Classroom Examples:
Technology for All describes one teachers approach using technology in a diverse elementary classroom.
Using Technology to Enhance Learning portrays eight middle school classroom examples that illustrate how technology can enhance instruction.
Tips for Implementing:
Technology Tips can be used to support professional development in a number of ways. Here are some ideas for using the various resources.- Offer several one-hour training sessions, to give teachers adequate time to explore existing software features, plan how to integrate them, and share their ideas with colleagues.
- Provide a few hours of substitute time specifically to release a teacher to do technology-related preparation, either solo, with another teacher, or with a mentor.
- Find mentors within your district. Inclusion specialists or other special education staff may already have expertise in customizing curriculum using technology that can be shared with the general educators.
- Encourage staff to contribute a technology tip at staff meetings in order to share strategies that are a good fit with your curriculum.
- Ask in-house and visiting technology staff developers to address the needs of diverse learners whenever they provide training at your site.
- When purchasing new software and curriculum, look for features, such as text-to-speech, color-coding, adjustments for different ability levels, and graphic options, that can support a mixed ability classroom.
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