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Details last edit Nov 21, 2009 5:20 am by hickstro - 5 revisions Tags edit Type a tag name. Press comma or enter to add another. Cancel What's the Matter with Wikis? Exploring the Social Space of Wikis as a Collaborative Writing Tool
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Abstract As we invite students to compose and collaborate in online spaces, wikis have emerged as a primary tool for writing. While wikis sometimes have a negative connotation in academic circles -- any discussion of Wikipedia will assuredly bring out a range of emotions in teachers and researchers -- the basic principles of wiki writing offers students many opportunities to draft, publish, and revise their work. Moreover, wikis provide opportunities for students to develop online communities, embed additional web-based media into their writing, and monitor their own work over time. This segment of our workshop will invite you to become a wiki writer, seeing the possibilities for yourself and allowing you to set up your own class wiki in the process.
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AT can be any item, piece of equipment, or teachermade product that is designed to improve a student’s functional capability or help a student succeed in accessing the general education curriculum
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pencil grips
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text-to-speech
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Commercially available mapping software, such as Inspiration, is an example of a high-tech solution to organizational work and thought problems
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Clip art, videos, animations, maps, diagrams, and other graphic elements can be found online as well and are useful in assisting students who need visual imagery to better understand the concepts in a lesson
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modified meterstick with staples at the centimeter markings for tactile use by those with visual impairments
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instructional software program that converts text to speech for students who function at low reading levels; such devices could be used with headsets by students during classroom time
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Lahm and Morrissette (1994) identify seven instructional areas in which AT has proven advantageous for use with students with mild disabilities: organization, note taking, writing assistance, productivity, access to reference materials, cognitive assistance, and materials modification
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Organization
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Light-tech solutions include the use of flow charts, task analysis, webbing or networking ideas, and outlining
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Graphic organizers
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