tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54218794968459210932024-02-18T19:30:21.545-08:00Assistive Technology copyToronto District School BoardAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770625767619891477noreply@blogger.comBlogger382125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-52599179031498158042016-07-11T12:20:00.000-07:002016-07-11T13:14:19.738-07:00post1Proin gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. Aenean sollicitudin, lorem quis bibendum auctor, nisi elit consequat sit amet nibh vulputate cursus a sit amet mauris. Morbi accumsan ipsum velit. Nam nec tellus a odio tincidunt auctor a ornare odio. Sed non mauris vitae erat consequat auctor eu in elit. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Mauris in erat justo. Nullam ac urna eu felis dapibus condimentum sit amet a augue. Sed non neque elit. Sed ut imperdiet nisi. Proin condimentum fermentum nunc. Etiam pharetra, erat sed fermentum feugiat, velit mauris egestas quam, ut aliquam massa nisl quis neque. Suspendisse in orci enim.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770625767619891477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-69747163802309528762016-06-01T10:22:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.536-07:00Assistive technology software resources to start off the school year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmnsYfBDVm4KSL91IvN3cwyu-LwCF1V4JwwfsgjW_58WjPTGjI9ffIGU0VSRP05kyH2qq2YY4FkH7wiPR2TQcmHbI2H44RWglm7LE4Ry8gcUddEJRazWfy9FcVoa_srxdjUwBn4UZaLzW/s1600/tdsblogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmnsYfBDVm4KSL91IvN3cwyu-LwCF1V4JwwfsgjW_58WjPTGjI9ffIGU0VSRP05kyH2qq2YY4FkH7wiPR2TQcmHbI2H44RWglm7LE4Ry8gcUddEJRazWfy9FcVoa_srxdjUwBn4UZaLzW/s320/tdsblogo.png" width="320" /></a></div>It`s another start to a great school year and the TDSB`s assistive technology team wants to remind you of the resources that we have available for TDSB`s staff.<br /><br /><b>Read and Write Gold</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48WrA9AGwL4MrqKfrEFxUMP5g7GPQuvhGV-DurDx7vNk24qBgjmRip18Kv1ceU-B6mewKEI_rGI-n6coZcpdp2hR5vqSxyoY9UOlEs68eMk7WrQ8AMI86oYzOSVGthp0mYPgxuCSvHvZo/s1600/Read+and+Write+Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48WrA9AGwL4MrqKfrEFxUMP5g7GPQuvhGV-DurDx7vNk24qBgjmRip18Kv1ceU-B6mewKEI_rGI-n6coZcpdp2hR5vqSxyoY9UOlEs68eMk7WrQ8AMI86oYzOSVGthp0mYPgxuCSvHvZo/s200/Read+and+Write+Logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />The TDSB continues to have the license for take-home rights for staff and students to use this amazing assistive technology software Read and Write Gold (RWG). This software not only helps to support reading comprehension and decoding, but also has tools that support students with note taking, research, content organization, and creation of voice notes. TDSB staff and students can get download instructions at: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEeCr6NVI4gOyv6-1rG4JRHHjy4gbvfbb2ERk195-iacmisiJQBssMoEpjl5pPOeMzcs5_EdNeevJWlACMsrvqi9j-ufmtImu-Z3v70nB3CcFf3gFCTmiCd7j3qRJtZdouQyPqhKBQbVW/s1600/speced.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEeCr6NVI4gOyv6-1rG4JRHHjy4gbvfbb2ERk195-iacmisiJQBssMoEpjl5pPOeMzcs5_EdNeevJWlACMsrvqi9j-ufmtImu-Z3v70nB3CcFf3gFCTmiCd7j3qRJtZdouQyPqhKBQbVW/s1600/speced.png" /></a></div><br />There is a lot of material, training tips and tricks on our internal Academic Workspace site as well. TDSB staff logged into the internal system can access info for software such as Active Inspire, Clicker 5, Microsoft OneNote and Boardmaker 6.<br />Click here: <a href="https://aw.tdsb.on.ca/sites/speced/seaassistivetechnology/SiteHome.aspx" target="_blank">AW</a> to access the AW SEA technology site.<br /><br /><b>S.E.A.side newsletter</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wTDMWA6RQf1xScYYs-xRAcSfAOfxQy0PFdJZNQ83tjygZMtE0AUItIYGHpl85A4ZZEqHZnemQhlYUPuScP497rXG_ZurSoP5WmgKr6jhRMVJDiB_705UexrRSpvT4bGntk5fWcuPTfXe/s1600/SEAsidenews.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wTDMWA6RQf1xScYYs-xRAcSfAOfxQy0PFdJZNQ83tjygZMtE0AUItIYGHpl85A4ZZEqHZnemQhlYUPuScP497rXG_ZurSoP5WmgKr6jhRMVJDiB_705UexrRSpvT4bGntk5fWcuPTfXe/s320/SEAsidenews.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our newsletter is published several times throughout the year. It provides highlights, profiles and information about our latest assistive technology projects. Here's the latest newsletter outlining our Math and AT project click<a href="http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c16dc88ddebe1d55454d73e28&id=72fd241b1f" target="_blank"> here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We even award prizes to subscribers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are TDSB staff and want to subscribe to our newsletter so you get the latest information right to you e-mail click: <a href="http://tdsb.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c16dc88ddebe1d55454d73e28&id=ab80cc122a" target="_blank">TDSB S.E.A. newsletter.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-15486292615434068432016-06-01T10:14:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.576-07:00Itinerant referral at Fenside P.S.: persuasive writing<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Professional Learning Communities for Special Education teachers new to using their Promethean Interactive Whiteboards have been in full swing since October. In addition to attending Professional Development sessions, learning community members have recently begun taking advantage of job-embedded PD opportunities. Some teachers have co-planned lessons with Itinerant Resource Teachers (IRTs) and then have kindly invited fellow learning community members to observe the lesson as it is co-taught with the IRT. Jennifer Samson from Fenside PS recently co-planned a lesson on persuasive writing and shared the lesson with fellow learning community members. Jennifer’s HSP students were highly engaged and showed tremendous enthusiasm when using tools such as the Magic Ink and Sound Recorder. Observing teachers were also very excited to have many more ideas for ways to use these tools in their own classrooms. Following the lesson, the observation teachers engaged in a discussion on how the assistive technology had been authentically integrated into the lesson to support student learning. We look forward to facilitating more co-planning and co-teaching opportunities in the New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCqRdbmOsx9RhCau_vHlZTQMP-KrN3EI0Cq5DNgVBoWZDM18LOssylU6szxDTFWkajrqqhT-ZHihAoj3Y02wVYl9xwYeMRQCwO0kIpy1PFfk2Hv2eVJUdnsoevFL9-TlUydglcinJW24/s1600/fensideps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCqRdbmOsx9RhCau_vHlZTQMP-KrN3EI0Cq5DNgVBoWZDM18LOssylU6szxDTFWkajrqqhT-ZHihAoj3Y02wVYl9xwYeMRQCwO0kIpy1PFfk2Hv2eVJUdnsoevFL9-TlUydglcinJW24/s320/fensideps.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-28524113653371649162016-05-29T17:35:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.609-07:00Ways to access the Promethean Board - a refresher!<div class="MsoNormal"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ways to Access the Promethean Board…a Refresher<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/></v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibavks4Px4ZUOFP84Sk2hCKJoKAF7D75ASk0rD06ihpIfX9qJMAMb0jvMl2U1LV50tVVoFVJPHlBwGNq42TOpuUfqBJF0MKGyqa_X7pk738o4g5E9lxVDPXcIDn_Hb-uKzMyCMzVNLGWo/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-13+at+10.44.04+PM.png" style='position:absolute;margin-left:232.5pt;margin-top:17.3pt;width:159pt; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div>At the beginning of the New Year we listed seven (7) ways for you and your students to access the Promethean Board:<o:p></o:p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JBWwpQkK1nVDMdonrk6expps8dZfTWZ7cxQ1NB7CNiaxXX9BxfEQApTymkjFejLAtk8GTL5ttJ7UnRa1_KCX3Xw0E1HiF0YgKUROdbyTAiloPO8l9UG_ka6rX0_IvD1tovi1VqDirb0/s1600/waystoaccesstop7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JBWwpQkK1nVDMdonrk6expps8dZfTWZ7cxQ1NB7CNiaxXX9BxfEQApTymkjFejLAtk8GTL5ttJ7UnRa1_KCX3Xw0E1HiF0YgKUROdbyTAiloPO8l9UG_ka6rX0_IvD1tovi1VqDirb0/s640/waystoaccesstop7.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"></div><br /><table><tbody></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Please refer to the Blog Post on January 17<sup>th</sup> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://bit.ly/17fYFpV">http://bit.ly/17fYFpV</a> for more information on these <b>seven ways</b> to access the Promethean Board.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">An eighth way to access the Promethean Board:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Some students may have difficulty accessing the Promethean Board in traditional ways due to a variety of challenges. An additional way that students can access the Promethean Board is to use a switch. Using a switch allows students to interact with the lesson or activity, increases independence and encourages participation in a group setting. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/></v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:76.5pt;margin-top:33.2pt;width:234.75pt; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/GGObcz" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobHezv0e8NuYC0pf-EEg2j1vsgmb9Nlml0q_c0OLhJP0MiozYJn-pIB-UvX7hBp3cB53BENez8-xnq2yzEUxVhf9NS3TK_Wt5k1b_SR_nnaiRJDj0-LH1ENmppKQPRyXAl9FH8i-RiYk/s320/switchimage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Please watch our <b>YouTube Video</b> to learn more about how to use switches with your Promethean Board. <a href="http://bit.ly/GGObcz">http://bit.ly/GGObcz</a><o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><br /><b>OneNote Intermediate Project launch</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div><table><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1851868984330297729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu_eu0sv8aSSKXvDkgj29cgIdYmyxeeJXHsnFgyXM-hhn3PWfDB62cAFiKp6thqtq6yjOV4teK1kVulaiJt1HgJFEmdLB36b4vzPu9DcotoEBbtk3u-iNE-W1MI1GO8LXX_wG5Z5vPtRj/s1600/Whatwelearned.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu_eu0sv8aSSKXvDkgj29cgIdYmyxeeJXHsnFgyXM-hhn3PWfDB62cAFiKp6thqtq6yjOV4teK1kVulaiJt1HgJFEmdLB36b4vzPu9DcotoEBbtk3u-iNE-W1MI1GO8LXX_wG5Z5vPtRj/s400/Whatwelearned.png" width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One group of OneNote pilot teachers: <br />Trevor Wong (Macklin P.S.), Wendy Klayman (Blantyre P.S.) <br />and Miriam Taylor (Tecumseh P.S.).</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDYnIX60tO3WDWGR98VqaEy12ugqkDfwMmcZ-tYvcU3A3M8mMHdyLwo36w-vsa7gjiyMHiYiKp0r7xnQ6N3bDXS0I5A1oXDZFOlb5cL73hHvyxdme9Qu6PHAGt6LrS4YpwGqH3BGV5j8/s1600/whatwelearned2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDYnIX60tO3WDWGR98VqaEy12ugqkDfwMmcZ-tYvcU3A3M8mMHdyLwo36w-vsa7gjiyMHiYiKp0r7xnQ6N3bDXS0I5A1oXDZFOlb5cL73hHvyxdme9Qu6PHAGt6LrS4YpwGqH3BGV5j8/s400/whatwelearned2.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OneNote Meet and Greet session teachers (left to right): Shailesh Maharaj, Warden Avenue P.S. (7/8HSP); Glen Barbeau<b>,</b> D.A. Morrison M.S.(8HSP); Jeff Gilbert, Samual Hearne M.S. (7HSP)<br />and Aleem Remtulla, D.A. Morrison M.S. (7/8 ASD ISP) </td></tr></tbody></table>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-30050478461969582952015-06-26T04:57:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.637-07:00Year end reflection & See you in 2015-2016 school year from the SEA team!<div class="MsoNormal">As the school year winds down, the SEA Team would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the wonderful and amazing teachers who have worked with us this year and who have strived to better understand how they can use assistive technology to improve their students’ learning outcomes. We all know that using technology isn’t always easy! Nonetheless, the teachers we have worked with this year have persevered and succeeded in embedding the use of assistive technology into their daily practice. Whether it was using ActivInspire with a Promethean Interactive Whiteboard to differentiate instruction and increase student engagement, or learning how to use Microsoft OneNote to support students’ organization skills, or Geometer’s Sketchpad to help students find new ways to communicate their mathematics reasoning, teachers trusted us to help them and their students and were successful beyond our expectations. Below are a few samples of some of the feedback comments we received:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Interactive Whiteboard Learning Community</b><o:p></o:p></div><table><tbody><tr> <td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHdadvv6jqREoL49QAwjjfRjiyGKhO6I3gz1cuj2p86-VH5uSev2aOnKIiAClIpnkSCyE-Zu2LJBhapstMsVUb9iD9ut7KfhgZ7GNOYddaw_3OvCuKH2Af7vVaH1FL4SfPZ8OvQSqzKek/s1600/IMG_20150602_110910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHdadvv6jqREoL49QAwjjfRjiyGKhO6I3gz1cuj2p86-VH5uSev2aOnKIiAClIpnkSCyE-Zu2LJBhapstMsVUb9iD9ut7KfhgZ7GNOYddaw_3OvCuKH2Af7vVaH1FL4SfPZ8OvQSqzKek/s320/IMG_20150602_110910.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td> <td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJxy9oaR7uk7M_1bTyOXU_-I_7RBvojvXXF_SoUtspaIPcbmtXzj6fsQU3f3fAx_Z-SyZqn2xV029YN1pPuAC_OKC6iLgMuNj9VVDzV64884WlRtbtkcGLIivxVSmj8G5cwfPIfuk1kJe/s1600/LC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJxy9oaR7uk7M_1bTyOXU_-I_7RBvojvXXF_SoUtspaIPcbmtXzj6fsQU3f3fAx_Z-SyZqn2xV029YN1pPuAC_OKC6iLgMuNj9VVDzV64884WlRtbtkcGLIivxVSmj8G5cwfPIfuk1kJe/s320/LC.jpg" width="170" /></a></div></td> </tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><b><br /></b></div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Q: </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Which experiences were most beneficial to you in your Learning Community?