The Best Education Tools: A Crowdsourced Guide We showcase the best education tools which consist of a myriad of apps, tools, and other resources on a daily basis on Edudemic. It’s what we do. It’s fun, useful, and lets us help connect you with interesting new ways to do things. But what if you miss some posts because you’re off having a life, on vacation, or just don’t check Edudemic every minute of every day. That’s why we (Jeff and Katie) built “ The Best Education Tools For Teachers ” area of the site. How It Works First, head over to this page and then read through the introduction. To add to a list, just use the big pink ‘Add To List’ button and follow the instructions. If you want to just browse, no need to sign in. Now comes the fun part. So that’s about it. Click Here To View The Best Education Tools For Teachers
Apps for Autism Everyone working with Individuals with Autism can see the amazing potential, and opportunities that successful use of an iPad can bring. And I am sure we are facing some of the same challenges. Finding the time to set the iPad up properly and integrate it across environments. And how can we make sure that our team can access the right training, so it is being used, modeled and integrated effectively? I may not be able to solve ALL of these challenges today, but here is a quick and easy list of apps you may like to check out, for students with Autism. ) to help match the right app to the right student, environment and task. App to help find Apps: Apps to support communication development: Depending on the communication levels of each person, you may need to look at AAC Apps and/or Apps to develop oral language skills Apps for AAC: The following apps can be used to create personal photo stories, chat books, and personal recounts which increase social communication opportunities.
Digital worlds can help autistic children to develop social skills The benefits of virtual worlds can be used to help autistic children develop social skills beyond their anticipated levels, suggest early findings from new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Researchers on the Echoes Project have developed an interactive environment which uses multi-touch screen technology where virtual characters on the screen demonstrate gestures and show children's actions in real time. During sessions in the virtual environment, primary school children experiment with different social scenarios, allowing the researchers to compare their reactions with those they display in real-world situations. "Discussions of the data with teachers suggest a fascinating possibility," said project leader Dr Kaska Porayska-Pomsta."Learning environments such as Echoes may allow some children to exceed their potential, behaving and achieving in ways that even teachers who knew them well could not have anticipated."
8 Ways To Show Your Support For Newtown getty images “Newtown, you are not alone.” –President Obama People all over the world continue to send an outpouring of support to the community of Newtown, CT. While youth and teens may not have their own funds to contribute towards the cause, there are many other ways to support this community in need of support. Lemonade Stand : Have a lemonade stand or bake sale and donate all the proceeds to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. Write your local U.S. CNN iReport : What are your thoughts following the Newtown tragedy? Wall of love : Submit a message to the Wall of Love. Make a Card and Send it to Sandy Hook Elementary School: Even young children can make and create cards to support the Newtown community. Sandy Hook Elementary School 12 Dickenson Drive Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Wear Green and White: Talk to your school principal and set up a fundraiser at school.
50 Useful Apps For Students With Reading Disabilities Whether you’re the parent of a child with a reading disability or an educator that works with learning disabled students on a daily basis, you’re undoubtedly always looking for new tools to help these bright young kids meet their potential and work through their disability. While there are numerous technologies out there that can help, perhaps one of the richest is the iPad, which offers dozens of applications designed to meet the needs of learning disabled kids and beginning readers alike. Here, we highlight just a few of the amazing apps out there that can help students with a reading disability improve their skills not only in reading, writing, and spelling, but also get a boost in confidence and learn to see school as a fun, engaging activity, not a struggle. Helpful Tools These tools are useful for both educators and students with reading disabilities alike, aiding in everything from looking up a correct spelling to reading text out loud. Speak It! Fundamentals Reading Writing Spelling
What can you do with an iPad in the classroom? | syded It’s a tool, it’s a tool, it’s a tool. The iPad is not going to replace teachers or ‘fix’ education. There is a cost implication that must be taken into account and only an educator will know if it is right for their students. Indeed the cost-benefit analysis for an establishment must take into account a host of factors when considering iPad use in the classroom. However, if there are iPads in the classroom, there are a number of applications that can enhance learning and assist the educator in developing student skills. In fact, the iPad allows educators to build on existing styles and increase flexibility in their classroom whilst personalising learning. Assessment for Learning The most valuable weapon in an educators arsenal is feedback. Applications such as eclicker, Socrative and Nearpod have the ability to provide instant feedback for every child in the classroom. Collaboration Practical Use These are a few of the applications that have been made a little easier by the use of an iPad
