Educational Links 7/13/17

How Small School Districts Are Making Personalized Learning A Reality

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/07/11/how-small-school-districts-are-making-personalized-learning-a-reality/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

7 ways rural schools can sustain personalized learning

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/06/14/rural-schools-personalized/

I don't usually include two pics in the daily blog, but this was really special.

Text-to-Speech Tool Supports Literacy Growth

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/scan-and-read-pro/70668

How Accessible Is Gifted Education in Your State?

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/07/how-accessible-is-gifted-education-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Assistive Technology for Auditory Processing Disorder

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/assistive-technology-for-auditory-processing-disorder?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Social-Emotional Learning Has Long-Lasting Positive Effects on Students, Study Says

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2017/07/social-emotional_learning_positively_affects_students_even_years_later_analysis_says.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Programs that teach students how to recognize their emotions, solve problems, and form healthy relationships may continue to show positive benefits for students months, or even years, after they complete them, a new meta-analysis finds. 

Students who completed social-emotional learning interventions fared better than their peers who didn't participate on a variety of indicators—including academic performance, social skills, and avoiding negative behaviors like drug use, finds the analysis, which examined follow-up data from dozens of published studies on specific interventions.

Educational Links 5/9/17

The Access Model: A 1:1 Framework For Teaching With Technology
http://teachthought.com/terry-heick/access-model-11-framework-teaching-ipads/?utm_content=buffer623a0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Chromebook takeover signals major shift in education…but not in the way you may think

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/05/17/google-shift-education/

How Google Took Over the Classroom

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/technology/google-education-chromebooks-schools.html

Assistive Technology Can Benefit All Students

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/assistive-technology-can-benefit-all-students-jenny-grabiec?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

How to Hire a Teacher with Strong Instructional Technology Skills

http://blog.mimio.com/how-to-hire-a-teacher-with-strong-instructional-technology-skills

Battling Against Traditional Perceptions of Teaching and Learning

http://catlintucker.com/2017/06/battle-traditional-perceptions/

Music as a Teaching Tool

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/music-teaching-tool-maria-alegria

Many teachers shy away from including music in their classrooms because they presume they need musical training to use music as a teaching tool. However, there are multiple ways to implement music in the classroom that don’t require any training.

Educational Links 8/23/15

 

The Funniest Back-To-School Pep Talk You May Have Missed

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/08/20/the-funniest-back-to-school-pep-talk-you-may-have-missed/ 

What a Student Learned From a Short Experiment in Self-Directed Learning

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/08/21/what-a-student-learned-from-a-short-experiment-in-self-directed-learning/ 

 “We shouldn’t assume people know what digital citizenship is.”

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/we-shouldnt-assume-people-know-what-digital-citizenship-is/ 

What’s the Difference Between Learning Disabilities and Intellectual Disabilities?

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/getting-started/what-you-need-to-know/whats-the-difference-between-learning-disabilities-and-intellectual-disabilities

The First 6 Weeks: Strategies For Getting To Know Your Students

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/the-first-6-weeks-strategies-for-getting-to-know-your-students/ 

21 Grab-And-Go Teaching Tools For Your Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/21-grab-and-go-teaching-tools-for-your-classroom/ 

8 Examples of Assistive Technology and Adaptive Tools

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/8-examples-of-assistive-technology-and-adaptive-tools 

Fostering Student Questions: Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/strategies-for-inquiry-based-learning-john-mccarthy 

 

Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 3/2/15

How to Launch a Successful BYOD Program

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/09/how-to-launch-a-successful-byod-program/ 

The 4 Negative Side Effects Of Technology

http://www.edudemic.com/the-4-negative-side-effects-of-technology/?utm_content=buffercafe5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Assistive technology

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology

The Teacher’s Guides To Technology And Learning

http://www.edudemic.com/guides/ 

An Introduction to Technology Integration

http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-introduction-video 

 A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

 http://www.teachthought.com/learning/learning-models-learning-theories-index/

- See more at: http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/search?updated-min=2015-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2016-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=50#sthash.bpadYbWi.dpuf

