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Summary: It is important for teachers to be able to include technology with special eduction. This article was about how teachers need individual and group mentoring, collaboration, and support. Teachers should be trained by hands-on workshops, e-portfolios for students, online collaboration, and social networking. Technology can be very beneficial for all types of students. Students who aren't good readers or don't enjoy reading books, would most likely benefit from reading online. The same goes for writing. If a student has trouble writing, they could benefit from a speech-to-text application in word. This enables a student to speak their thoughts to a computer. Then the student can write using a Fusion app where what they type will be read back to them. It is an interactive and fun way to learn how to write and to be excited about learning.
Q1: Do you see yourself using technology to help all students succeed?
I do not plan on specializing in teaching special ed, however, I can see how these reading and writing programs can help all students, not just special education students. These programs can help anyone that has trouble reading or writing and allows the students to be hands-on in their learning. Using the computer to learn provides new and different experiences to help students remember and practice skills.
Q2: What are some other ways technology can be beneficial in the classroom?
I think that movies or video clips can be beneficial to all students because they provide pictures along with words. Seeing and hearing at the same time can help students remember what they learn. Other technologies that can make leanring fun might be taking pictures and making a collage or portfolio and describing what is going on in the picture.
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