Assisted Learning Technology

Assisted learning has grown tremendously over the years. Inclusion within the classroom for children with disabilites is possible and they can be accomondated. There are many tools it is important to find the appropiate one to fit the intended student. The one program called"Clicker 4" is like a mini microsoft software. Children with disabilities with their hands or speech problems can utilize such a program. Information can be recorded with this software like a student taking notes.

Visual Design

The creator of visual design should keep it at a level that the children can understand. I'm talking about a level where the visuals are appropiate for the age. Younger childern watch cartoons and kid shows regulary, therefore visuals oriented to those characters can inspire children to listen and have undivided attention. I think keeping it simple visuals help children comprehend and helps them remember better.

Visual literacy

Visuals are used daily for all types of communication purposes. Combinding them together offers visual messages that are important to people and their safety. Input and output strategies help learners code and encode visuals to communicate with each other. Using this in education can help get your instruction across in a proven technique.

Coming Together

I know I'm the slow poke but I'm getting the hang of utilizing the instructional technology. I see how important it is to have knowledge of these applications because you never know when you need to use them. I think that exploring the web makes teaching more effective because you are not limited to the school you are in. You can explore the world and share other thoughts and ideas to tailor your own teaching style. So it's coming together for me. I'm not an expert but I have a foundation of what to look for. I'm know that you can google anything to help out. There is a how to for everybody on the many search engines. I'm also picking up on the lingo so don't laugh at me when I use some stale or old verbage.

Podcast Assignment

I checked out the podcast web and saw some really cool casts. I see now that each cast varies in length of time and information. I viewed the news portion and realized that I had the news at any time from different sources. In the search box I can type anything and find someone talking about the typed subject.

Podcast Experience (not the summary)

The podcast web has a lot of information that can be used in the classroom. Knowing that this reference tool is available can help in research and information for lesson plans. The cast that I listen too had lots of information. You have to take notes and extract information that is important to you. I can't believe all the accounts that have to be set up in order to complete assignments. I'm now affiliated with more accounts than I would like to have.

Podcast Summary

I set up an account and subscribed to podcast. Once logged on, I was immediately able to scan through the many subjects that are available. I searched for "integrating technology in the classroom" and came up with 8 matches. Out of the matches I choose the first one which was about cheating in the classroom. This podcast was 1 cast of several more and they were fairly long and lengthy. I felt as if I was listening to a talking encyclopedia with detailed examples and descriptions. I see me using this tool in the classroom to get advice or to compare to others who experience the same. Also I would use it to reference. I believe in simplicity and strait to the point. I think that the castings had more information than needed. I looked at a few others and they were different lengths. I could filter what the cast was about and it's point but there was a lot of information in the 3 hour cast to go through. This can be an alternative in listening rather than reading to gather and analyze.
Listening to the cast I found the information to be very detailed and full of examples. When the caster would talk, I could understand her clearly, but I was bored with the very detailed information. I felt that the caster could have made their point within 10 minutes compared to the 3 hour length. Having said this means that a lot of note taking is required. Another advantage is that the cast can be stopped and replayed over as many times as needed.