Internet Resources:
I found it impossible to limit these resources to just three. Listed below are seven really good resources for Physical Education Teachers. These resources are useful because they are full of lessons, games and activities for the gym. Some of have tips for assessment, class management ideas, the latest research, and online forums. The NASPE Standards for Physical Education can also be found at many of these sites.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Article Assesment #2
Nick Leiser E-Mail: asnal2@uaa.alaska.edu 6-18-2008
Article Title: Assistive Technologies for Reading
Author: Ted Hasselbring and Margaret Bausch
Article Overview: This article points out the increasing number of students needing special education services that are in the general education classroom and may not be getting proper assistance. It also discusses several kinds of assistive learning technology that would be beneficial to those students with special needs. Assistive technologies have made a dramatic difference for students with severe impairments; however research suggests that its potential remains untapped for the larger group of students.
Reference Points:
1. More students with special needs are being educated in inclusive classrooms where they are expected to perform grade-level work but not always given specialized support. Teachers are searching for ways to educate students with disabilities more effectively.
2. Although assistive technologies have made a dramatic difference for students with severe impairments, research suggests that its potential remains untapped for the larger group of students.
3. Read & Write Gold is an example of software that can assist students with special needs. This program is customizable to fit the learner’s needs. It provides text-to-speech output, word prediction and several other beneficial features.
4. One of the greatest problems that poor readers face is a deficit in background knowledge. We have all read text books that made no sense to us even though we could read all the words. READ 180 remedies that problem by providing a video that gives the background knowledge needed to make sense of the text.
5. Improved learning for all students depends on the quality of the instruction. “Instructional technologies are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes changes in our nutrition.” (Richard Clark, 1983).
6. Although assistive technologies make it possible for students with disabilities to profit from good instruction, technology is not magic; it is simply a tool, when used skillfully, it can help achieve spectacular results.
Significance: Teachers need to become more informed about the different typed of assistive technology available and start taking advantage of it.
Article Title: Assistive Technologies for Reading
Author: Ted Hasselbring and Margaret Bausch
Article Overview: This article points out the increasing number of students needing special education services that are in the general education classroom and may not be getting proper assistance. It also discusses several kinds of assistive learning technology that would be beneficial to those students with special needs. Assistive technologies have made a dramatic difference for students with severe impairments; however research suggests that its potential remains untapped for the larger group of students.
Reference Points:
1. More students with special needs are being educated in inclusive classrooms where they are expected to perform grade-level work but not always given specialized support. Teachers are searching for ways to educate students with disabilities more effectively.
2. Although assistive technologies have made a dramatic difference for students with severe impairments, research suggests that its potential remains untapped for the larger group of students.
3. Read & Write Gold is an example of software that can assist students with special needs. This program is customizable to fit the learner’s needs. It provides text-to-speech output, word prediction and several other beneficial features.
4. One of the greatest problems that poor readers face is a deficit in background knowledge. We have all read text books that made no sense to us even though we could read all the words. READ 180 remedies that problem by providing a video that gives the background knowledge needed to make sense of the text.
5. Improved learning for all students depends on the quality of the instruction. “Instructional technologies are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes changes in our nutrition.” (Richard Clark, 1983).
6. Although assistive technologies make it possible for students with disabilities to profit from good instruction, technology is not magic; it is simply a tool, when used skillfully, it can help achieve spectacular results.
Significance: Teachers need to become more informed about the different typed of assistive technology available and start taking advantage of it.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Article Assesment #1
Nick Leiser E-Mail: asnal2@uaa.alaska.edu 6-16-2008
Article Title: The Overdominance of Computers
Author: Lowell W. Monke
Article Overview: This article discusses the role of technology in today’s classroom. Monke thinks that technology should not be taking the place of interpersonal communication. Students need real life experiences to learn human qualities such as honesty, compassion, trust… Students today are not failing because of a lack of technological skills. They fail because they lack hope, compassion, trust, respect, a sense of belonging, moral judgment, stability, community support, parental care… Technology should be taught in the last two years of school that way we aren’t training students in technical skills that are soon to be obsolete.
Reference Points:
1. Just because schools should be preparing students for a high tech society does not mean that children of all ages should be using high tech tools. We live in a vehicle dependant society, but we don’t have 10 year olds driving around in cars.
2. Assessment data shows that the more access students have to computers, the lower their overall test scores were.
3. As a result of increased time spent with computers, video games, and TV, the current generation of elementary students will experience 30% fewer face-to-face encounters than the previous generation (Hammel, 1999).
4. It is the lack of hope, compassion, trust, respect, a sense of belonging, moral judgment, stability, community support, parental care, and teacher competence and enthusiasm that keeps so many students imprisoned in ignorance.
5. We label students too quickly, and are eager to apply external technical fixes (including medications) to students who often simply aren’t ready for the abstract, academic, and sedentary environment of today’s early elementary classrooms.
6. Teachers should spend considerable time during the last two years of high school outfitting students with the high-tech skills they will need when they graduate. This “just-in-time” approach is far more efficient instructionally and financially than retraining younger students in technical skills soon to be obsolete.
Significance: We should take a close look and maybe even rethink the use of technology at younger ages. Make sure that the use of technology is not replacing human interaction. Also be careful not to go overboard on the opposite end of the spectrum and remove computers completely from elementary classrooms. They are a great resource for nearly every subject imaginable.
Article Title: The Overdominance of Computers
Author: Lowell W. Monke
Article Overview: This article discusses the role of technology in today’s classroom. Monke thinks that technology should not be taking the place of interpersonal communication. Students need real life experiences to learn human qualities such as honesty, compassion, trust… Students today are not failing because of a lack of technological skills. They fail because they lack hope, compassion, trust, respect, a sense of belonging, moral judgment, stability, community support, parental care… Technology should be taught in the last two years of school that way we aren’t training students in technical skills that are soon to be obsolete.
Reference Points:
1. Just because schools should be preparing students for a high tech society does not mean that children of all ages should be using high tech tools. We live in a vehicle dependant society, but we don’t have 10 year olds driving around in cars.
2. Assessment data shows that the more access students have to computers, the lower their overall test scores were.
3. As a result of increased time spent with computers, video games, and TV, the current generation of elementary students will experience 30% fewer face-to-face encounters than the previous generation (Hammel, 1999).
4. It is the lack of hope, compassion, trust, respect, a sense of belonging, moral judgment, stability, community support, parental care, and teacher competence and enthusiasm that keeps so many students imprisoned in ignorance.
5. We label students too quickly, and are eager to apply external technical fixes (including medications) to students who often simply aren’t ready for the abstract, academic, and sedentary environment of today’s early elementary classrooms.
6. Teachers should spend considerable time during the last two years of high school outfitting students with the high-tech skills they will need when they graduate. This “just-in-time” approach is far more efficient instructionally and financially than retraining younger students in technical skills soon to be obsolete.
Significance: We should take a close look and maybe even rethink the use of technology at younger ages. Make sure that the use of technology is not replacing human interaction. Also be careful not to go overboard on the opposite end of the spectrum and remove computers completely from elementary classrooms. They are a great resource for nearly every subject imaginable.
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