Presentation Night

Group #1:New Apps for Learning Disabilities

• Using Ibooks students can use the app to recieve the information in the book in  a variety of ways.  Verbal, tactile, visual.  
• Paperport notes: 
• Book Creator:  Great for using in various educational environments, levels.  French, music, ELA, Math and others.  Allows users to create and edit ebooks including text, graphics and audio
• I really agree with the idea that mobile devices allow freedom within the classroom.  Its something that I try to take advantage of on a daily basis with my students and have seen first hand the positive effects that it can have.

Group#2:Top Free Apps in Special Education

• Really interesting, easy to follow and present information slide.  www.canva.com
• Im going to be teaching science next year, science 360 looks really cool.
• I like that this group included some apps outside of the "norm".  Apps for things like writing and math are very common and easy to find.  An app for science and one for creating soothing sounds that can help students relax and balance themselves are great for all teachers, not just those of us teaching specific subjects.

Group#3: Apps that enhance performance of individuals with extreme autism

• Precursor Skills:  I've been in classrooms where teachers put technology in front of students and assume that they either already know how to use it or will teach themselves.  I like that this app introduces students step by step on how to use the technology.
• I think that some of these apps (fluid2) may be helpful for students who are not on the autism spectrum.  The calming and self regulation is a skill that many children need to be taught at a young age, whether their on the spectrum or not.
• Have to find out more about app smashing?
• Really like using wordle, kids love making them for different things(social studies, ELA)

Group#4: Learning about Apps to support students with learning disabilities; My Group :)  

• It was great working with my group because we all came from different schools, environments and backgrounds but we were able to find some common practices and experiences when it came to implementing mobile tech.
• We all took different apps from the webinar that we thought were going to be helpful in our individual classroom and listening to the enthusiasm towards the technology that we all share.
• I really think that its important that we take our experiences and knowledge that we gain in classes like this and take them back to our schools so we can support our fellow educators and the students in our school.

Group#5: Executive Function

• Unfamiliar with executive function, looking forward to learning more about what it is.  
• Seems to be mostly about our abilities of self-management, makes sense why ADD, OCD and Autism are on the list for people who display issues with this.
• Its great that we can load an Ipad with apps that are geared towards the specific issues that these students are experiencing.  A lot different than the one textbook fits all teaching and learning of the past.
• Interesting that the schools have the technology but they cannot access the schools network, seems to defeat the purpose.  That's one of the problems of only having centralized tech support rather than an individual in the school that can make adjustments that would allow the devices to access the network.
• mmm cookie video, great way to end the presentation.

Group#6: Exciting new apps for LD

• The number of different learning disabilities that we have been able to discuss and focus on tonight is a testament to the abilities of these technologies and the leaps forward that we have been able to make towards helping these students succeed.  I never would have thought about looking for apps to help with dyslexia.
• It becomes more obvious from every class, discussion and interaction that one of the major things missing from our implementation of technology is the lack of up front and follow up PD when it comes to implementing technology. 

Group#7: New apps for LD

• I liked the breakdown of apps by price, important if your taking it to administration looking for funding or extra support.
• Prizmo looks interesting and had not been reviewed yet, im going to to have to check it out for my classroom.
• Its nice to see how the technology is allowing students to succeed on the academic side but also the huge difference it makes in their self-confidence.
• With all of these new apps and tech i'm going to have to include a day of "teaching tech" to my start of the year routine.