</span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"> “The Professional Development Learning Community sessions were informative and provided me with lessons and ideas that I used with success in my classroom immediately following the PD sessions.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“To my surprise, the Co-planning/Co-teaching time with the Itinerant Teacher was the most beneficial because I had the opportunity to see some of my teaching ideas come to life on the Promethean. Not only did I get to try out some of the newly taught functions on the Promethean Board, I also had a chance to build and trouble shoot ideas one to one with an experienced Promethean Board teacher and user. It was also great to see how individualized a lesson or activity could become just by knowing what functions to activate or deactivate when students were participating in a lesson.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Q: What advice would you give to a Learning Community Member who will be part of our Learning Communities next year?</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“Attempt to use the devices given and try to implement them as much as possible into your lessons. The students loved using the new interactive technologies.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">"After each session go back to your school and try it out immediately, this way you don't have the chance to forget what you learned -embrace this opportunity and be prepared to learn a lot.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>OneNote for Organization Project (student responses)</b><o:p></o:p><br /><table><tbody><tr> <td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiH0ceE1OuDMNgti_H1F7P8S2aL2gGzEQeex-E_b02zVmrW_4ZPgchneSwle9gkF_SvZF7fBSLocofa0c1unx_VH8b1j56QfBeQu-eXHFaZf-2k5G9gOXcj1HuAAtfzS6yYvpIfKyWMhG/s1600/IMG_20150522_134119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiH0ceE1OuDMNgti_H1F7P8S2aL2gGzEQeex-E_b02zVmrW_4ZPgchneSwle9gkF_SvZF7fBSLocofa0c1unx_VH8b1j56QfBeQu-eXHFaZf-2k5G9gOXcj1HuAAtfzS6yYvpIfKyWMhG/s320/IMG_20150522_134119.jpg" width="220" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIVX_a8WbinQAi4dPhFjeAAeytiyBS76dMpfUuVoN6yUh4BaJdUcxf04loB_YGXvATQ0A8xdCyMPMCeIL-sNylcHwJs1BYbudztcUxXpSPwNbyJBBE97iN1YTKRtGQp6fm9SDIR7hmlM8/s1600/IMG_20150522_100133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIVX_a8WbinQAi4dPhFjeAAeytiyBS76dMpfUuVoN6yUh4BaJdUcxf04loB_YGXvATQ0A8xdCyMPMCeIL-sNylcHwJs1BYbudztcUxXpSPwNbyJBBE97iN1YTKRtGQp6fm9SDIR7hmlM8/s320/IMG_20150522_100133.jpg" width="220" /></a></div></td> </tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Q: During lessons, I made an effort to persevere with work I found challenging.</span></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal">“I would take a picture of it, send it to my binder and have Read and Write Gold 11 [RWG11] read it to me.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">”I sometimes have a hard time remembering things, so I use the record sound tool, so I could go back and listen.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>I Have Assistive Technology In My Classroom…How Do I Use It In Math? Project</b><o:p></o:p><br /><table><tbody><tr> <td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRahRFgMHf9_oA1kDvRsBqfz8VCopwdb10ob07RH46uXNf8bw35oj06o3RXLpTFv-OpdG9CfHDxVJq8Cuh9UAEvqscb_3vqB6fckmVgkgcAUZbz3U_F-9J7kN5y-WzSfpJhD0wMp16jLc/s1600/mathAT2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRahRFgMHf9_oA1kDvRsBqfz8VCopwdb10ob07RH46uXNf8bw35oj06o3RXLpTFv-OpdG9CfHDxVJq8Cuh9UAEvqscb_3vqB6fckmVgkgcAUZbz3U_F-9J7kN5y-WzSfpJhD0wMp16jLc/s320/mathAT2.jpg" width="220" /></a></div></td> <td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjJLmmF7WSKEUBTEN0wQSUTIjqOSFnGxJFbKPcrIf8TFg6ebxItz-cU6MUPZsyB9BS39VUVnsABgz2wZrfAIRITdB2Bcimkttw_F7Lw9h898eqjLjhZO8lJZqwWY1GFdvdnS0t0lWQV0Z/s1600/mathAT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjJLmmF7WSKEUBTEN0wQSUTIjqOSFnGxJFbKPcrIf8TFg6ebxItz-cU6MUPZsyB9BS39VUVnsABgz2wZrfAIRITdB2Bcimkttw_F7Lw9h898eqjLjhZO8lJZqwWY1GFdvdnS0t0lWQV0Z/s320/mathAT.jpg" width="220" /></a></div></td> </tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Q: To what extent do you feel using assistive technology helped deepen your students' understanding of the math concept(s) that were taught?</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“Kids are more willing to collaborate and help one another to understand concepts. It provides more opportunity to offer differentiated instruction. Can cover more concepts…less time on paper/pencil tasks. Can quickly evaluate if individual students have learned concepts for programming purposes.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“My students really enjoyed our lesson using GSP [Geometer’s Sketchpad]. They were extremely motivated and engaged!!”<br /><br /></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Q: Thinking back to your personal goals for wishing to be a part of this project, to what extent do you feel you were able to meet those goals?</span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“I met all of my goals because my wish was to become more comfortable with other programs/technology available, and pass that comfort and understanding along to my students. That happened, especially with GSP [Geometer’s Sketchpad].”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We also received some excellent constructive feedback on how we may improve upon the Professional Development opportunities our team offers and are already working hard planning for next year with many of those suggestions and ideas in mind.</div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">In conclusion, we want to wish all of you a safe, happy, restful summer. Please don’t forget to make a regular habit of checking DirectLine and Key-to-Learn each week for news regarding our Professional Development opportunities. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We look forward to working with our Special Education teacher colleagues again in 2015-16!<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-52674012098771949612015-06-23T06:47:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.672-07:00Summary of our OneNote tablet project for organization and transitions - successes<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">OneNote Successes<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers that participated in the OneNote Project for the 2014-2015 school year came together to share their experiences, successes and strategies. Many student success stories were shared with the group; along with the OneNote strategies/tools they found the most beneficial for their students. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhOdphyphenhyphenCLnFS5Y-ozw8i-K6GTdegRE_PmPQwKKcJw7hVbYqO1PXOpAN_SIjUqn4n3WC7dYlHux6inuCz8RfirRhr3ohmkHTi1MAAOeU56FQyFOLsUdMA4LO2AGNTqfFAbAPr7KsZ_SC9X/s1600/pic+1+sharing+time.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhOdphyphenhyphenCLnFS5Y-ozw8i-K6GTdegRE_PmPQwKKcJw7hVbYqO1PXOpAN_SIjUqn4n3WC7dYlHux6inuCz8RfirRhr3ohmkHTi1MAAOeU56FQyFOLsUdMA4LO2AGNTqfFAbAPr7KsZ_SC9X/s320/pic+1+sharing+time.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers identified many strategies and tools that helped support their students. The top ones that were suggested by many participants were: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "symbol";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">HP PageLift which allows students to take a picture of worksheets or teacher notes on a blackboard/Interactive Whiteboard or anchor chart, insert them into their OneNote binder and then annotate on top of them</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Screen Clipping which allows students to take a snapshot of text or images from websites and insert that information into their OneNote binder, complete with the URL link and date/time stamp.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Draw Tools which allow students to highlight information (whether digital or images)</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Tabs to allow students to organize their work into subject specific sections</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Paper options so that students could use graph or lined paper in their OneNote</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Tags so that student can identify important information, to dos, or questions to ask</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQnFin39tLTrbkWiBRFngWW1Zj-0p2pq1AdAmWbg6gfEZQcq8_6-BsIW9kYchs4vFg7GOLDeBi85neab3oJ8Uom8b1iFlyvoj6qIKHGU6AdEE8ZEW74HIUvr8wjEURKy87DbyobWS39cK/s1600/pic+2+top+strategies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQnFin39tLTrbkWiBRFngWW1Zj-0p2pq1AdAmWbg6gfEZQcq8_6-BsIW9kYchs4vFg7GOLDeBi85neab3oJ8Uom8b1iFlyvoj6qIKHGU6AdEE8ZEW74HIUvr8wjEURKy87DbyobWS39cK/s400/pic+2+top+strategies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Teachers also provided some feedback on how they have supported or could support their student’s transition to grade 9. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Some of the ideas were: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> creating a grade 9 binder with students prior to the end of the school year</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> visiting the student’s high school to take pictures of the school map/schedule to place in their OneNote binder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> reminding students about the training videos within their Training and Resource Tab that review various OneNote tools</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> providing information about the OneNote project to high school teachers; and review/teach self-advocacy skills</span></li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The participants also provided valuable feedback on behalf of their students. They expressed that daily/regular use of their tablet and OneNote software, the in-class sessions provided by the Itinerant Resource Teachers with SEA Team, and the auto save feature were some of the reasons that their students were able to comfortably use this technology independently.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-ol3reQbTnwOZZhd8TcpVT4MToNfm__VwHqhoZerB01CvEyLNEQJ1BP4J5Dkxx83vMKFYa6ku1XQMJGSOduPDJveHmKr32tMzuXVewMgHsPj2-5deaGlgsIvLTRAeReZdJGfUiNUEI6q/s1600/pic+3+comfortable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-ol3reQbTnwOZZhd8TcpVT4MToNfm__VwHqhoZerB01CvEyLNEQJ1BP4J5Dkxx83vMKFYa6ku1XQMJGSOduPDJveHmKr32tMzuXVewMgHsPj2-5deaGlgsIvLTRAeReZdJGfUiNUEI6q/s320/pic+3+comfortable.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers felt that their student’s anxiety was reduced and their engagement improved through the organizational aspects and ease-of-use OneNote software. They commented on improved attendance, increased confidence and independence, and a positive sense of ownership and pride in their students.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As well, teachers shared how their student’s achievement improved by participating in the OneNote Project. They noted how their reading and writing improved through using Read and Write Gold in conjunction with OneNote. They also mentioned how their students were now more digitally literate and much more able to keep themselves organized. They were reviewing and revising their own work independently, without reminders, and stated that how through increased engagement and participation their behaviour improved. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBk9RVn4lGJ9owSgEzlh7M4erpoU3kxjQCzIEyT4W9mapdZufVegNPtPAR3uRJ9nqjjBtLTmC9RNqjYQZXGXRxU1zS-tmqtqf0dV8oY84yf4U5ccu7ZFBMzgrK6XwIh9lTIaN343L33Sr/s1600/pic+5+achievement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBk9RVn4lGJ9owSgEzlh7M4erpoU3kxjQCzIEyT4W9mapdZufVegNPtPAR3uRJ9nqjjBtLTmC9RNqjYQZXGXRxU1zS-tmqtqf0dV8oY84yf4U5ccu7ZFBMzgrK6XwIh9lTIaN343L33Sr/s320/pic+5+achievement.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lastly, the teachers believed their students were better prepared for high school as a result of becoming digital learners, being better able to organize, themselves, improved self-advocacy, and increased confidence.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PU5ILRY3sdH1LgrG4uyqiLd7HHEjzFBA8CvSz_JGKHqSG686sUBzR8ftt3Vkr5TfLhBtekPQJ94arwpSdYPwFnPAZiZ4OOlMjbiUi4X_YRKBDeinGfC4Q0qCkg383G2umOeu_Hi7Ic-n/s1600/pic+6+transition.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PU5ILRY3sdH1LgrG4uyqiLd7HHEjzFBA8CvSz_JGKHqSG686sUBzR8ftt3Vkr5TfLhBtekPQJ94arwpSdYPwFnPAZiZ4OOlMjbiUi4X_YRKBDeinGfC4Q0qCkg383G2umOeu_Hi7Ic-n/s320/pic+6+transition.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-11912856272204700322015-06-19T06:42:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.735-07:00Using Geometer's Sketchpad to support and promote student learning in Mathematics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBbN4K8ZXk4I0eqSRV82t9wJG-bCMm-3n7_x9wKW7ForF5AJe8N1d7CW4LZXucF5ErCthyphenhyphenKxccXTKIDCJOUerISOsxDmjcbFGnghHu1MG5qkRo_XbNU9N-D2m4Jsx69tBtAMvRR48qxti/s1600/gspdata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBbN4K8ZXk4I0eqSRV82t9wJG-bCMm-3n7_x9wKW7ForF5AJe8N1d7CW4LZXucF5ErCthyphenhyphenKxccXTKIDCJOUerISOsxDmjcbFGnghHu1MG5qkRo_XbNU9N-D2m4Jsx69tBtAMvRR48qxti/s400/gspdata.