5 Ways Google Tools Can Make Education More Exciting

http://www.edudemic.com/google-tools-make-education-exciting/ 

- See more at: http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/search?updated-min=2015-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2015-03-01T03:13:00-08:00&max-results=50&start=15&by-date=false#sthash.yW70sJwx.dpuf

Educational Links 12/3/14

 

What Meaningful Reflection On Student Work Can Do for Learning

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/12/what-meaningful-reflection-on-student-work-can-do-for-learning/

Eight Special Education Communication Apps 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/12/eight-special-education-communication.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Capture the Learning: Crafting the Maker Mindset

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/capture-learning-crafting-maker-mindset-lisa-yokana 

Learning Theories: Jerome Bruner On The Scaffolding Of Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/learning-theories-jerome-bruner-scaffolding-learning/ 

Researchers Identify Autism ‘Thought-Marker’

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/12/03/researchers-thought-marker/19888/ 

Get Common Core Ready: Transfer Active Reading Strategies Online

 http://catlintucker.com/2014/11/get-common-core-ready-transfer-active-reading-strategies-online/

Three Google Drive Updates to Note This Week

 http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/12/three-google-drive-updates-to-note-this.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VH9ofWcT7IQ

10 Apps to Make Reading in the Classroom Even More Fun

http://www.edudemic.com/10-apps-reading-classroom-fun/ 

 

 

Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 11/17/14

Assistive Technology: Tools That Help With Learning 

http://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/assistive-technology-tools-that-help-with-learning

How To Connect Schools And Communities Using Technology

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-to-connect-schools-and-communities-using-technology/

Putting Art On the Map - A Google Maps and Earth Activity 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/11/putting-art-on-map-google-maps-and.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VGZu9MmMTBY

More districts turn to technology buy-back programs

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/11/04/technology-buyback-programs-520/ 

Blended Learning: Working With One iPad

http://www.edutopia.org//blog/blended-learning-working-one-ipad?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

How Google Impacts The Way Students Think

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-google-impacts-the-way-students-think/

What Can Programmers and Writers Learn From One Another?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/11/what-can-programmers-and-writers-learn-from-one-another/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

A Map of Staple Food Crops of the World 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/11/a-map-of-staple-food-crops-of-world.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VGJHxMmMTBY

 

Educational Links 10/28/14

 

Look! Writing with a pen!

3 Strategies to Improve Student Writing Instantly

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/3-strategies-improve-student-writing-ali-parrish 

The Definition of Literacy is Changing

http://catlintucker.com/2014/10/the-definition-of-literacy-is-changing/#comment-257355 

Assistive Technology: Resource Roundup

http://www.edutopia.org/article/assistive-technology-resources 

15 easy book character Halloween costumes for teachers

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2014/10/15-easy-book-character-halloween-costumes-for-teachers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29

Report Explores 'Pipeline to Prison' for Students With Disabilities

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2014/10/report_explores_pipeline_to_pr.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

5 ways to make progress with student data

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/10/28/progress-student-data-432/ 

20 Of The Best Study Apps For The Plugged-In Student

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/20-best-study-apps-for-plugged-in-student/ 

The Economic Impact of School Suspensions

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/the-economic-impact-of-school-suspensions/381859/ 

What makes a quality STEM activity? Find out in 5 days!

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2014/10/what-makes-a-quality-stem-activity-find-out-in-5-days.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29 

Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 3/24/14

1. Engineering is Elementary 

https://www.nae.edu/Publications/Bridge/16145/16170.aspx

 2. National Poetry Month: Poetry and Technology

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/national-poetry-month-poetry-technology-mary-beth-hertz?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-poetry-month-poetry-technology-image 

3. Gamification in Education
 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/gamification-in-education-vicki-davis

4. Assistive Technology 
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm 

5 Tips for Flipping Your PBL Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-tips-flipping-pbl-classroom-andrew-miller?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-5-tips-flipping-pbl-classroom-jar-of-jargon-iamge 

6. What do teachers want even more than new technology? Training on how to use it

http://hechingerreport.org/content/teachers-want-even-new-technology-training-use_15154/ 

