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Tech News For Teachers

 

                                         

This Wiki is written for staff in the school

 corporations of Greenfield-Central, Mt.Vernon, Southern Hancock, Eastern Hancock, and South

 Madison. The purpose of this site is to provide an open forum for administrators, teachers,

 para professionals, and parents to exchange  ideas and learn about supporting students of  ALL abilities with technology.  If you want a wiki for your class feel free to contact me for more information.  Wiki's are easy, free and so much fun!

 

Explore the information on  this site to learn how to get your students engaged in learning.

 

 

 

Digital Storytelling - click here to learn how to motivate students

                                       and improve composition using multi-media. 

                                                                          

 

                                          Digital Book Trailers- Engaging Teens through Technology   

 

 

 

Bringing the Outside In - Great website and book Bringing the Outside In: Visual Ways of Engaging Reluctant Readers, written by Sara Kajder, Assistant Professor of English Education at Virginia Polytechnic and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.  She is also a former middle school English teacher   

 

                                                                                        

                                                                                Study strategies with MS Word  - click here to

                                                                                learn about using the outline feature in Word to enhance student writing,

                                                                                reading, and studying.  

 

 Free online switch software (click here for more information)

 

 

 

 

         Preschool-Early Elementary  -early literacy activities for reading and writing

 

Accessible Online Books - click here to learn about online books for young children

 

 

Google Lit Field Trips for K-12  - Use Google Earth to map out "where" the great stories in literature took place.

 

 

 

 

 

Boardmaker Plus tips for teachers 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text-to-Speech Resources   

 

 

Free word prediction software download - www.phraseexpress.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For additional information or to schedule a training about any of these topics for your staff please

 

contact Beth Waite, CCC/SLP-ATP, Assistive Technology Coordinator at bwaite@hsmjs.org

 

 

 

 

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