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Students can create geometric shapes with ease choosing the point, line segment or polygon tool allows increasing degrees of scaffolding. Once a shape has been created the shapes' properties using the measurement tab for example. There's also a built in calculator which allows a student to select elements on the page (eg. angle measurements) to do a quick computation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table><tbody><tr> <td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2xzlvjvoTJWvdpFTYjDhAgZd0fuUUBHlrHw1cV_llmKrSX3p-xA_UwzKLv7wj2iUUAWAmsfzsXgGdPum3GybBcBbx0ExTWfwqkH4OFThVWcIS97GPDHUpQAvyb6fKqpLa-Z_Pg4WKB2f/s1600/gspcalCapture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2xzlvjvoTJWvdpFTYjDhAgZd0fuUUBHlrHw1cV_llmKrSX3p-xA_UwzKLv7wj2iUUAWAmsfzsXgGdPum3GybBcBbx0ExTWfwqkH4OFThVWcIS97GPDHUpQAvyb6fKqpLa-Z_Pg4WKB2f/s200/gspcalCapture.JPG" width="190" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVVSrD2ipvIXsB_zixeoAgdYm1SDzNWkwH9fAZdC6Knh0DRbCtMda-4aM-c9bihhEZeMqOlKpNoZ79BRC4Zu6sXLxEy2Fst4bxCHCn6IC6eZ97I6k9UTRKMJHgrFTlQS_KqfHbUO2_dA/s1600/calculation.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVVSrD2ipvIXsB_zixeoAgdYm1SDzNWkwH9fAZdC6Knh0DRbCtMda-4aM-c9bihhEZeMqOlKpNoZ79BRC4Zu6sXLxEy2Fst4bxCHCn6IC6eZ97I6k9UTRKMJHgrFTlQS_KqfHbUO2_dA/s400/calculation.JPG" width="250" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Use GSP to manipulate elements similar to on an interactive whiteboard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table><tbody><tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymZM0iZZSOvJHcZMc1aFN2bT0BLBFzZU3LBrSYHsGeRRFoe-p5PxYX6_7AkOc0Ojo0bhoUda_NuxoW6B6Dk2_TG1rz4U2czVbT-G-c6qgfaxSaRDgm6LbVTq4yGdvHfmeJaCkpPX_XOI/s1600/before.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymZM0iZZSOvJHcZMc1aFN2bT0BLBFzZU3LBrSYHsGeRRFoe-p5PxYX6_7AkOc0Ojo0bhoUda_NuxoW6B6Dk2_TG1rz4U2czVbT-G-c6qgfaxSaRDgm6LbVTq4yGdvHfmeJaCkpPX_XOI/s320/before.JPG" width="210" /></a></div></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicD2IPB8tMtgIlc5W8vLtgXFb4e_CgUAbI5Cxoc2KtRccbYE0uLrSJs227NqsMdV-PsIlm7PU5J-vZ8fee38OFw3w96ozaE74Gjt-QCNPuapjTO3No5-1x89ipxnYuhH8ukcvAaSvOJ5U/s1600/after.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicD2IPB8tMtgIlc5W8vLtgXFb4e_CgUAbI5Cxoc2KtRccbYE0uLrSJs227NqsMdV-PsIlm7PU5J-vZ8fee38OFw3w96ozaE74Gjt-QCNPuapjTO3No5-1x89ipxnYuhH8ukcvAaSvOJ5U/s320/after.JPG" width="210" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Images from other sources can be copied and pasted onto a GSP page. Then tools can be incorporated so that the page works like an interactive whiteboard. Add shapes to chunk and cover elements on the page. Use the pen tool to fill in information. As well, use the text tool to type in vocabulary and create written answers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauQu05tTjoCi1hXZYSC5w_FnThi1evtxi9QB4nI_saPjENhbpxwnInDDl13DrI2fOI65owYfy-nnY14Pbd7xESLUipGSse5MN3XvhArLZAwhapexlMYDInDTvnR5kQpHbduvTSuKFqu2L/s1600/ChunkingSuccessCriteria.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauQu05tTjoCi1hXZYSC5w_FnThi1evtxi9QB4nI_saPjENhbpxwnInDDl13DrI2fOI65owYfy-nnY14Pbd7xESLUipGSse5MN3XvhArLZAwhapexlMYDInDTvnR5kQpHbduvTSuKFqu2L/s320/ChunkingSuccessCriteria.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. It's a flexible programme that can be used in conjunction with assistive technology software Read and Write Gold - word prediction and text-to-speech to help support students' written communication. To differentiate tasks teachers can put in Action Buttons - either to link out directly to a web site resource or the Hide/Show Action Button - where text hints or eg. success criteria can be accessed and then hidden to ensure a decluttered page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSd3K0Vk8V8A9Kv8yI6AKY-ryCUPnl7pgibJThDzHiaB2jvr4Lgl1V71DLURMv2Du0OGxT1OloWPtJ-Y-SMljYul3JKAnpVf6VhBsWIKbBD1UhsEttgoBgKwNqduLP2obi8XPfcewB60S/s1600/rwggsp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSd3K0Vk8V8A9Kv8yI6AKY-ryCUPnl7pgibJThDzHiaB2jvr4Lgl1V71DLURMv2Du0OGxT1OloWPtJ-Y-SMljYul3JKAnpVf6VhBsWIKbBD1UhsEttgoBgKwNqduLP2obi8XPfcewB60S/s320/rwggsp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. There are many dynamic custom tools which can be used with the basic Geometer's Sketchpad interface. See the Ontario Association of Math Educators (OAME) Mathies learning tools site <a href="http://oame.on.ca/mathies/learningTools.php" target="_blank">here</a> to access the GSP Virtual Manipulatives file. And for more support documents and sample activities visit the GSP <a href="http://www.dynamicgeometry.com/General_Resources/Links.html" target="_blank">Resource Center</a>.</div><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-3849057884460826292015-06-16T06:56:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.760-07:00Preparing for the end of the day - SEA IWB in-class session David&Mary Thomson C.I. spotlight<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Home Time at David and Mary Thomson C.I.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Raj Singh, Low Incidence Teacher at David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute, has been participating in Learning Communities through the SEA Interactive Whiteboard Group Claim. Along with attending sessions throughout the school year to learn various ways to use the Promethean Board to engage his students and promote independence and learning, he partnered with the Itinerant Resource Teacher leading the Learning Community to Co-Plan and Co-Teach a lesson.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During the Co-Planning session, a home time schedule was created. Visuals were used to support his students’ independence in preparing for the end of the school day and in writing a journal about what activities they participated in.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table><tbody><tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKrMx26rUnzM94aAIPbZ7RFUT5g4Y7JfDUi6j24vVqrYKfU_xqiU7g6hi7ytww5H09_ozkcYEfXU9agG4sXXzzrIXQPxS7nr-LOonSLnMCxLKgbquO40EuYZkGlfFGyAJNvUQjfZQmWuZ/s1600/Pic+1+checklist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKrMx26rUnzM94aAIPbZ7RFUT5g4Y7JfDUi6j24vVqrYKfU_xqiU7g6hi7ytww5H09_ozkcYEfXU9agG4sXXzzrIXQPxS7nr-LOonSLnMCxLKgbquO40EuYZkGlfFGyAJNvUQjfZQmWuZ/s200/Pic+1+checklist.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nde-ZUiWS9tCFMZdOcbDOa_To1_Dq3nR7dd5j19MAWwx7LQmjRMjDvw4pZ14n83izbQ1t6h9L837dG57XzGR41k9Bw5uvGeJSkVo0b_G8a4lfA1xHAISfH4LgolT49QDD39PiJ_83OUv/s1600/pic+2+checking+off+checklist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nde-ZUiWS9tCFMZdOcbDOa_To1_Dq3nR7dd5j19MAWwx7LQmjRMjDvw4pZ14n83izbQ1t6h9L837dG57XzGR41k9Bw5uvGeJSkVo0b_G8a4lfA1xHAISfH4LgolT49QDD39PiJ_83OUv/s200/pic+2+checking+off+checklist.jpg" width="169" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(left) End of the day “Checklist of Daily Chores.” (right) Students take turns checking off items.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8LiuW28Zasw98b8AtnR4T7P8NLFM5YbVZkxLdALX1LqPhEhrUtzsLadTS9gnxoPrwcNBTR1y5xPp-5XuoNyw88v7JmuoFJX78loBITEIoKahKyQmHH4gQPV71wHRGHK_wu0IrPGjua54/s1600/pic+3+schedule.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8LiuW28Zasw98b8AtnR4T7P8NLFM5YbVZkxLdALX1LqPhEhrUtzsLadTS9gnxoPrwcNBTR1y5xPp-5XuoNyw88v7JmuoFJX78loBITEIoKahKyQmHH4gQPV71wHRGHK_wu0IrPGjua54/s200/pic+3+schedule.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVRoTyjozLheEwYwqubMnSDkSbpjI8Z0mEaqw2wTFtV-KCYPVObhIU-oXT1KUDwypHN4VMBFGID087qOD5KiyEOcwON6Y9WD3Fu9CC54-n8c3-bhSuUnKAf54VoJCJ6mfJG79DRkYMz1T/s1600/pic+4+annotating+schedule.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVRoTyjozLheEwYwqubMnSDkSbpjI8Z0mEaqw2wTFtV-KCYPVObhIU-oXT1KUDwypHN4VMBFGID087qOD5KiyEOcwON6Y9WD3Fu9CC54-n8c3-bhSuUnKAf54VoJCJ6mfJG79DRkYMz1T/s200/pic+4+annotating+schedule.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(left) Students select the activity they did from templates created on the Promethean Board. When the picture symbol is selected, the corresponding sentence appears. (left) If the students did an activity that is not represented on the Promethean Board, the student will write it in using the pen tool.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAdA5WewsU10aN-gzAuspAyVcmLj6Q3E99S-6eELmxcA9KfhT2FRtQ92dTXQSF4re-C-LizdtoBVVGu7SuLCScku4UQY873nap6qw0msiMHjL_Iwp4swUYHmZhiRIJUc5uT-BUAWO0qOT/s1600/pic+5+writing+sample+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAdA5WewsU10aN-gzAuspAyVcmLj6Q3E99S-6eELmxcA9KfhT2FRtQ92dTXQSF4re-C-LizdtoBVVGu7SuLCScku4UQY873nap6qw0msiMHjL_Iwp4swUYHmZhiRIJUc5uT-BUAWO0qOT/s200/pic+5+writing+sample+1.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X_xQcWXTbs6jeB2Vp6ETf0DWMykoeDdUnaLH77I-FmU55lvBVNRFVyuktLoCRfve0P_XfoAm87MmNBd8t0pFMydHh6E9vsukw3wu_tXHtFcA_HxJBZWp6sWJcSe2nA7TfraJ1tWSDKqE/s1600/pic+6+writing+sample+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X_xQcWXTbs6jeB2Vp6ETf0DWMykoeDdUnaLH77I-FmU55lvBVNRFVyuktLoCRfve0P_XfoAm87MmNBd8t0pFMydHh6E9vsukw3wu_tXHtFcA_HxJBZWp6sWJcSe2nA7TfraJ1tWSDKqE/s200/pic+6+writing+sample+2.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Students then write their journals for the day using the sentences as prompts. Some students will copy the sentences, while others are able to create their own.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">David and Mary Thompson C.I. also offers real life employability skills training. They have converted one of their classrooms into an area where their students can practice skills that will support their future employment.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-10125814253277209382015-06-12T08:44:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.781-07:00Curriculum and Resource Technology - Have You Seen The SEA C.A.R.T. Claim In Action?<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The response to the SEA C.A.R.T. (Curriculum and Resource Technology) Claim has been both exciting and inspiring. To date, 108 claims (1 080 laptops) have been approved and delivered to schools. Support and training has been ongoing in the schools and in our training labs. Take a look below at how staff and students are embracing the use of the technology to differentiate instruction and to support individual student learning needs.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCBTxuEI84QHMsckLAJJwxCoIXzQFaPhgvw8VHjNSI5WwnCRq68HtKBqP2SGfSBEOC9PMElUHpy-BVTtokCLFjap7ejuW_fKdayDyhOR5_eyANPY14CWbcW8XGJcPAc1xjz1sfQ0wxF9s/s1600/1Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCBTxuEI84QHMsckLAJJwxCoIXzQFaPhgvw8VHjNSI5WwnCRq68HtKBqP2SGfSBEOC9PMElUHpy-BVTtokCLFjap7ejuW_fKdayDyhOR5_eyANPY14CWbcW8XGJcPAc1xjz1sfQ0wxF9s/s400/1Capture.JPG" width="347" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Everyday Learning at Scarborough Village<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It is all about developing independence. Students in Ms Taylor’s HSP program retrieve their assigned laptop and begin work immediately upon entering the classroom. A.T. is consistently embedded into the success criteria for their language and math assignments. In the students’ integrated classes, the laptops are used to facilitate group work incorporating the technology. Students readily support one another to select the tools for the task and to customize those tools to meet their individual needs (as evidenced by each student’s customized Read and Write toolbar).</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Only the Second Session of Training at R.H. McGregor<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It is hard to believe that the grade 2, 3, 4 and 5 students at R.H. McGregor have only completed one session of their C.A.R.T. support with the A.T. team. Students have already customized their Read and Write Gold toolbar and selected the best voice and speed to comprehend a text. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today the focus is on using more tools in Read and Write to build their comprehension skills. As the students build a visual vocabulary list using the vocabulary tool, a student comments <i>“Something cool just happened!”,</i> as images and definitions for new vocabulary appear in an organized chart. Another student evaluates both the text and picture dictionary tool and reports, <i>“I like the picture dictionary better”.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The support from the A.T. team is all about selecting the right tools to support a student’s individual learning needs.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWhojQ0bq_5Rx-wK7PQpZHkhZla9ONLBkhX7ajhmksMzc0N8hTiA87U_8JNQbly06ErXDhn_rrzHA65cwMjCnM_oBbCjJ9KfQWx3tbnrpj3-3WMs1XlgJy1_8U1Y1exEhaJ-uwl47g2IO/s1600/2Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWhojQ0bq_5Rx-wK7PQpZHkhZla9ONLBkhX7ajhmksMzc0N8hTiA87U_8JNQbly06ErXDhn_rrzHA65cwMjCnM_oBbCjJ9KfQWx3tbnrpj3-3WMs1XlgJy1_8U1Y1exEhaJ-uwl47g2IO/s400/2Capture.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Investigating Read and Write through a Mathematics Lens<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">C.A.R.T. Project schools that have completed their in-school training and support were invited to select two teachers to attend a professional learning session focusing on how to use tools in Read and Write Gold to differentiate math instruction for their students. Sessions took place at both our East and West training labs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Through modelling, hands on exploration and sharing, participants investigated how tools like the picture dictionary, talking calculator, fact mapper, highlighters and voice note could be used to support students to chunk, comprehend and communicate in mathematics.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOD2VWwy5xQ0hOiUWua8qUQCE4Mt-au-H5sbqFAQbrdNCMxyIqTzg40MkNIamggtFuJaW13urc1yfM7qBxMSkPgwi1fN1Amh-BaFksTE9ef3YlURtek3krucLcoUcSjR2TcZSlXLzWMqp/s1600/3capture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="25" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOD2VWwy5xQ0hOiUWua8qUQCE4Mt-au-H5sbqFAQbrdNCMxyIqTzg40MkNIamggtFuJaW13urc1yfM7qBxMSkPgwi1fN1Amh-BaFksTE9ef3YlURtek3krucLcoUcSjR2TcZSlXLzWMqp/s400/3capture.