7. 4 Technologies to Help Students Find Their Voice In Your Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/technologies-help-students-find-voice-terry-heick?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-tech-help-students-find-voice-link

 
  

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 3/4/14

1. 3 Signs It’s Time to Talk With Your Child’s Teacher

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/rti-parent-school-relationship/key-signs-you-should-talk-with-your-childs-teacher 

2. “Child Reading 7 Grade Levels Below”
http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/children-reading-below-grade-level

3. CEO Mom—Chief Education Officer in the Family

 http://www.smartkidswithld.org/news-and-research/ceo-mom-chief-education-officer-in-the-family 

4. Eight Videos That Explain What Dyslexia Is Like

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/what-is-it-like-to-be-dyslexic-videos 

5. 7 Terms to Know If Your Child Struggles With Nonverbal Learning Disabilities

 http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/autism-spectrum-disorders/terms-to-know-if-your-child-struggles-with-nonverbal-ld

6. 9 Terms to Know If Your Child Struggles With Executive Functioning Issues

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/executive-function-disorders/terms-to-know-child-struggles-with-executive-functioning-issues 

7. Paying for Your Assistive Technology in College

 http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/post-high-school/paying-assistive-technology-college

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 2/28/14

Kids saving the world--that's my kind of app

1. Apps That Challenge Kids to Solve Environmental Issues

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/apps-that-challenge-kids-to-solve-environmental-issues/

2. Video: Assistive Technology and Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-assistive-technology-ld 

 3. Beyond Angry Birds, Five Apps That Test Your Physics Skills

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/beyond-angry-birds-five-apps-that-test-your-physics-skills/ 

4. Fifth-graders at St. James Elementary School apply math, science skills with electric car designs

http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2014/02/fifth_graders_at_st_james_appl.html 

5. How Literacy Is Changing In Schools Around The World

http://www.edudemic.com/increasing-world-literacy-infographic/ 

6. A Crash Course on The Odyssey 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/02/a-crash-course-on-odyssey.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UxCIu4V5_YM 

 7. 12 Most Inspired Online Resources for Creative Juice

http://12most.com/2014/02/27/online-resources-for-creative-juice/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+12Most+%2812+Most%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

 

 

 

 

 

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/19/14

1. Wow! The Most Amazing Images in Science This Week

 http://www.livescience.com/42697-wow-the-most-amazing-images-in-science-this-week.html

 2. For Students of Science, Understanding Our Sugar Addiction

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/for-students-of-science-understanding-our-sugar-addiction/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Five-Minute Film Festival: The Power of Assistive Technology

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-assistive-technology

4. I Need EdTech to Support Me in the Classroom

http://edtechreview.in/news/908-i-need-edtech-to-support-me-in-the-classroom 5, Wikilinks... 

5. Visual Maps of Wikipedia

http://www.tmadeeasy.com/home/2013/12/11/wikilinks-visual-maps-of-wikipedia.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tmadeeasy%2FYfHE+%28Technology+Made+Easy+in+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

6. A Must-Have Model For 1:1 Success In Schools

http://www.edudemic.com/11-success/ 

7. A Passion for Fractions

Grades 3-5 / Math / Reasoning

CCSS: Math.5.NF.B.4b Math.Practice.MP2 Math.Practice.MP3

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/multiplying-fractions-lesson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Needs Weekly Update 12/22/13

1. Your Brain Is a Ferrari

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9338.html

2. Does Your Child Have Executive Function Difficulties?

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/executive-function-disorders/executive-dysfunction-checklist  

3. Assistive Technology Devices and Services 

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm

4. A Visual Schedule for Holiday Survival

 http://special-ism.com/a-visual-schedule-for-holiday-survival/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&

5. Traveling with a Sensory Seeking Child

http://special-ism.com/traveling-with-a-sensory-seeking-child/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

6. What to Do When Challenging Behavior Persists

http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommunities/challenging_behavior5.html 

7.  Apps for Parents of Children With LD

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/family-coping-ld/apps-parents-children-ld

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/19/13

1. Your Brain Is a Ferrari

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9338.html 

2. Apps for Parents of Children With LD

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/family-coping-ld/apps-parents-children-ld 

3. Common Warning Signs of Dysgraphia in Children in Grades 9–12

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/common-warning-signs-of-dysgraphia-in-children-in-grades-9-12

4.  Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) 

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.index.htm 

5. Assistive Technology

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education 

6.  Active Listening

http://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/active-listening.html 

7. Resources for Writing IEPs Aligned to Common-Core Standards

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/12/resources_for_writing_ieps_ali.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Special Needs Weekly Review 11/17/13

 

Reading--that's the best.

