Blog Post 7

So far, I have found Twitter useful in order to interact with others. I feel that it isn’t something I necessarily enjoy using for educational purposes, however I do understand the purpose behind using it. I realize that it is a platform to allow students to have open discussions about the learning material in their classes and I feel that it is also a way for students to learn about current events. I know that Titter has a lot of advantages, however I feel that if students are not interested in using it then it might not provide as many benefits as it would for other students.

Previous to this class, I had never created my own website. I used Weebly in order to create my website and I found this extremely user-friendly for beginners. It was pretty easy to use and I actually enjoyed putting together certain aspects of my website. I learned how to create a calendar and insert it on a page of my website which I imagined would be much more difficult than it turned out to be.

Website Design Link: http://assignment3eme2040.weebly.com/

 

Assistive technologies are any devices that are created in order to improve functional capabilities of children or adults with disabilities. Adaptive technologies are a form of assistive technology and they are those that are specifically created for individuals with a certain disability in order to help them live as conveniently and normally as possible. I personally have never used a form of assistive technology because I didn’t have any type of learning or other disability. I currently volunteer at Springwood for a service learning project, and I help pre-k students who have cognitive disabilities. They do not use any specific assistive technology, however they do have therapists come daily and work one on one with each student. I also noticed they use Smart Boards and computers in order to keep the children engaged in learning and they keep the children on a strict daily schedule so that they know what to expect when waling into the classroom.