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Take a look at some of the ways teachers shared how they would differentiate a math task using A.T. during our Gallery Walk.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0T-YGBCYJw9Viyi97PNXqSWGEtNeIH8DJFuCZnK8eEwiPCE0KkXvNfzhwUEW9OSIVw4B0ZSk52Dx0jJ99d6dMI0wSAxsuW_eVT_IsiFkVd9nurmDo_KOgwl_DwFFM6uVlkLGRMTOCs9K/s1600/4Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0T-YGBCYJw9Viyi97PNXqSWGEtNeIH8DJFuCZnK8eEwiPCE0KkXvNfzhwUEW9OSIVw4B0ZSk52Dx0jJ99d6dMI0wSAxsuW_eVT_IsiFkVd9nurmDo_KOgwl_DwFFM6uVlkLGRMTOCs9K/s400/4Capture.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Teachers attending the session noted that they appreciated the hands on learning model and opportunity to share ideas with others.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We look forward to sharing more information about the SEA C.A.R.T. claim in action in our secondary schools.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-78271600097137978822015-06-09T05:09:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.805-07:00OneNote intermediate project wrap-up example: J.S. Woodsworth Sr. P.S. <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Students in Mr. DeFazio and Ms. Sharif’s classes at J.S. Woodsworth have recently completed their in-class sessions for learning how to use OneNote to support their organizational skills. Students in both classes have experienced tremendous success both in the use of their tablet computer and with using the OneNote software to support their learning activities.</span></div><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7IqYOdsG2g4wqSshN71WywAL2N-u-RfC23Na1MhP3FibbYomiQYFQZQc6d9cpz1n7pOeamXwb7f10E7dLzOKI7KVYTT7oGq9FohSYn0ZBsfkrntBzvNcCJMrIVnL5bSnq7HVHkwSXdRA/s1600/Wsignin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7IqYOdsG2g4wqSshN71WywAL2N-u-RfC23Na1MhP3FibbYomiQYFQZQc6d9cpz1n7pOeamXwb7f10E7dLzOKI7KVYTT7oGq9FohSYn0ZBsfkrntBzvNcCJMrIVnL5bSnq7HVHkwSXdRA/s200/Wsignin.png" width="200" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoxIGFu3VR-mLCagJQbWy6MG_NczplklWZZ9h-Iz9GcF7fMeXQcS1anc9AmF7g7pp955JzIHwlRDx-MmfJkS5vK9n7TEPYjDSBQcfwybKc9XMAGuPDcMbkhGhmBFWAbK0GKo7pnJpuoOc/s1600/wsignin2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoxIGFu3VR-mLCagJQbWy6MG_NczplklWZZ9h-Iz9GcF7fMeXQcS1anc9AmF7g7pp955JzIHwlRDx-MmfJkS5vK9n7TEPYjDSBQcfwybKc9XMAGuPDcMbkhGhmBFWAbK0GKo7pnJpuoOc/s200/wsignin2.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">Some examples of what students shared as being their favourite thing that they learned through participating in this project.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over the course of our visits in each classroom, students learned how to use a wide variety of tools that OneNote has available and made connections with how these tools can be used to support their ability to organize both their leaning tasks as well as their academic life. For example, in our final session students learned how to create a table and how to use the “Snipping” tool to create a table with visuals.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><table><tbody><tr><td><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0ckSqdNYbC87XrlqLfrZhr_8ZJOPHTvx9fhwscxges974-fpt7gySe555vNPAU4zjr0w3-gia6PwT0bDcuqEvXVRYAMsFD-N_scrX0LW6djfbtslPRRTImIEJtxOLaU9k6N0rWsUGyeK/s1600/wtop51.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0ckSqdNYbC87XrlqLfrZhr_8ZJOPHTvx9fhwscxges974-fpt7gySe555vNPAU4zjr0w3-gia6PwT0bDcuqEvXVRYAMsFD-N_scrX0LW6djfbtslPRRTImIEJtxOLaU9k6N0rWsUGyeK/s200/wtop51.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCM0QUgPwb1sbNDVZo-r7DgV343y-NlqkiAX1-vnLzZsz4OTKkLhh8NzS_fd86BDnG3xPxV5XV-R6AOKHoO0p-JlKxWnTTq9Tk1ly9dcxu50sF5KWDSxxzUEgENEtnqmrDzMGyQgOPUjy/s1600/wtop52.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCM0QUgPwb1sbNDVZo-r7DgV343y-NlqkiAX1-vnLzZsz4OTKkLhh8NzS_fd86BDnG3xPxV5XV-R6AOKHoO0p-JlKxWnTTq9Tk1ly9dcxu50sF5KWDSxxzUEgENEtnqmrDzMGyQgOPUjy/s200/wtop52.png" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e3h5wO3BJ1FPDsKrsUtTXPYr6Hlo9OQv30MI1MuEdJkkSttG8FG3zCTdq_SRi998VXy3yUHYLGLHjOD3ggaRoAaCeJiJuNIrAK-KbrNDEfOYDze-F976u8kscW4nTPG2A-aQNTyg43j1/s1600/wtop53.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e3h5wO3BJ1FPDsKrsUtTXPYr6Hlo9OQv30MI1MuEdJkkSttG8FG3zCTdq_SRi998VXy3yUHYLGLHjOD3ggaRoAaCeJiJuNIrAK-KbrNDEfOYDze-F976u8kscW4nTPG2A-aQNTyg43j1/s320/wtop53.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Some examples of how students used the Table tool to organize information. Visuals were created using the “Snipping” tool.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Students then participated in a discussion on how tables are used to organize information and, why using visuals such as those created using the Snipping tool, help make the table even more useful (for example, one student commented: “Because a picture is worth a thousand words!”).<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Overall, we had a great time working with the Intermediate students in Mr. DeFazio and Ms. Sharif’s class at JS Woodsworth this year. Thank you for participating in this project and we look forward to hearing all about how you continue to use your tablets and OneNote next year!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-11520751410914544652015-06-05T06:34:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.825-07:00The Butterflies have Landed at Park Lane P.S. - co-teach example using alternative access devices (switches)<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Butterflies have Landed at Park Lane<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two teachers at Park Lane, Paula MacLellan and Cindy Price, were involved in the Alternative Access Device Project this year. Both teachers co-planned and co-taught a lesson with Itinerant Resource Teacher, Renée Keberer, around using various software and “switch” devices to further allow their students to interact and engage in lessons and activities. The school received caterpillars this year and thus lessons were created around this theme. Voice output devices were used for the morning welcome and to “call” the butterflies. These devices allow students to have a voice and communicate in a different way. 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So as part of the Math Mission project's job-embedded professional learning session, Ms. Hatt co-planned a three-part lesson with itinerant teacher Valia Reinsalu that would have her students estimating and actively measuring objects. The lesson incorporated both the Junior Autism ISP classroom's Promethean Interactive Whiteboard and the classroom's ActivTable.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.2222232818604px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of the main goals of the Math Mission is for special education teachers to incorporate assistive technology software tools and peripherals as accommodations in order promote Math talk between students when they are solving Math problems in the classroom.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.2222232818604px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.2222232818604px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Minds On</b></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.2222232818604px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To start, the students used the Promethean ActivExpressions to text in answers to the following questions: "What can you measure?" and "What tools would you use to measure?" Students discussed and compared each others' answers. Ms. Hatt also had students provide further examples about the kind of measuring they can do in the school environment.</span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjqsIdXkZK5IFgFydwcR0_li7iltMfv5sUf8D5B60jMXXTs9FiJLGm60QbI_YGy12ererjcF7pntZm3kbjKuD6skmf2Akozepn3v74bVdffUX7bkc-YdSv0QBlRRlSiCtTZqtHeXhfUoq/s1600/mindsonmeasure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjqsIdXkZK5IFgFydwcR0_li7iltMfv5sUf8D5B60jMXXTs9FiJLGm60QbI_YGy12ererjcF7pntZm3kbjKuD6skmf2Akozepn3v74bVdffUX7bkc-YdSv0QBlRRlSiCtTZqtHeXhfUoq/s320/mindsonmeasure.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once Ms. Hatt 's students responded, their answers were "word-seeded" and pasted onto the flipchart. Students discussed and compared each others' answers. An image of Buchanan Public School was used for the Minds On. Students are able to generate ideas about measurement in a familiar context.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Action</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Students transitioned to the ActivTable where they estimated and then measured the length of various familiar objects found in the classroom. Using the Windows side of the ActivTable, the ActivInspire software was used for these measurement activities. The ActiveInspire flipchart had elements placed on the page in an orientation to allow all participating students to have access to the activities.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As for tool use, students were able to choose the pen tool and use their fingers to write in their estimate of the objects lengths. After they used the ruler to measure the object, they wrote in their actual result. Ms. Hatt also provided students with real-life objects and rulers to help them complete the tasks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Communication between the teacher and students, and talk between students were natural results of the lesson. Students discussed and compared both their estimations and actual measurements to determine if their answers were accurate. Students had to talk and come to consensus about pen and colour use. And since only one tool can be used by all students at one time, if one student needed to use the eraser, he would ask the group to switch to that tool. Another student would pick that tool and then choose the pen tool again when that student was finished.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbQfo4mFckygLdP-G56dKNmC22lK8KAZo7UyuOXsLffYazjEpygktMc-DceNODcfp-4qC_FBlpVGe2utNOGSuGfYG0kFpIhabJQplHdJS3gwUOXyCV5KdVx2Z4izsrCwctQ2whc9Bgkag/s1600/tablelegoman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbQfo4mFckygLdP-G56dKNmC22lK8KAZo7UyuOXsLffYazjEpygktMc-DceNODcfp-4qC_FBlpVGe2utNOGSuGfYG0kFpIhabJQplHdJS3gwUOXyCV5KdVx2Z4izsrCwctQ2whc9Bgkag/s320/tablelegoman.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Windows side of the ActivTable allows teachers to use ActivInspire software. The ActivTable page is designed so that each student has his/her own working space around the table. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table><tbody><tr> <td><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl72x-mjtP3s3rsoJPro2qEcynoJ1p9ExR6jyJZr-yNqUByYYHUb2VKtRkKVAnnhYszaaEZJedVgeOjPDnpWHqqOhGSHsFHRBaG669FmRQByY5VkH03R6q6oHhaUnknm6iB_Mi6f1NjCLU/s1600/makinganestimateCapture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl72x-mjtP3s3rsoJPro2qEcynoJ1p9ExR6jyJZr-yNqUByYYHUb2VKtRkKVAnnhYszaaEZJedVgeOjPDnpWHqqOhGSHsFHRBaG669FmRQByY5VkH03R6q6oHhaUnknm6iB_Mi6f1NjCLU/s320/makinganestimateCapture.JPG" width="240" /></a></td> <td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPp19TPB2t5DnyqcAk4pYScBNcoWay7oTR-f5gkN-0doij9_e-xP-071hLaTDoogMsW02UZFfrN8uvlm7YaNaYRz8aMqWZO873m1FMauWbdJqq8hpbKPkVAU1-S_Di9XHbMelaLrwW5aa/s1600/estimateactual.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPp19TPB2t5DnyqcAk4pYScBNcoWay7oTR-f5gkN-0doij9_e-xP-071hLaTDoogMsW02UZFfrN8uvlm7YaNaYRz8aMqWZO873m1FMauWbdJqq8hpbKPkVAU1-S_Di9XHbMelaLrwW5aa/s320/estimateactual.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></td> </tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ9hJ-SPpYCTTZzSGpfygJRdAWb7mTMNPppecxSTDn_YWcgIhkKrWGD6Uq2gOOMia9zrj1rF5ytuaZ5ogrkvAoEXsxcCyzQaP8S-x5Mf_DmlltrlcbdsELw0U1Vnfq9hEryiqclq0lzk4/s1600/allatthetableCapture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ9hJ-SPpYCTTZzSGpfygJRdAWb7mTMNPppecxSTDn_YWcgIhkKrWGD6Uq2gOOMia9zrj1rF5ytuaZ5ogrkvAoEXsxcCyzQaP8S-x5Mf_DmlltrlcbdsELw0U1Vnfq9hEryiqclq0lzk4/s320/allatthetableCapture.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students use the eraser to reveal the criteria about the object they need to find in the class.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSev6dPdBovdvDtaqfLeTTYDsf8qjjBTHHBZqnDLSJt0WWcVKpcGe699m54gACSyI_BK3YSfoOppo0im7zCYvWtVE4ZVvh3rsi-5t5xQChgtsRc44AsoaQfQQ0S_u4FSQvd8lJ2h6sgdcu/s1600/diff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSev6dPdBovdvDtaqfLeTTYDsf8qjjBTHHBZqnDLSJt0WWcVKpcGe699m54gACSyI_BK3YSfoOppo0im7zCYvWtVE4ZVvh3rsi-5t5xQChgtsRc44AsoaQfQQ0S_u4FSQvd8lJ2h6sgdcu/s320/diff.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the differentiated activity page. Students erased below their names (replaced by "Student" in this screenshot) and were given specific measurement criteria for an object to find. Differentiating tasks are simple to do on the ActivTable since each student has a separate working space. </td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZ66cs3E0_Dspkg8vk0lgQ5C4JekzaObo-e2YV66duikW2NwggswRzg62KodGq5UYnij02uYHHi3uk-no1FQA-NYBGpbRFXYVihHpe-QDHBBr5iwXEXGr8TsEClCyiYmTm31vH5i4UHP3/s1600/drawandactuao.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZ66cs3E0_Dspkg8vk0lgQ5C4JekzaObo-e2YV66duikW2NwggswRzg62KodGq5UYnij02uYHHi3uk-no1FQA-NYBGpbRFXYVihHpe-QDHBBr5iwXEXGr8TsEClCyiYmTm31vH5i4UHP3/s320/drawandactuao.