12 Digital Tools To Implement Exit Slips This year our district implemented the use of exit slips to assess student daily learning. So, what are exit slips? Quite simply, exit slips are used to help students reflect on their learning and express their ideas and learning about a topic. The Exit Slip strategy also provides the teacher with the opportunity to integrate writing into the classroom. Exit Slips can serve as 2 purpose: (1) It can be used to document student’s understanding of a lesson, (2) as an informal assessment, and (3) the effectiveness of the teacher’s instruction. The strategy allows both the teacher and student to reflect on their daily experiences in class. At first, I was not excited about doing one more thing in my class. The 3 Categories There are three categories of exit slips (Fisher & Frey, 2004): Prompts that document learning, (Example: Write one thing you learned today, Discuss how today’s lesson could be used in the real world.) Other exit prompts include: Fisher, D., and Frey, N. (2004). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
IPad apps for special needs kids The iPad can be an effective tool to help many kids with learning differences or special needs. Here are some of the top special needs apps that help build skills — from identifying emotions to communicating to practicing social and perceptual skills to recognizing word reversals and more. Touch and Learn - Emotions From Innovative Mobile Apps, best for ages 3-up, Free, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch This is a great free app to use with kids who need practice deciphering emotions. Kids play by looking at four photos and then touching the photo of a person showing a specific emotion. Proloquo2Go From AssistiveWare, best for ages 2 and up, $189.99, iPad For speech-impaired kids, "Proloquo2Go" becomes the child's voice. The app provides a pictorial interface for kids to use. LetterReflex - Overcoming Letter Reversals & Backwards Writing in Early Childhood Development & Dyslexic Children From BinaryLabs, Inc., best for ages 4-up, $1.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch The Social Express
How Important Is Accountability In Your Classroom? In 2009, the Obama administration announced it would focus on “cultivating a new culture of accountability in America’s schools.” Looking back over the last four years, “accountability” has been the central tenant for the education community, and politically charged. School performance data is too often associated with failure, but it is a powerful tool that can improve teaching and outcomes for students. The Importance Of Accountability Teachers are already adopting this approach and seeing that it gets them results in the classroom. They shared successes and areas for improvement, creating a culture of trust between classrooms. Her principal recognized this as an opportunity, and assigned Melinda to a new task this year, as data coach. “Data driven teaching is a complete mindset shift,” says Melinda, particularly when trying to integrate it into an already busy routine. Why I Left Teaching Teachers simply need leadership and the right tools to view accountability as an opportunity.
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Proloquo2Go Symbol-supported communication app to promote language development and grow communication skills, from beginning to advanced communicators Unique feature combination Proloquo2Go is the only AAC app that combines unique features, such as research-based vocabulary levels, (activity) templates to support motor-planning, ExpressivePower™ to express yourself and full bilingual support. And all that with minimal customization effort! Proloquo2Go is designed to ensure growth of communication skills and to promote language development. It covers all users, from beginning to advanced users, while catering for a wide range of fine-motor, visual and cognitive skills. ‘AssistiveWare has done a beautiful job of listening to the AAC community's feedback, adding powerful features in Proloquo2Go 5 including Search with guided navigation and automatic backups.’ Who is Proloquo2Go for? We have tons of free support materials available.
Friday Five: Top 5 iPad Apps for Your Classroom You've heard the chatter. iPads have become the go-to literacy tool for authentic learning in the K-8 classroom, the one that says 'Our program is cutting edge, up-to-date, inquiry-driven'. Students want to use them, want to share and collaborate on them, and will follow almost any rules if it means they get that tablet in their hands. The problem with the iPad as with the internet is: TMI--too much information. How do teachers sort truth from marketing? You evaluate the apps. Here, we provide you with the inside scoop on the best ways to use a newspaper... When we take our students under our wing and spend a year passing on our... Observe this Easter season with your students by trying these fun activities! Here are the top 10 teaching tips that can help combat teacher burnout. However, some institutions are reconsidering what role school rules should play... If you prefer a checklist, Edudemic provides this. Overview of the App Curriculum Compliance Operational • Yes/ No – Is navigation easy?