1. Reading at Wrightslaw

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.index.htm 

2. Universal Design for Learning
and Assistive Technology

http://ectacenter.org/topics/atech/udl.asp

3. Nine Ways Your Child Can Soar Via their Strengths

9 Ways Your Child Can Soar via their Strengths
Read more at http://special-ism.com/nine-ways-your-child-can-soar/#6bDfGc3ReUXlHAXY.99Nine Ways Your Child Can Soar Us

 http://special-ism.com/nine-ways-your-child-can-soar/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

4. Getting Help for a Child with a Behavior Disorder

 http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=131

5. What’s the Difference Between ADD and ADHD?

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/difference-between-add-adhd 

6. The Power of the Parent-Teacher Conference

http://special-ism.com/the-power-of-the-parent-teacher-conference/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo  

7. New Website Offers Common-Core Lesson Plans for Special Educators

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/11/online_common_core_lesson_plans_special_ed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

 

Special Needs Weekly Update Week of 10/6/13

1. Special Education and Inclusion

http://specialed.about.com/od/teacherstrategies

2. How to Read an IEP: Acronyms and Language

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/iep-504-plan/individualized-education-program-terminology

3. My child does NOT learn by failure

http://www.examiner.com/article/my-child-does-not-learn-by-failure 

4. Top 10 Myths About Learning Disabilities—Busted!

No, not at all.

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/what-is-ld/top-10-ld-myths-misconceptions

5. An Assistive Technology Blog By and For Students with Dyslexia

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/hot-topics/an-assistive-technology-blog-by-and-for-students-with-dyslexia

6.  Telling My Child About Autism 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brenda-rothman/telling-my-child-about-autism_b_3731872.html

 7. Will a Government Shutdown Hurt Your Child and Local School?
http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/government-shutdown-hurt-your-child 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 10/3/13

 

1. Why Back-to-School Night Made Me Feel Like a Bad Mom

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/10/why-back-to-school-night-made-me-feel.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. An Assistive Technology Blog By and For Students with Dyslexia

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/hot-topics/an-assistive-technology-blog-by-and-for-students-with-dyslexia 

3. Empowering Patients Who Have Specific Learning Disabilities

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1740740&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=LDSocialMedia 

4. 17 Ways to Start a Conversation About LD

http://www.ncld.org/disability-advocacy/be-an-ld-advocate/ld-conversation-starters 

5. A Therapeutic Environment Called School: How Charismatic Adults Can Help Kids with LD

http://www.ldonline.org/article/51175/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=LDSocialMedia 

6. How Will Exchanges Change Options For Kids' Health Coverage?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09/24/225720313/how-will-exchanges-change-options-for-kids-health-coverage 

7. Kids With Autism May Have Poorer Sleep 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/autism-sleep_n_4018215.html 

 

Extracurriculars Without Extra Stress

Special Needs Weekly Highlights 7/14/13

The Pretty and the Ugly Sides of Autism 

http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/07/the-pretty-and-the-ugly-sides-of-autism.html

 Learning Disabilities and the Arts 

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/learning-disabilities-arts

Building Resilience in Children with Challenges

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/building-

Executive Dysfunction or Lack of Motivation?

 http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/executive-function-disorders/executive-dysfunction-lack-motivation

Assistive Technology: 10 Tips to Help Your Child Work Around a Learning Disability

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education/assistive-technology-ten-tips-help-your-child-ld

Developmental Assets and What They Mean to Your Child

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/developmental-assets-what-they-mean-your-child

Summer Safety Tips for Parents of Children with Autism and Other Special Needs

 http://www.mayinstitute.org/news/inside_may.html?year=2013&id=1440