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrMG15iAGK2bafYbKiJpYIs_wjz5MTl3T9G5Gjmgr0pdn0G_auRBQ7mKXe0E_cM3bfoqNpQhVDoLjGHJiNGoASmp9vBqxpO5jjQBYpA5UqNhKT8_HuH27Lt8LGSByFhIhq6HlfFZNBVLE/s1600/makeadrawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrMG15iAGK2bafYbKiJpYIs_wjz5MTl3T9G5Gjmgr0pdn0G_auRBQ7mKXe0E_cM3bfoqNpQhVDoLjGHJiNGoASmp9vBqxpO5jjQBYpA5UqNhKT8_HuH27Lt8LGSByFhIhq6HlfFZNBVLE/s320/makeadrawing.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A student completes his assignment "find an object between 20 cm - 30 cm". He has drawn a book which measures 26 cm. (left) Another student has chosen scissors as an object he thinks meets his criteria. (right)</div><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Consolidation</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To consolidate the lesson, Ms. Hatt's students returned to the IWB. By examining a corner of their classroom, they used the ActivExpressions again to share their ideas about "What can you measure?" and "What tools can you use?"</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-W3uyJhqmweZUN0bKHiYx-6OF6yugWtUIse780tGkT2QBr7y-NXHawtSw6149aivNE3IJk_h9hX2gewWVWOW9Udil0wJ7k_Fz7grDBYqw64BAotYHUIGF9nYGHHdDPNttJ3LBl3E9igr/s1600/whatwouldyouuse.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-W3uyJhqmweZUN0bKHiYx-6OF6yugWtUIse780tGkT2QBr7y-NXHawtSw6149aivNE3IJk_h9hX2gewWVWOW9Udil0wJ7k_Fz7grDBYqw64BAotYHUIGF9nYGHHdDPNttJ3LBl3E9igr/s320/whatwouldyouuse.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-58720975739760798132015-05-29T10:34:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.877-07:00Using the ActivExpressions to extend thinking and make connections - spotlight Queen Victoria <br />Students in Martha McGloin's grade 8 Gifted ISP at Queen Victoria Public School are currently doing an inquiry project in Science. Their focus in around the topic of Characteristics of Living Things and connecting in the Cell theory. Preliminary questions some have chosen for their investigations so far include, "What is the significance of single-celled organisms? How does DNA determine how cells develop and work? to "How can certain cells be used for the injury recovery or accelerated evolution of the human species?"<br /><br />As part of her students' learning, Ms. McGloin wanted to make sure students were connecting fundamentals of the characteristics of living things and cell theory with their inquiries. McGloin co-planned a lesson with itinerant teacher Valia Reinsalu to incorporate the Activ Expressions in order to foster student discussion and connections.<br /><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqCWzTaqLNpj1Vl9e0yK5Y65SL_a4CFOLFXbE3I4vml1JdtcXZqiSu1ryTO9isby3FdDK3LpPHRi5b3VHCe85gRzNT2MtA-kJFqQFXiWO3E-e8iLvC04s5arsLlg8fJ0k-vryI-EKUUlL/s1600/msmcgloingCapture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqCWzTaqLNpj1Vl9e0yK5Y65SL_a4CFOLFXbE3I4vml1JdtcXZqiSu1ryTO9isby3FdDK3LpPHRi5b3VHCe85gRzNT2MtA-kJFqQFXiWO3E-e8iLvC04s5arsLlg8fJ0k-vryI-EKUUlL/s320/msmcgloingCapture.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNboQEGy6neC8CKGvKo4YgeK9T_JXjkbwmPgmd8wkl1nhj2SkKlQ5ChkzbF6PJqGKn0sAwWwLmN4TxGs4ZAuWF-mLKvaeUp9roIMhTlT89IlY3EIgA0RAVFCQw9JfqOOI6O7jK-WQbQM8G/s1600/IMG_20150529_102037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNboQEGy6neC8CKGvKo4YgeK9T_JXjkbwmPgmd8wkl1nhj2SkKlQ5ChkzbF6PJqGKn0sAwWwLmN4TxGs4ZAuWF-mLKvaeUp9roIMhTlT89IlY3EIgA0RAVFCQw9JfqOOI6O7jK-WQbQM8G/s320/IMG_20150529_102037.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Martha McGloin, from Queen Victoria P.S. starts the day's lesson.<br /><br /><br />Using the Express Poll, students were asked a variety of text questions which asked them to provide examples of various aspects of the characteristics of living things. Once students responded, Ms. McGloin was able to paste their written responses onto the flipchart page.<br /><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-2TffEX2KDoEYQTWl_9_svYTb10nd5obmiNgkILQdv61mHaoSV-uhzSVxVf-PtE4vnYrFLLEFnCjs4kl_usujXYibUWP7QDRzppbnuQUW9KPgm7mk379RvMuVjxu3UliosIRnvu4QZU7/s1600/lionessmcCapture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-2TffEX2KDoEYQTWl_9_svYTb10nd5obmiNgkILQdv61mHaoSV-uhzSVxVf-PtE4vnYrFLLEFnCjs4kl_usujXYibUWP7QDRzppbnuQUW9KPgm7mk379RvMuVjxu3UliosIRnvu4QZU7/s320/lionessmcCapture.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqSvRC_PEzaFfCFUtivP4wsFuYQub8EJ9GCKD2xSYIkUU6CkRetB6Rx4_qIgz1W2XNaIv96n62BZTMB4qWAl0f_Yi40L4oTjocuo-UtBHsjnpM1CEIAFSrzONt4wrEg0ZD91FYumY3Ibq/s1600/lifespanCapture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqSvRC_PEzaFfCFUtivP4wsFuYQub8EJ9GCKD2xSYIkUU6CkRetB6Rx4_qIgz1W2XNaIv96n62BZTMB4qWAl0f_Yi40L4oTjocuo-UtBHsjnpM1CEIAFSrzONt4wrEg0ZD91FYumY3Ibq/s320/lifespanCapture.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></td> </tr></tbody></table><br />Students were also given a number of questions to reflect on using the self-paced assessment set-up. With the self-paced assessment the question appears on the ActivExpression device itself. Each individual goes through the set of questions at his/her own pace.<br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQr1QRmAHaMQf081Gi2AHq6f-GSblsKreaBG6KifPOIFtGPwfp_gAPHVdY3nX9X4z_45rZJ0z55w9E9_FZRLdrwAmG6soRFam0J_3mpEXN19RbiQ4esk0DI6YUhbMZ7mqOxIOriM3UQ63B/s1600/slateIMG_20150529_094510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQr1QRmAHaMQf081Gi2AHq6f-GSblsKreaBG6KifPOIFtGPwfp_gAPHVdY3nX9X4z_45rZJ0z55w9E9_FZRLdrwAmG6soRFam0J_3mpEXN19RbiQ4esk0DI6YUhbMZ7mqOxIOriM3UQ63B/s320/slateIMG_20150529_094510.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQ7RctX6jTEHJDqXW9yljqBOxGfWEPgTUIfi-kj-EX9q2dtog9Unaqf29C_QjBp8Xiem0Rq3IyTwiiZ_nhTuQOKPCyZZxXG3rckG1xDbz9qMdYhfTpplh1y9S2WgC8Tx5tg6fBuKdi6r1/s1600/sortingCapture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQ7RctX6jTEHJDqXW9yljqBOxGfWEPgTUIfi-kj-EX9q2dtog9Unaqf29C_QjBp8Xiem0Rq3IyTwiiZ_nhTuQOKPCyZZxXG3rckG1xDbz9qMdYhfTpplh1y9S2WgC8Tx5tg6fBuKdi6r1/s320/sortingCapture.JPG" width="220" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br />(left) Text answers can be "word-seeded" or pasted onto the flipchart page for sorting. The sorted ideas from: Give an example of "Living Things grow in size, reproduce and are able to repair themselves."<br /><br />During the lesson, some students moved and sorted responses into specific categories by either walking up to the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) and using their hand to move text around. Others students used the ActivSlate to move their responses from their seats.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2faSxFfug6hjyYHVEjnYtePna8Ui-nL4VBFbhWSlFYMakoCbVpCMXktQ36VqfsIij1fyEfYJnNCJdNbK9Tv6UzXtMzA866trcBkfasYaO79PadnRc74UhjUt8EiEEuV0FqjmtG2XD_JCM/s1600/dinotaggelitesfix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2faSxFfug6hjyYHVEjnYtePna8Ui-nL4VBFbhWSlFYMakoCbVpCMXktQ36VqfsIij1fyEfYJnNCJdNbK9Tv6UzXtMzA866trcBkfasYaO79PadnRc74UhjUt8EiEEuV0FqjmtG2XD_JCM/s320/dinotaggelitesfix.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ms. McGloin leads the discussion. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF15pIOflpxyhfGd3oWsIBZEHIH1-Wd4DjWJS-1rXhAWvgx6SLNHC8mPH2bZqai5jxOZ1j1F89lZTvPhSxQfAeiUmHBQHUN680kGQXiQ1uJuuIDkJO9TqmQyopUWPDagWkvQRO7_E-0CC/s1600/NamethecharacteristicCapture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF15pIOflpxyhfGd3oWsIBZEHIH1-Wd4DjWJS-1rXhAWvgx6SLNHC8mPH2bZqai5jxOZ1j1F89lZTvPhSxQfAeiUmHBQHUN680kGQXiQ1uJuuIDkJO9TqmQyopUWPDagWkvQRO7_E-0CC/s320/NamethecharacteristicCapture.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students connect the characteristic of living things to the example given by proposing the name of the big idea. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ms. McGloin's class were also asked questions to relate their inquiry project directly to the big ideas of characteristics of living things. Students felt engaged and a few said they preferred the method of text input over having to "write ideas down" on paper.<br /><br />Response systems are an effective way to have each student provide a voice and input into learning - particularly in a class of 21 or more students. It's also a great way to have generated ideas and examples be collected, sorted and stored in a visual way. A flipchart is digital and can be printed out and/or saved and referred back to a number of times on the IWB.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-88915020229261001632015-05-26T07:06:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.894-07:00Cause and Effect with a Spring theme - Using containers in ActivInspire for feedback at Park Lane P.S.<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cause and Effect at Park Lane<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tahmina Khan, special education teacher at Park Lane P.S., co-planned and taught a <i>Cause and Effect</i> lesson with Itinerant Resource Teacher, Renée Keberer, on the Promethean Interactive Whiteboard that her classroom received this year. A visual schedule was created whereby students would be able to drag picture symbols of activities that they completed throughout the day onto their calendar. Working on the theme of “Spring”, many activities were created, such as a Container Activity with immediate visual and auditory feedback and a variety of Cause and Effect activities.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ-hsiTpZyTk7SSR6w9mpa_TgR1RkhU23bFzo2DKmJ3WBiBtsowOTv169K7jM0mOdC7zNXHbahj5cPqHPAOQgebh_Ak6Lluku2KBiTmAOWrSUlN0HLLazBT_koaIYHrSAJT_h2OkpsC4x/s1600/pic+1+visual+schedule.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ-hsiTpZyTk7SSR6w9mpa_TgR1RkhU23bFzo2DKmJ3WBiBtsowOTv169K7jM0mOdC7zNXHbahj5cPqHPAOQgebh_Ak6Lluku2KBiTmAOWrSUlN0HLLazBT_koaIYHrSAJT_h2OkpsC4x/s400/pic+1+visual+schedule.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwhJ4QmG7vWs4A1Q4EywNRu8UG_WIjd18R2G4bgAvffAeD4vdFDOk6sk2l1ogEyKbv_fgM0ZmpRXtER9HSq-g4xvAx8uDPFj9UeJWgW7NBMoivYKPvLDx2PU6cC9bJBfssGcydtokdFlO/s1600/pic+2+Container.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwhJ4QmG7vWs4A1Q4EywNRu8UG_WIjd18R2G4bgAvffAeD4vdFDOk6sk2l1ogEyKbv_fgM0ZmpRXtER9HSq-g4xvAx8uDPFj9UeJWgW7NBMoivYKPvLDx2PU6cC9bJBfssGcydtokdFlO/s400/pic+2+Container.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOU4HDXP99-ARzSTRUSs1EPLxTyUJob4V7Q7OM4fLnjsEc0YyxojgJ99uH4MhE1qPBIpbDvwKYOyz0wXh_j5G5rFKDEm5Z18_hUWWMXC7rwUZNxSqz96CJ7SsOxTO4nax8HeVaooM03qO/s1600/pic+3+Cause+and+Effect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOU4HDXP99-ARzSTRUSs1EPLxTyUJob4V7Q7OM4fLnjsEc0YyxojgJ99uH4MhE1qPBIpbDvwKYOyz0wXh_j5G5rFKDEm5Z18_hUWWMXC7rwUZNxSqz96CJ7SsOxTO4nax8HeVaooM03qO/s400/pic+3+Cause+and+Effect.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-54857706072217293502015-05-22T07:56:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.920-07:00I have A.T. in my classroom, how do I use it for Math? project final LC summary<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I Have Assistive Technology In My Classroom…How Do I Use It In Math?! – Wrap-up<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our Math and A.T. (Assistive Technology) project recently concluded with a “Bring and Brag” session where teachers had the opportunity to share their learning experiences with one another. Teachers came together to discuss how they used assistive technology to help deepen their Special Educations students’ understanding of mathematics concepts as well as to support their students’ in more effectively communicating their mathematics reasoning.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhFg14lCWJrAREUhr-_HklhEC_QocfnLzOWIckSVzVNJ4tdF-jhi5ae9TAxciGOj_LCqUog2FiIERXDICDVC-pcWLo6S9E8RvgAm3krx6qFfxSJeEjt5uLF4rCzEwPtiLahAI4xrUdqyh/s1600/leonora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhFg14lCWJrAREUhr-_HklhEC_QocfnLzOWIckSVzVNJ4tdF-jhi5ae9TAxciGOj_LCqUog2FiIERXDICDVC-pcWLo6S9E8RvgAm3krx6qFfxSJeEjt5uLF4rCzEwPtiLahAI4xrUdqyh/s320/leonora.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Leonora Rochwerger from Donview Health and Wellness Academy sharing her lesson on constructing pie charts.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGR5e1yW6Ll-3cNuLqisRjqrrCLT-RXX-pZ46yAnKR_IGOL3Dg4CvC4Vqz0VUxqxv3qldNwY22WLK5PmWSQu_7SQKxqwzacqfddRF_WZFP5PvJR6bAccSGNhGMi4SzV6ZhsIMSuzqgzKf/s1600/irean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGR5e1yW6Ll-3cNuLqisRjqrrCLT-RXX-pZ46yAnKR_IGOL3Dg4CvC4Vqz0VUxqxv3qldNwY22WLK5PmWSQu_7SQKxqwzacqfddRF_WZFP5PvJR6bAccSGNhGMi4SzV6ZhsIMSuzqgzKf/s320/irean.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Irena Ivany from CR Marchant PS shares her lesson on symmetry. <o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers demonstrated a wide range of lessons and a variety of assistive technology tools. They also shared insights on how the use of these tools supported their students learning of mathematics. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9UOe71vkob5Y4IgQQLitqBfnF-WB0i4lzx9yfLKBPGAyaTEoFT3_NI37-OO1HpxBdEdQ_WwZimZ-XIVzs54D5czGBD5ZPwg0yt-hQvvuyqWNC53ab9UOQjMuWezaA-FDQadEHK8_ghcG/s1600/terry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9UOe71vkob5Y4IgQQLitqBfnF-WB0i4lzx9yfLKBPGAyaTEoFT3_NI37-OO1HpxBdEdQ_WwZimZ-XIVzs54D5czGBD5ZPwg0yt-hQvvuyqWNC53ab9UOQjMuWezaA-FDQadEHK8_ghcG/s320/terry.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18.3999996185303px; text-align: start;">Terry Lwin from Clinton Street PS shares her lesson on percent concepts using Geometer’s Sketchpad.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers also engaged in a professional dialog on how to continue to use assistive technology tools in their math programs as well as how to problem-solve when technical issues arise. In addition, all teachers that were part of the Learning Community left with a USB with all the math lessons on it so that they could continue their exploration of each other’s lessons on their own.