3. Lutheran Educator’s Conference - CA
Google Earth - Faith Las Vegas
Support for Students with Learning
Disabilities - Faith Las Vegas
Technology Teacher Toolkit by Perry
Bresemann
4. Google Earth
Free download from Internet
Application (program) that allows students
to “fly” around the globe
http://earth.google.com/
Can look at different buildings, pictures,
movies, and much more from around the
globe
5. Support for Student with Learning Disabilities
Value of Early Identification
What are signs of a learning disability?
How can you help?
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8. Introductions
Kirsten Lopez
lopezk@faithlutheranlv.org
Paula White
whitep@faithlutheranlv.org
9. Objectives
•ID markers for learning disabilities
•Discover 3 ways LD impacts a students ability to
learn
•List 3 strategies that can help LD (and all) students
be more efficient
•Experience what it feels like to have a learning
disability
10. Value of early
1. Allow for earlier intervention
2. Allows for remediation
3. Saves years of struggle
4. Allows us to carry the message to more students
21. Strategies
•Write the objective on the board = making the
target clear
•Emphasize key points
•Preferential seating
•Allow headphones for seat work
•Braingym.com
23. Reading Stats
•Only 5% of children learn to read effortlessly.
•90% to 95% of poor readers can increase reading skills to
average reading levels through prevention and early
intervention programs.
•88% of poor readers in first grade have the probability of
being poor readers in fourth grade.
•75% of children who are poor readers, who are not
helped prior to age nine, will continue to have reading
difficulties through high school. 10% to 15% of children
who have difficulties learning to read will drop out of
school; only 2% complete a four-year college program.
24. Strategies
•Dibels for free assessment https://dibels.uoregon.edu/
•Assess verbally
•Spread work out on a page. Do not give single space
•Readthewords.com
•Audio books
•See it Right or Irlen (colored overlay testing)
• http://www.seeitright.com/
• http://irlen.com/index.php
26. Strategies
•Chalk activities
•Writing on the board (shoulder muscles)
•Draw me a picture
•Grid paper
•Use of a calculator
•Audacity.com
•Consider consultation with an OT if problem persists
•Need to remediate early!
27. Objectives
•Id markers for learning disabilities
•Discover 3 ways LD impacts a students ability to
learn
•List 3 strategies that can help LD (and all) students
be more efficient
•Experience what it feels like to have a learning
disability
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29. 3 things to try
•Verbally assess
•Draw me a picture
•Give extra time
31. Something to Ponder
Grades
What does a grade represent?
Compliance versus knowledge acquisition
32. Resource: What We Do
•Academic support
•Nutrition education
•Balancing/coordination
•Problem solving
•Lost lunch cards
•The button falling off your pants
•Social thinking
•Group building
•Collaborate with teachers and parents
33. Resource: What We Do
•Academic support
•Nutrition education
•Balancing/coordination
•Problem solving
•Lost lunch cards
•The button falling off your pants
•Social thinking
•Group building
•Collaborate with teachers and parents
35. 20 Tools for the 21st Century Teacher
Keyboarding in word processing in a timely manner
Use spreadsheet program to compile grades
Use database program for data
Use electronic presentation software
Navigate and search the Internet
Design and maintain a web page
E-mail to communicate
Operate a digital camera and use images
Know the basics of computer networks and school networks
Manage computer files
36. 20 Tools for the 21st Century Teacher
Download software from major companies
Install computer software
Use online teaching tools (ex. Moodle)
Use videoconferencing tools (ex. Skype)
Use disks, CDs, USB drives, Zip disks, DVDs
Use a scanner and OCR
Use a PDA
Know the deep web and use it as a resource tool
Know copyright issues
Know security issues
37. Additional Tools
Digital Photography
Fundamental Operations
Podcasting (ex. iTunes
Productivity Tools
University)
Web Literacy
Skype
Classroom Technology
Screen casting
Management and Use
Primary Sources
Wikis
Social Networking
Blogs and RSS Feeds
Second Life (Virtual
Digital Storytelling
Worlds)
Google Earth
Webquests
39. Apple Education Conference - Phoenix
How will the server support our school
ministry?
Student Communication with iChat, Mail,
and iCal
Easily share files and templates with
students for projects
Create videos with Podcast Capture -
automated system
40. Apple One-to-One Lessons
Provide individual instruction for the uses
of the MacBook
The lesson is set by you in terms of pace
and topics
I am available Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
from 3:00-6:00 for lessons
