People do not understand that the way to help someone out is to give positive reinforcement instead of criticism. These 3 links really show you how you can hep your peers without criticizing them: Peer Editing, Tutorial Peer Editing, and Writing Peer Review TOP 10 Mistakes. There are three ways to basic peer editing; complimenting, suggestion, and correction. Complimenting must always, always stay positive! Suggestions need to be nice but straight to the point as to what needs to be fixed. When correcting, always be nice about. It is mainly about grammar, spelling and punctuation issues.
Assisted Technologies
I think the Mountbatten is an awesome tool to have for children that are blind. It is immediate feedback that even says exactly what they type out so they know. It also can be transferred to a computer and from there it can be translated so the teacher can read and understand what the wrote. If I have a blind student in my classroom, I would love to have this because it would make them feel more involved with their peers and the classroom assignments.
I'm sure at some point in my career, I will cross paths with someone who is hearing or visually impaired. Having that technology in my classroom for them would be absolutely essential for them to be able to learn to their full potential. In Teaching Math to the Blind, it was said that blind and hearing impaired individuals are limited to scientific careers because they do not have the math background that is needed. Each block had visual and braille numbers on them so the teacher could watch and help as well. The student would scan the block and the compute would tell them which number it is. They would then place it on a grid and the computer would also tell the student which column it was in. That way they could set up a problem insie the grids.
I had no idea that Apple made iPad useful for the blind and hearing impaired. The man, who was blind, showed everyone in the audience that if he just dragged his finger across the screen, it would read out loud what he was touching. I think it is amazing that technology can do this nowadays. The blind and hearing impaired can actually feel a bit normal and try to fit in. They are able to expand their minds and imaginations which is amazing!
Vicki Davis: Harness Your Student's Digital Smarts
I think it is amazing that she gives her students the opportunity to teach to their peers. It's great she gets to expose her students to the world of technology and how it can help them in the long run. She says that a teacher doesn't need to know everything because you get to see the look on the student's face when they find something new out.
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ReplyDeleteThoughtful. Interesting.