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Overall, it was a great afternoon of learning for all our Special Education teachers involved in this project. Teachers were proud to share their learning and successes (as well as the occasional challenge that was encountered!). Check out our Facebook page to find a recent post showing a photo of all of our project teachers during our "Bring and Brag" sharing session: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Toronto-District-School-Board-Assistive-Technology-Official-Site/117530091593021" target="_blank">Facebook</a><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are interested in this project or others by our department, be sure to check both DirectLine and our website regularly for updates as to when they become available.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you again to all the amazing teachers who helped make this project the success that it was!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-75336633669040302752015-05-19T06:56:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.938-07:00Brown Bear comes to Thorncliffe Park P.S. - IWB co-teaching session DD ISP<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Brown Bear Comes to Thorncliffe Park<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The primary DD program at Thorncliffe Park P.S. received a Promethean Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) for their classroom through the Group SEA Claim process. Classrooms who received SEA IWBs were supported throughout the school year through Learning Communities and co-plan/co-teach job embedded learning opportunities. Donna MacKinnon, Primary DD Teacher of this program, co-planned and co-taught a lesson with Itinerant Resource Teacher, Renée Keberer, supporting this Learning Community. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Donna’s students have been actively using their IWB, so a lesson was designed about reading and interacting with the book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear” on the Promethean Board. Using the ActiView document camera, screenshots of the book were taken so that the book could be displayed on the IWB. As the story is interactive in nature (sliding tabs and finding objects), this was recreated using various IWB tools. The students would take turns coming up to the IWB to reveal the various animals hidden on the page as the story was read. After the book was finished, independent follow up activities were created for each student to meet their individual needs and ability levels. Some activities were one-to-one matching, selecting the correct item to match, and matching the correct colour to the item. The students were able to navigate to their specific work page by touching either their name or photograph, which would directly link to their activity. While the students completed their independent task at the IWB, the other students were at different centres around the classroom completing various tasks. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers who observed the lesson were impressed with the engagement of the students and their proficiency with the Promethean Board.</span> <span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC60dMFAJ0aoeh_C25VbMj90PGkj2xMIJaOcA2Xuh8Mw2eh5U3-q-MOGAqQbctYx_h3lBOzz6NYm7Bq8NuKqQq2PGSUu_msDXbg285G8BCPywgnUogFcrq1cvJdCIn_EvPWtXBsmAvccK9/s1600/pic+1+story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC60dMFAJ0aoeh_C25VbMj90PGkj2xMIJaOcA2Xuh8Mw2eh5U3-q-MOGAqQbctYx_h3lBOzz6NYm7Bq8NuKqQq2PGSUu_msDXbg285G8BCPywgnUogFcrq1cvJdCIn_EvPWtXBsmAvccK9/s400/pic+1+story.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpeLN6nN6A1131l9wTdSVr7PJEpjZyTH1bYhvmDoqp0G9ryytMcNJEdm48L6F93SCdw3ehfX_XRNYwUdPCkc4x-Wmob-Wq5BRGz1WOnlE7xtM0uLszS9mX8ev3fa8QsfUT7Iek3OAGSDh/s1600/pic+2+independent+activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpeLN6nN6A1131l9wTdSVr7PJEpjZyTH1bYhvmDoqp0G9ryytMcNJEdm48L6F93SCdw3ehfX_XRNYwUdPCkc4x-Wmob-Wq5BRGz1WOnlE7xtM0uLszS9mX8ev3fa8QsfUT7Iek3OAGSDh/s400/pic+2+independent+activities.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCayMcvu0AqUrlZgb0BWRou_1uDy0VPH8qwQefFbmzfGkZi5VJIC4rAhGd5Sq3Vkky0umfTDhFmuWpV9NYwaX6uOTti3TCIGH8Z4SITmvYT61QPWMDgJ-5CIYmyUvSJ_RLaGMTjGPDZu9L/s1600/pic+3+linking+page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCayMcvu0AqUrlZgb0BWRou_1uDy0VPH8qwQefFbmzfGkZi5VJIC4rAhGd5Sq3Vkky0umfTDhFmuWpV9NYwaX6uOTti3TCIGH8Z4SITmvYT61QPWMDgJ-5CIYmyUvSJ_RLaGMTjGPDZu9L/s400/pic+3+linking+page.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-82064209733499639532015-05-15T09:36:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.966-07:00Using AT strategies to support Science learning at Secord P.S.<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Future Scientists at Secord Elementary School!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rebecca Clark at Secord Elementary School recently started a Science unit on living things. Students in her class have been learning about parts of a plant, what plants need to grow, as well as planting bean seeds to track the growth cycle of a plant. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Itinerant Resource Teacher, Andrea Statton, met with Ms. Clark to co-plan and co-teach a Science lesson using some of the Promethean peripherals to engage her students and to have students demonstrate their understanding of plants in a variety of ways.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR579L7ahXrNNPogDe1GpOLdiOdrO7nJnp-1xwxnf1sjhhwIKzDhyMndMBIEbArOXsD26AlZPzXDahYv_l1H3Aus8lm71VfZov8c8iQ0MOhNeYDSHFVCfPHUAhWDQ_3WvRRVJEIRg7Svbq/s1600/activsound+sharing+observations.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR579L7ahXrNNPogDe1GpOLdiOdrO7nJnp-1xwxnf1sjhhwIKzDhyMndMBIEbArOXsD26AlZPzXDahYv_l1H3Aus8lm71VfZov8c8iQ0MOhNeYDSHFVCfPHUAhWDQ_3WvRRVJEIRg7Svbq/s400/activsound+sharing+observations.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><i>Students were excited to observe the changes in their bean seeds; using the sound recorder in ActivInspire with the ActivSound microphone, students shared how their seeds had changed.<o:p></o:p></i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUZFqBcboXHql_FGo2lN9-Lop0cmvl8b6HGECcKs-sO4mOB_AMoAdRiWIxu-ouXq9jlz45EgwUCKSNsJA8XOnFkHj4lQUSVGbAPDiX00WXhYDTdbT3PB0U4ZHS15A_PeccT8cLSbfFFBj/s1600/bean+seed+under+actiview.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUZFqBcboXHql_FGo2lN9-Lop0cmvl8b6HGECcKs-sO4mOB_AMoAdRiWIxu-ouXq9jlz45EgwUCKSNsJA8XOnFkHj4lQUSVGbAPDiX00WXhYDTdbT3PB0U4ZHS15A_PeccT8cLSbfFFBj/s320/bean+seed+under+actiview.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><i>Students then had the opportunity to place their seeds under the ActiView document camera so that everyone in the class could see the changes the student was describing..</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4cOJb6OytPmJyhM3wprpl1K88AT29FTvVN86vIo9AAzgJBjR3K-Zf44Cv2cR-LdwNMcn2ny6-cuJqhyphenhyphencV6chx5rulGNck6WL7qwfv4U_rMNlrPe8KUk3bs8Eaj0_nLX_ET9ttj6nULmq/s1600/parts+of+a+flower+container+activity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4cOJb6OytPmJyhM3wprpl1K88AT29FTvVN86vIo9AAzgJBjR3K-Zf44Cv2cR-LdwNMcn2ny6-cuJqhyphenhyphencV6chx5rulGNck6WL7qwfv4U_rMNlrPe8KUk3bs8Eaj0_nLX_ET9ttj6nULmq/s320/parts+of+a+flower+container+activity.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><i>This page was set up as a container activity in ActivInspire so that students would receive immediate feedback as they worked. If the students correctly labelled a part of a flower, they heard applause; if they were incorrect, the word bounced back.<o:p></o:p></i></div><div><i></i></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNuA74GOkLBCk-5BR0JaD6IWWLh8NuBsO18-uX3-1A2iVAKHep9tseeCZY_WDHqehriJ67Cfi3s062nmGgLNZFdLsESPM_HeFKAIqTzVu1dixIUOnpfW6GVKmnGCLVqkXRM-ImTpRHk3R/s1600/whatdidyoulearn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNuA74GOkLBCk-5BR0JaD6IWWLh8NuBsO18-uX3-1A2iVAKHep9tseeCZY_WDHqehriJ67Cfi3s062nmGgLNZFdLsESPM_HeFKAIqTzVu1dixIUOnpfW6GVKmnGCLVqkXRM-ImTpRHk3R/s320/whatdidyoulearn.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><i>Next, students were shown a time lapse YouTube video on growing bean seeds. Students were then asked what they learned from watching the video and Ms. Clark annotated their responses using the pen tool.<o:p></o:p></i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table><tbody><tr> <td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtrxD0CQ9KAEATtGa3quu1XdJdtfDx8J06DBGRDRVAw5iI0CsqBBOWMeUzRtoGRaDeRo7WyTTGJtQKa_XbSRmpglrQBCoZGO6MZ5eiHnTpdWNaAbOuKIF-jw3ahRnmBwHn3l8SAfImPEd/s1600/using+activexpressions.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtrxD0CQ9KAEATtGa3quu1XdJdtfDx8J06DBGRDRVAw5iI0CsqBBOWMeUzRtoGRaDeRo7WyTTGJtQKa_XbSRmpglrQBCoZGO6MZ5eiHnTpdWNaAbOuKIF-jw3ahRnmBwHn3l8SAfImPEd/s320/using+activexpressions.png" width="240" /></a></div><br /></td> <td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcynN7phGkQs0y1gOl1Ilmma6_ckaNIh-0TN75FWeO3jHbxysCCa0jehs4L2EyyVxHEsnDwpOLZe0SFiwc1UYGODivSDZL2aek4RRLtM0Ks_OsLpw8VGz4OEME3XLURdB38VMVGjrxkqP/s1600/plant+observation+log.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcynN7phGkQs0y1gOl1Ilmma6_ckaNIh-0TN75FWeO3jHbxysCCa0jehs4L2EyyVxHEsnDwpOLZe0SFiwc1UYGODivSDZL2aek4RRLtM0Ks_OsLpw8VGz4OEME3XLURdB38VMVGjrxkqP/s320/plant+observation+log.png" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>(left) <i style="text-align: center;">Ms. Clark continued the lesson by asking students some Yes/No type questions; students demonstrated their understanding using ActivExpressions. (right) </i><i style="text-align: center;">Finally, students documented their observations in their log book.</i><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><br /><o:p></o:p></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-5198074647032140562015-05-12T13:35:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:02.994-07:00Using Response Systems "clickers" to have students actively engage in Math lessons - Alvin Curling P.S. & Highcastle P.S.The Interactive Whiteboard Learning Communities for the 2014-2015 school year have concluded.<br /><br />At the LC final session teachers received Active Response Systems (Activ Expressions or Activ Votes) which are devices that allow students to share their voice and thinking using remote devices. Also referred to as clickers, the response systems provide support for students who may not want to raise their hand or speak in front of the class when sharing their understanding. The response systems also provide quick and useful feedback to both the student and teacher about student understanding as results are available immediately.<br /><br />In recent in-class sessions Itinerant teacher Valia Reinsalu worked with two LC teachers in two very different ways in using the Active Response systems. At Alvin Curling P.S., Sahaira Khan used the expressions with her students using the Express Poll or adhoc questions. While in Gary Stewart's junior/intermediate Behaviour Intensive Support Program, his class used the responses to answer a self-paced assessment. (Click on the images to see a larger version of the photo.)<br /><br /><b><u>Alvin Curling Public School, Sahaira Khan, HSP Primary</u></b><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO89uI3ROxsk1ZMbeLqtu5D06U2K_eanhmuimB14DYfTMSEKYYfA04bSxHZXcVWjKgTiVNaMW3-W7ZzkuFHAOjEONSe-xD2Id4TvCRY8inGySRjQCRTS9iO4XVLrQc8vUqBvtQCuA-Vlav/s1600/sahaira_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO89uI3ROxsk1ZMbeLqtu5D06U2K_eanhmuimB14DYfTMSEKYYfA04bSxHZXcVWjKgTiVNaMW3-W7ZzkuFHAOjEONSe-xD2Id4TvCRY8inGySRjQCRTS9iO4XVLrQc8vUqBvtQCuA-Vlav/s320/sahaira_resized.jpg" width="210" /></a></div></td> <td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J1t2RIDmIKj5Qnot9fZ0PGFNv9X46EvGXOFiM77iSNCGi_ghG-vH6S_nF3xQH-6CzMSf3gvU7yVihS0HZigi6sS6M7bgrbhakqnUw248ZU6u_waVN0zP4-f4UHjjYD_pWDnRP6wNOkop/s1600/sahairawithresults_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J1t2RIDmIKj5Qnot9fZ0PGFNv9X46EvGXOFiM77iSNCGi_ghG-vH6S_nF3xQH-6CzMSf3gvU7yVihS0HZigi6sS6M7bgrbhakqnUw248ZU6u_waVN0zP4-f4UHjjYD_pWDnRP6wNOkop/s320/sahairawithresults_resized.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td> </tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ms. Khan uses the Express Poll's wonder wheel to choose the type of question her Primary Home School Program students will answer. (left) Sahaira Khan has pasted the results of the answer onto the question page. One of her students answered different (see graph bottom right corner of photo). She is able to address and students discuss their responses immediately. (right)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkxb0se6qmb3dEBgF7lv9g2KbsEx0-2xy_wDNb57dCnue49_hjVSVaipnEWthFSdtvAgMopBYCbynMtyVrhcSRPWIEBn-Z_8eApiwINq9A9LkkbAC7E63LnFKUWrSbPxfGz2Gz6xMG7ka/s1600/textquestion+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkxb0se6qmb3dEBgF7lv9g2KbsEx0-2xy_wDNb57dCnue49_hjVSVaipnEWthFSdtvAgMopBYCbynMtyVrhcSRPWIEBn-Z_8eApiwINq9A9LkkbAC7E63LnFKUWrSbPxfGz2Gz6xMG7ka/s320/textquestion+.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Express poll text response:</b> A student in Ms. Khan's class types out a text answer to a question.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Highcastle Public School, Gary Stewart, J/I Behaviour</u></b></div><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUxK_FDodh8MEbYyyq2tyx8rIROo5Scosc25cAjphzpQ73c5jLs6jvd4p-vq1mmJ92N-DNIRv6dTtgbS_bkr5oJPo3URwEg52MB6ES_Bt8t8zKOm5Lv-dbb5JoZNKnscyZxL11V6SDO6e/s1600/20150505_131622_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUxK_FDodh8MEbYyyq2tyx8rIROo5Scosc25cAjphzpQ73c5jLs6jvd4p-vq1mmJ92N-DNIRv6dTtgbS_bkr5oJPo3URwEg52MB6ES_Bt8t8zKOm5Lv-dbb5JoZNKnscyZxL11V6SDO6e/s320/20150505_131622_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self-paced assessment. Mr. Stewart's students use the images on this page to help them respond to the set of questions given to them. They are given: text, multiple choice, true or false, sort in order and confidence questions.