforce generalization and target more specific skills that the students need to continue to work on.  So far it has worked really well.  The kids are receptive to discussing the observation, and making small social goals to work on for the next week.  I have access to an Ipad this year, and I am able to take notes on it via the Google Drive App, while I'm in the class.  I like this option a lot, because I can share the notes with the student's case manager, and social skills teacher (if they have someone different).  I wanted to create a better document to share with the students and teachers.  The one thing I have noticed is that if I create a google drive document with tables on the computer, when I go to edit the document on the Ipad it won't let me edit in the table section.  Do you have any suggestions Emily?

Click here to view the form:
Social Skills General Education Observation Form

Exercise 6: Study Tools

The first study tool I choose to use was Spicynodes.  I actually really liked this study tool, and I think it could have many applications.  It was incredibly easy to figure out.  I think it could help students visualize how their ideas need to link together, and where they can add more detail.  It reminds me of an online graphic organizer.  This tool reminded me a lot of Prezi, but much simpler.  Students can still embed videos and still pictures, which I really liked.  I chose to make a brief example of a presentation about my favorite dog.