Adaptive Technologies

This project dealt with addressing the unique learning styles of students, with an emphasis on those with special needs that could challenge their learning experiences.

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I recall four broad learning styles , such as for those who are highly active, theoretical learners, practical learners, and those desiring more personal and private learning approaches. For active learners, I would ensure that I had plenty of performance activities designed to hold their interest. For theoretical learners I would try to generate a lot of question and answers to encourage them to think through situations, and with practical learners I would seek everyday situations that the students can identify with to reinforce the learning material.

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Consultation is good to have throughout the development process to provide ongoing oversight and ensure that the individual learning style appropriate meets the needs of the student. The teacher should solicit expert opinions to ensure time is managed appropriately, and to the extent possible to ensure resources are invested efficiently. The outside advice is helpful for providing objective criticism as needed, with providing clarity when expounding on the goals identified, and observing the congruency of the development and learning processes. The external support when introduced early can assist with brainstorming efforts also, and it serves as a plausible resource for follow-up evaluation when the final instructional initiative has been completed, especially when introduced early in the creative process.

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The graphic organizer allows the student to create their own story, and reading an example ahead of time assist them in knowing what to expect. The organizer allows the students to utilize skills that they’ve already learned such as sentence writing skills, drawing, and natural hand-eye coordination writing projects. The organizer gives the students the opportunity to create their own characters which makes a writing project more interesting on overage to this age group, and leads to confidence and pride as they look back on a project they can call their own. A project such as this is also good for slower or inclusion students, who can provide input for character development for many of the students share collective experiences, and have similar background exposures to animated content, and popular stories. The organizer really benefits Oscar, especially for the characters are imaginary and can be just about anything the student's create, and not necessarily correct or realistic.

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The Webquest helped in consolidating content, or grouping sites of similar interests. This can be accomplished usually through typical search engines but the Webquest is more tailored and more likely to prevent the user from linking to sites that may have commercial interest or be of no relation to the focus of the teacher. This is the biggest infraction of web searching in my opinion, the tendency to get lost on the World Wide Web in all of the different web pages available on subjects. Another issue inherent to the web, is ensuring that the content retrieved is authentic and credible, and using Webquests, licensed content can be utilized that eliminates the chance of obtaining material that hasn't been screened properly for the educational process.

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Benefits gained for the students were a sense of ownership over the entire process, and the group learning promotes teamwork and bonding among the students. Isolation is not good for it can create a sense of being different from others and feeling different is not always easy for children to embrace as a good thing. If it is perceived negatively, it can impact their self-confidence and motivation towards learning. It is just as necessary for children with special needs to connect with peers, as it is for the average child. Peer learning can provide support for children in that they may not feel the one-down as with a teacher or counselor. The adult or administrator is in a position of power and authority and some children may finding bonding with them more of a challenge.

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The technology and Webquest made the video quality readily available to the students. They could observe the makings of a collage as demonstrated by the author. Creating a movie of their own again empowers the students during their own learning experiences. Using this tool during the group setting would ease in its usage for it wasn't the entire class involved in the project, therefor resulting in more for each student to personally contribute to the project, and inhibiting misunderstandings among students. The small groups would also benefit with time management, for it is sometimes easier to get a project accomplished among a few members than a larger group, for it often boils down to figuring out who to single out to get the work done. The small group equalized input a little more.