</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Using the Active Expressions by using the self-paced assessment feature, a teacher can "pre-program" a number of questions on the exact same page. Mr. Stewart built 12 questions on the same Polyhedra page. Student then receive the questions on their devices. Students can answer the questions at their own pace.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkQQ7l9Y3RLtKJQIqYICKIt1AJ9ysUQ77wG1DqlpUl7KFdDllRx-PjRhYyfEAjLr7lWQ1iDynM9Gpry9IFDySkhkES9DwAwIQV4nfxvy4hrEtCtY1_RHp0qpNmwo0zrXMJIPc7TYM5PgV/s1600/20150505_131900_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkQQ7l9Y3RLtKJQIqYICKIt1AJ9ysUQ77wG1DqlpUl7KFdDllRx-PjRhYyfEAjLr7lWQ1iDynM9Gpry9IFDySkhkES9DwAwIQV4nfxvy4hrEtCtY1_RHp0qpNmwo0zrXMJIPc7TYM5PgV/s320/20150505_131900_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Self-paced assessment:</b> The student in Mr. Stewart's class answers a question that appears on the ActivExpression device. She also has a copy of the assessment in paper to refer or do rough work on prior to sending her final response.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQV1JO0hwAqXYjbm-dwnLc_vuXbjgQPbBuKTjMZkcuR_QTJaQelxWqWrWG_eNkZV6EE969y-yfP_ZxwhIBonVaWNw1l9ZQUSgDJu7mNRT4jgBa-rkyg23onah17hs1EtbqjxHlX9ESBrI/s1600/designview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQV1JO0hwAqXYjbm-dwnLc_vuXbjgQPbBuKTjMZkcuR_QTJaQelxWqWrWG_eNkZV6EE969y-yfP_ZxwhIBonVaWNw1l9ZQUSgDJu7mNRT4jgBa-rkyg23onah17hs1EtbqjxHlX9ESBrI/s320/designview.jpg" width="210" /></a></td><td> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNjRp-PejlcpIm0707PN6q7XrMnMws45ieDs38aK1wa5CcXUlZuCJKuhgqe9iMil7XnEvOKvpOdsEcMSflIW6WlzYP3O9ssKRIvDAjnTriAeuhCqdpfRnznR7jwl-lD-sGFZtZNs7cd6V/s1600/document+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNjRp-PejlcpIm0707PN6q7XrMnMws45ieDs38aK1wa5CcXUlZuCJKuhgqe9iMil7XnEvOKvpOdsEcMSflIW6WlzYP3O9ssKRIvDAjnTriAeuhCqdpfRnznR7jwl-lD-sGFZtZNs7cd6V/s320/document+view.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>(left) The document view of a self-paced assessment. A number of questions are "pre-programmed" onto a flipchart page. The questions will appear on the student's device one at a time. (right) The document view. A teacher can print out the questions so student have a hard copy of the questions along with the questions appearing on the device.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br />Special Education teachers who received a SEA IWB attended four sessions at our training centres at Terraview Learning Centre (East) and Burnhamthorpe Adult Learning Centre (West) throughout the year. As part of the year-long support the six SEA itinerant teacher also provide job embedded professional learning sessions in the model of co-planning and co-teaching. The LC teachers look to try different ways to engage and teach their students by embedding assistive technology strategies and tools into their lessons. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-14514805394807767292015-05-07T20:36:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:03.014-07:00Using Geometer's Sketchpad & its dynamic manipulatives as assistive technology - Clinton P.S. spotlight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Terry Lwin, who teaches a Junior Gifted class at Clinton P.S. wanted to challenge her students using Geometer's Sketchpad. And as part of the "I have Assistive Technology in My Classroom, How do I use it for Math?" Ms Lwin and itinerant teacher Valia Reinsalu explored and adapted a GSP Math activity that would allow for individual student creativeness within strict and prescribed guidelines of how artists draw a face.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The result was a Math and Art lesson which allowed for students to learn new functions and tools of GSP as well as be able to demonstrate their understanding of percentage on both the Promethean Interactive Whiteboard and individual computer.</span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVYHwlbF9lLvAU5NLx-J3Vb8kqQlbM9IU8x3jZHR6tiPGjGv6O4YH9pYlrugGP7bZ8oSN87aqJdYYnLYimFiBAarirgznEG2Dv5bBBuuOZwmLneTtLp3JpqcoHg51CGWETKCcZ75v7Q_H/s1600/1MsLwinClinton.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVYHwlbF9lLvAU5NLx-J3Vb8kqQlbM9IU8x3jZHR6tiPGjGv6O4YH9pYlrugGP7bZ8oSN87aqJdYYnLYimFiBAarirgznEG2Dv5bBBuuOZwmLneTtLp3JpqcoHg51CGWETKCcZ75v7Q_H/s320/1MsLwinClinton.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ms. Lwin, Junior Gifted ISP teacher, leads the class discussion to examine whether a students' drawing met the artist specifications listed. An example, "The distance from the hairline to the eyebrows is one-third the length of the face."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznGL-rFW6cUAboGLOcynH0R9WTDofkRwvblnD-TkTx3scOHonZumR2Q-lviJFx9QDhKFRQ4AcpHC4UbNvZ0ZIiJsKbqlVhXiJYHxqKg1YC78MATxuT9AHTPC6HD6KUqdD9IhqPQjOJV6B/s1600/2CreatingfacesusingpercentrulerClinton.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznGL-rFW6cUAboGLOcynH0R9WTDofkRwvblnD-TkTx3scOHonZumR2Q-lviJFx9QDhKFRQ4AcpHC4UbNvZ0ZIiJsKbqlVhXiJYHxqKg1YC78MATxuT9AHTPC6HD6KUqdD9IhqPQjOJV6B/s320/2CreatingfacesusingpercentrulerClinton.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZ2tw9CyIGr6MEtpGKcEZNHeoOcMkQaW_Bk8wzDWb3pFxDpjDegXPzHoUReTbL-A4LY1nnRGoz4V0pXEXmzbnM774GZvF1yJ4EAkVqMTxBLiA2swbv57La_Fw4pyiPByWUzQMsU9_431d/s1600/3usingpercentrulerClinton.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZ2tw9CyIGr6MEtpGKcEZNHeoOcMkQaW_Bk8wzDWb3pFxDpjDegXPzHoUReTbL-A4LY1nnRGoz4V0pXEXmzbnM774GZvF1yJ4EAkVqMTxBLiA2swbv57La_Fw4pyiPByWUzQMsU9_431d/s320/3usingpercentrulerClinton.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For the action part of the lesson, students use the various GSP tools - line segment, marker tool, point and compass tools to create a face design. A set of instructions listing how each part of a face relates to the entire face is given to them. They use the "sticky percent ruler" tool to judge the accurateness of their digital drawings to check if they met the design specifications to create their faces. Ms Lwin's students learn and explore percentage in a linear form for the first time. They also compared different kinds of percentage rulers and judged which tool was the most appropriate to use.</span></div><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9BzsVDUPXjnBmfFl54WMUbb7u0s8DonRDKE0amc1nWcOSzG0xhDpCzknoiNN4NZDR6qifWhZRMWAfmxE2DsjipmuT7Ua_IJthslsJT1bS8tWnzAsrxPCx9xa0iIrgvULT4ssQ_Nd39fo/s1600/4reflectionIWBClinton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9BzsVDUPXjnBmfFl54WMUbb7u0s8DonRDKE0amc1nWcOSzG0xhDpCzknoiNN4NZDR6qifWhZRMWAfmxE2DsjipmuT7Ua_IJthslsJT1bS8tWnzAsrxPCx9xa0iIrgvULT4ssQ_Nd39fo/s320/4reflectionIWBClinton.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7tuMc6cvFO-u0ZOoQfIXixOwmB5l8AuFC77RW524IqNTA_x7K7RZuBJf0pNHO0zvSbeKirB0l7gMBEe9JDXg5FBejeLIwYP_hRu20Dt4VYZJ10BlDSY5r52KVYfi85FsgPx-1P_tPWqD/s1600/5facepic_reflected.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7tuMc6cvFO-u0ZOoQfIXixOwmB5l8AuFC77RW524IqNTA_x7K7RZuBJf0pNHO0zvSbeKirB0l7gMBEe9JDXg5FBejeLIwYP_hRu20Dt4VYZJ10BlDSY5r52KVYfi85FsgPx-1P_tPWqD/s320/5facepic_reflected.JPG" width="230" /></a></div></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To extend her students' understanding of mathematical concepts and a simple transformational feature of Geometer's Sketchpad, Ms Lwin challenged her class to create half a face based on the same set of design specifications eg. "The distance from the chin to the bottom of the nose is 25% of the length of the face." Students then learned how to create and assign a mirror line in GSP and then reflect the one half of their face creation in order to make a symmetrical whole drawing.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8TEw26sopSUqnTdbaTgc12Ug_eKxD-BDMpMTAdNz104BGI-Gcn597qFPekO6apCzutkP1djYff9qMhPBOKqgeHKW0ntBhF4LIXxbq2qqCdLvYZE6yoATF-sOEBGq81uOGYnePP5AhQHc/s1600/6dynamicnatureClinton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8TEw26sopSUqnTdbaTgc12Ug_eKxD-BDMpMTAdNz104BGI-Gcn597qFPekO6apCzutkP1djYff9qMhPBOKqgeHKW0ntBhF4LIXxbq2qqCdLvYZE6yoATF-sOEBGq81uOGYnePP5AhQHc/s320/6dynamicnatureClinton.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This student's sketch highlights the dynamic nature of Geometer's Sketchpad. Once a mirror line is selected and an image is reflected, a student can move one half as far away or close to the line of reflection and the program maintains the relationship. The dynamic nature of GSP allows for students to explore many different kinds mathematical concepts without having to construct and reconstruct examples in a time consuming manner. </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ms Lwin says her students enjoyed extending their knowledge of GSP. She particularly liked how easily students were able to create and explore their drawings in relation to percentage of a whole using the linear "sticky percentage ruler". Each students' drawing was unique yet still were able to compare the artist proportions if they met the set of mathematical requirements they were given.</span><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">AT to support communication and comprehension in Math </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Assistive technology team members Valia Reinsalu and Etienne Mercieca, who are itinerant teachers, present at the Ontario Association for Mathematics Educators (OAME) conference at Humber College on May 8 as part of the annual three-day Spring Conference. Ms Reinsalu and Mr Mercieca will share strategies and tools for differentiated using the interactive whiteboard and its peripherals. They will also present ways that the Ministry Licensed software Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP) used in the above lesson, can be used to support all kinds of learners as assistive technology.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLl4Er26YFIrTCZrq7ZAq_EJMAgNLzROCVO8aCmfXsbWDHKFEDg0ZWqcOw7Ib0g33f1s_CnaGUe21AnhOIC5B42z-L1_v5bFIpFIfW-Ydqd5XEAKcxrwPyu3OHMA1atPm42OKhXBVdyMHv/s1600/us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLl4Er26YFIrTCZrq7ZAq_EJMAgNLzROCVO8aCmfXsbWDHKFEDg0ZWqcOw7Ib0g33f1s_CnaGUe21AnhOIC5B42z-L1_v5bFIpFIfW-Ydqd5XEAKcxrwPyu3OHMA1atPm42OKhXBVdyMHv/s400/us.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Building Mathematical Mindsets is the theme of this year's OAME conference. Some information about the conference can be found at: <a href="http://oame2015.ca/">http://oame2015.ca/</a>.</div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-89469072176783636602015-05-04T19:38:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:03.033-07:00OneNote and HP PageLift app help Earl Grey P.S. students organize and learn<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Students in Ms. Jo Miller's HSP class are part of this year's phase 2 OneNote project.After only a few sessions of using their new tablets and Microsoft OneNote software, Ms Miller's class already use their devices in a variety of subject areas including English as well as their integrated Science class.</span><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gvj0fY_-OfyiVHFcDDd2jkU2CsB-EdtLtBZxasIk-XYb8jDEISH2uF1fZacvBkXQf4eLb0kAMbYJiJTgWJsN3hC8IonvFSQVT6suL9Vyg_SeqW6qd1bhzxn9bJIj3eKLjnK9BwOvHG4K/s1600/IMG_20150424_091321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gvj0fY_-OfyiVHFcDDd2jkU2CsB-EdtLtBZxasIk-XYb8jDEISH2uF1fZacvBkXQf4eLb0kAMbYJiJTgWJsN3hC8IonvFSQVT6suL9Vyg_SeqW6qd1bhzxn9bJIj3eKLjnK9BwOvHG4K/s320/IMG_20150424_091321.jpg" width="190" /></a></div></td> <td><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8dOW1mUmU7gutUkgnJ4E3x1cuveDfm3bMK5CPLU-MauPGVVnNQ3LxhKjyPppi3Vmupz_0ZkGD6epimT00jKdNooKIOu1AsA0tKYLItTttd3JhIW5jb5D_02pH64XupkFXc51uQnvWzqR/s1600/IMG_20150424_091338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8dOW1mUmU7gutUkgnJ4E3x1cuveDfm3bMK5CPLU-MauPGVVnNQ3LxhKjyPppi3Vmupz_0ZkGD6epimT00jKdNooKIOu1AsA0tKYLItTttd3JhIW5jb5D_02pH64XupkFXc51uQnvWzqR/s320/IMG_20150424_091338.jpg" width="190" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div>Ms Miller's students used HP PageLift to capture a Global Warming film viewing log (left) and teacher's notes (right) to help support their Science program.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The HP PageLift app allows students to digitize any document or resource like an Interactive Whiteboard, chart paper, poster, handout or textbook page for use in OneNote so they can type, draw and fill out information. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here one of Ms Miller's student demonstrates how easy it is to use the HP PageLift app.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Step 1 Take the photo</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVY_5EEzsPnbOwRhxH9VXR1a27xTlX53v14offsfnjC-_Eh6SvFRMToNop8WwW62RaW9_AHHRaGk-VVjx1r9D0RU-Y52DpfRkbCQ53381iOBm-8fvuXygq3mHKBfOxbB92zfLTl2hq58Jy/s1600/IMG_20150424_103234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVY_5EEzsPnbOwRhxH9VXR1a27xTlX53v14offsfnjC-_Eh6SvFRMToNop8WwW62RaW9_AHHRaGk-VVjx1r9D0RU-Y52DpfRkbCQ53381iOBm-8fvuXygq3mHKBfOxbB92zfLTl2hq58Jy/s320/IMG_20150424_103234.jpg" width="180" /></a></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8k158CcKVcgI6nh5bfniWt5FwrG0RU8H9XXFhsM0fVjRZ-pfvI5u8acPK9SRDdtqhJ6M12PprFo6057VDJNG-msnhUb63Z-C_xPQ-tERlcqgXv6bCcy_G3CujfzSg-cmaFJc35lojDhyphenhyphend/s1600/IMG_20150424_103325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8k158CcKVcgI6nh5bfniWt5FwrG0RU8H9XXFhsM0fVjRZ-pfvI5u8acPK9SRDdtqhJ6M12PprFo6057VDJNG-msnhUb63Z-C_xPQ-tERlcqgXv6bCcy_G3CujfzSg-cmaFJc35lojDhyphenhyphend/s320/IMG_20150424_103325.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The student has a non-fiction book ready to be digitized. He opens the HP PageLift app on his device and takes a photo.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Step 2 Crop the photo</span><br /><div><table><tbody><tr><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <d div=""></d></div></td> <td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndWahjQJFGhH9gn5i16E9hUF4hSe8zWHRYF-JnhbLeirCXdKZtVImSGSXUgqlet-_xcR0xcM2VZ5WmsbxeKaqHDfkrqpL50i9jT9WfdrZ8GNdcyzE9OC5CV-RC_08xJJ3sKKYYh-1nsDH/s1600/IMG_20150424_103355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndWahjQJFGhH9gn5i16E9hUF4hSe8zWHRYF-JnhbLeirCXdKZtVImSGSXUgqlet-_xcR0xcM2VZ5WmsbxeKaqHDfkrqpL50i9jT9WfdrZ8GNdcyzE9OC5CV-RC_08xJJ3sKKYYh-1nsDH/s320/IMG_20150424_103355.jpg" width="195" /></a></div></td> <td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSupNQMJR_JsOphe53V3ZRSlDBQ-iD17aU8D0ZyGLshfLChEM2bthuLdqRABr8R95PyJn6_wlKID8dyy-v-X-qmy-RtgJMtvH5MF_swTEUnA1xdH6ieVpckIqyfpbOmOWVEhWDCu5XnWD/s1600/IMG_20150424_103454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSupNQMJR_JsOphe53V3ZRSlDBQ-iD17aU8D0ZyGLshfLChEM2bthuLdqRABr8R95PyJn6_wlKID8dyy-v-X-qmy-RtgJMtvH5MF_swTEUnA1xdH6ieVpckIqyfpbOmOWVEhWDCu5XnWD/s320/IMG_20150424_103454.jpg" width="195" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />In the HP PageLift app the photo is cropped and then sent to OneNote.<br /><div><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Step 3 Place the image onto the correct section on OneNote.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8rD1dL2HfyyqQE3ahPPbSAz04n8T0Xdcocm6r-HJbVWgrtrZJxmBKCIuG6RpdpBsxcQducgGkC4nJX3I_-gH_VsRl9NcgiN094GEU9GjHkGReHK4ZdGjTFHaT31WaQ9BWiE9RwQYDR15/s1600/IMG_20150424_103523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8rD1dL2HfyyqQE3ahPPbSAz04n8T0Xdcocm6r-HJbVWgrtrZJxmBKCIuG6RpdpBsxcQducgGkC4nJX3I_-gH_VsRl9NcgiN094GEU9GjHkGReHK4ZdGjTFHaT31WaQ9BWiE9RwQYDR15/s320/IMG_20150424_103523.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The student is asked to select the section of his OneNote notebook where the image is captured.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Step 4 Ready to highlight, annotate the digitized document.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1rFabJDjfbxLNGH8urXhPaZ7eOIw2zQ-0-9RP6TTjv3HuxficTMZBEKsgJWe-H-MAPjLwtMmeXjJk1sOh9L5s7uf0mOU8ZHT74X57lZD2rjm3YiddYMy7KmsMEdAIAcEfJSlmJb6mlet/s1600/IMG_20150424_103556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1rFabJDjfbxLNGH8urXhPaZ7eOIw2zQ-0-9RP6TTjv3HuxficTMZBEKsgJWe-H-MAPjLwtMmeXjJk1sOh9L5s7uf0mOU8ZHT74X57lZD2rjm3YiddYMy7KmsMEdAIAcEfJSlmJb6mlet/s320/IMG_20150424_103556.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The student can use a stylus, touch screen, mouse and keyboard while in OneNote.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Also check one our Tech & Special Ed YouTube channel videos like the one we have on <a href="https://youtu.be/4Fx_J5zdZWo?list=PLgJQCBtlfe8IhYh_yL1CIk3XdhMnUwUdo" target="_blank">HP PageLift</a> to see other strategies and tools we use in OneNote.</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-12521546612726598352015-05-01T07:15:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:03.052-07:00Learning digital citizenship through email communication using the IWB at Don Mills CI - Low Incidence spotlight <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Emailing at Don Mills CI<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sylvia Cascone, Low Incidence Teacher at Don Mills C.I. co-planned/taught with Itinerant Resource Teacher with Assistive Technology, Renée Keberer, as part of the SEA Group Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) Learning Community. As her students have been experimenting with emails, a lesson was created to show students how to use a proper email format when sending messages, along with looking at email tools and functions, email safety, and good choice and bad choices when emailing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">First, students were shown a variety of sample emails. After listening to them read aloud using the <i>record sound</i> option in ActivInspire, they indicated whether or not the email had the proper format and if it was appropriate. Corrections were made to the emails when inappropriate items were found, such as missing elements, or inappropriate language.</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlESrsiLb-PnXtekvcixt0bExQ-suUmOEP2ETn39Dgd4D2tOEeX3D9fJO8KrdBeb589NXqHgtHc07wluURIeSr6M9ct4YHFnqYIgcjjzxppMCJyHp2T1MVAQcosd-E50zEzuvFxU1uLcE/s1600/pic+1+-+sample+email.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlESrsiLb-PnXtekvcixt0bExQ-suUmOEP2ETn39Dgd4D2tOEeX3D9fJO8KrdBeb589NXqHgtHc07wluURIeSr6M9ct4YHFnqYIgcjjzxppMCJyHp2T1MVAQcosd-E50zEzuvFxU1uLcE/s1600/pic+1+-+sample+email.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sample e-mail with proper format and language.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next, students where shown how to navigate their email and what the various functions were, such as inbox, compose, etc., along with how to reply to incoming emails.</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxbEH6d58WsGIgHWgJSFc_UwfFB8MJTT6b4wa38-JeuBmrKHz0H0HwulNGrI6ERzYikVy7q6aMUcYuBGPFqfp_86mRwx8A_KJsMLCQ8iCqB-trJq5Ryoitr-rOd6EkJJycrXUxydJcnSZ/s1600/pic+2+-+email+tools.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxbEH6d58WsGIgHWgJSFc_UwfFB8MJTT6b4wa38-JeuBmrKHz0H0HwulNGrI6ERzYikVy7q6aMUcYuBGPFqfp_86mRwx8A_KJsMLCQ8iCqB-trJq5Ryoitr-rOd6EkJJycrXUxydJcnSZ/s1600/pic+2+-+email+tools.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the tools and functions discussed with students.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The students then generated a list of safety rules around sending emails and opening emails.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hyvE05L5G8OsT3QPjaYnutDcd0tEpB1DAjndNTkdwhJqb2sXVMKoby5C49grn41LC867C_jSU0dyIf8pxfDnr0iQKM96uKhhLMpZWbOtX0qAT7m3OB-KUKGaz6llNDRt0wN5WNa5JmM_/s1600/pic+3+-+email+safety+rules.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hyvE05L5G8OsT3QPjaYnutDcd0tEpB1DAjndNTkdwhJqb2sXVMKoby5C49grn41LC867C_jSU0dyIf8pxfDnr0iQKM96uKhhLMpZWbOtX0qAT7m3OB-KUKGaz6llNDRt0wN5WNa5JmM_/s1600/pic+3+-+email+safety+rules.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Afterwards, the students were presented with a series of email scenarios. Using the ActiVote Response Systems, they answered questions about good and bad email choices.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><table><tbody><tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwchjIE3zDyDZ5GgDEN_U34t3WMOS57nUQz-dMMfaWe0qGD3q7Z_PYl3UkRGkEeIq3k9EDLNYqvJo02_o0j4qUzrHEbbFTi4cHltGextST8T8oDnh8tTAXpIymI9CYIKGyuZ1LLiNGPJ1/s1600/pic+4+-+scenario+1+question.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwchjIE3zDyDZ5GgDEN_U34t3WMOS57nUQz-dMMfaWe0qGD3q7Z_PYl3UkRGkEeIq3k9EDLNYqvJo02_o0j4qUzrHEbbFTi4cHltGextST8T8oDnh8tTAXpIymI9CYIKGyuZ1LLiNGPJ1/s1600/pic+4+-+scenario+1+question.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDokdXLwPXjNqCkPDDQBd9c5UACMZD2Cze-OclLCGHtYfCjW4u8o2umcvIKC91cKb7-iXxEi5OIt-gF79Z18mXW4JkHCbpb9zSSaZ8YfOn7CqQaMr-X48ZFMh8LhCo4-HMe8U2_VIM1jo/s1600/pic+5+-+scenario+1+results.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDokdXLwPXjNqCkPDDQBd9c5UACMZD2Cze-OclLCGHtYfCjW4u8o2umcvIKC91cKb7-iXxEi5OIt-gF79Z18mXW4JkHCbpb9zSSaZ8YfOn7CqQaMr-X48ZFMh8LhCo4-HMe8U2_VIM1jo/s1600/pic+5+-+scenario+1+results.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Scenario 1: Opening an email from an unknown person. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Students listened to the scenario, viewed the inbox and then voted on whether or not they should open this email. (right) Results of vote, followed by class discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><table><tbody><tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNX1w8DYCiyt1PwZxTu-tL2UEGiNdIXjKOyEOKwTmd0RpPyeJedkL8FIJpwYfw6IGkpc4MOdWxZ5QNJLIlcjZ2DB-pLKKnzMp5z9z4D7rtMsYU285gwieuSlrfdJ8M5CAfOEYqGzK9bG2/s1600/pic+6+-+scenario+3+question.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNX1w8DYCiyt1PwZxTu-tL2UEGiNdIXjKOyEOKwTmd0RpPyeJedkL8FIJpwYfw6IGkpc4MOdWxZ5QNJLIlcjZ2DB-pLKKnzMp5z9z4D7rtMsYU285gwieuSlrfdJ8M5CAfOEYqGzK9bG2/s1600/pic+6+-+scenario+3+question.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td><td><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghib1bUmVH2GgxsoYnQDi3UzAgImPfwqLq4an5aLlhks0GW_x9Kil1K8yfBMyVDr9-qdT8Hm1DAbC_0zeLyoN2iapGrEUJJbo_knlp9ktNotTnYGE6W2TLuZjIroUcvd-PtVWM5MMBKpVV/s1600/pic+7+-+scenario+3+results.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghib1bUmVH2GgxsoYnQDi3UzAgImPfwqLq4an5aLlhks0GW_x9Kil1K8yfBMyVDr9-qdT8Hm1DAbC_0zeLyoN2iapGrEUJJbo_knlp9ktNotTnYGE6W2TLuZjIroUcvd-PtVWM5MMBKpVV/s1600/pic+7+-+scenario+3+results.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;">Scenario 3: An inappropriate email request.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;">Students listened to the scenario, viewed the email and then voted on which response would be best. (right) Results of vote, followed by class discussion.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">As a culminating task, students were given the assignment of writing an email to a classmate that is moving away.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnsD9CQCQtL5w1MwFZFMvfSlnsk1Z8J7CIm39p4ILOLqScEWl-6ZHOG-jF8yTu1tFrvgw_2KOcY0IsfSYjk2cZaGiIv4UTQy7yBz3vcmZdXJk4OHzwUcHi4m-2wcWRX_o61tE1wDI3fJt/s1600/pic+8+-+culuminating+task.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnsD9CQCQtL5w1MwFZFMvfSlnsk1Z8J7CIm39p4ILOLqScEWl-6ZHOG-jF8yTu1tFrvgw_2KOcY0IsfSYjk2cZaGiIv4UTQy7yBz3vcmZdXJk4OHzwUcHi4m-2wcWRX_o61tE1wDI3fJt/s1600/pic+8+-+culuminating+task.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></div></div></div><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421879496845921093.post-73613129389514956282015-04-28T07:38:00.000-07:002016-10-19T13:40:03.070-07:00Using ActivExpressions to Engage students - Cooperation lesson at Stanley P.S.<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Using ActivExpressions to Engage Students<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">As part of the year-long support of Interactive Whiteboard Learning Communities, Home School Program special education teacher Catherine Watson at Stanley Public School recently completed a co-teaching experience with Itinerant Resource Teacher, Andrea Statton. The lesson focused on the theme of cooperation. Students had the opportunity to use ActivExpressions to respond to various questions on the Promethean interactive whiteboard. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sy-iZalQc25Ss2A-JhWvOi-6C3mmkZo9QZ9wMzxNl4_XZ932sWzrKj4xHaq3D9ep3CQESj8LrgoxXaC8wQvUlGUzssTIDcqkOD0zr_eH3bQRJMkkspUlruzhXx2SpKHsKcbz8Sqo9APG/s1600/A1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sy-iZalQc25Ss2A-JhWvOi-6C3mmkZo9QZ9wMzxNl4_XZ932sWzrKj4xHaq3D9ep3CQESj8LrgoxXaC8wQvUlGUzssTIDcqkOD0zr_eH3bQRJMkkspUlruzhXx2SpKHsKcbz8Sqo9APG/s1600/A1.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">As the lesson progressed, students articulated their understanding of cooperation and voted if certain images and situations depicted cooperation. The students were then shown a YouTube video of Kid President’s “20 Things We Should Say More Often” (<a href="https://youtu.be/m5yCOSHeYn4">https://youtu.be/m5yCOSHeYn4</a>) and the students were asked to make connections between what Kid President was suggesting and the idea of cooperation.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Next, students were asked to write their own phrase or statement that should be said more often to promote cooperation. After some think time was given, students texted in their cooperation sayings using the ActivExpressions. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAo6E6nnt_i6hrE8khjN31cu2-c_gGLjzn_G68qCrWQ7nlE5vvGXk6hNGDwhaueiPjYPdsK5MMqQTuK32hJ2iRuR1dksFYXWTlT6nBHGXEA8b8ruWbsSwT12yNblw8TUQkDDGCtTcD-5o-/s1600/A2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAo6E6nnt_i6hrE8khjN31cu2-c_gGLjzn_G68qCrWQ7nlE5vvGXk6hNGDwhaueiPjYPdsK5MMqQTuK32hJ2iRuR1dksFYXWTlT6nBHGXEA8b8ruWbsSwT12yNblw8TUQkDDGCtTcD-5o-/s1600/A2.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Once all of the responses had been received, Ms. Watson used “Word Seed” to paste her student’s responses onto the ActivInspire flipchart page. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzEPmoE5q2n8KWCW2xlYANaAOGKHn8r6ZGItgIk3FwSA3esLPJulFErzQ4_ndZ2g3uUxwdMoARdONcfONwFxjhbXfNVNiyncBncL8WtecMdFuky0zUBoz7QpSqfsAiaVFkrA5nYiHW6qg/s1600/A3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzEPmoE5q2n8KWCW2xlYANaAOGKHn8r6ZGItgIk3FwSA3esLPJulFErzQ4_ndZ2g3uUxwdMoARdONcfONwFxjhbXfNVNiyncBncL8WtecMdFuky0zUBoz7QpSqfsAiaVFkrA5nYiHW6qg/s1600/A3.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Students then explained how their statement promotes cooperation. One student said, “Saying <b><span style="color: #ff6600;">nothing</span></b><span style="color: #ffc000;"> </span>is good sometimes so that you don’t say something mean.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you would like more information on <b>Linking to YouTube videos in ActivInspire</b>, check out our video: <a href="https://youtu.be/9yv_hz78H8k">https://youtu.be/9yv_hz78H8k</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you would like more information on <b>Using the Fill Tool in ActivInspire</b>, check out our video: <a href="https://youtu.be/-KzM35KFYM0">https://youtu.be/-KzM35KFYM0</a> <o:p></o:p></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0