Seventh graders with a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities benefited from the use of laptop computers, provided to students as part of Maine’s Laptop Technology Initiative. “Overall, special education teachers viewed the laptops as highly beneficial to their students with few exceptions,” according to a teacher survey. “The laptops were credited with improving the engagement of students with disabilities with their school work; increasing their motivation and ability to work independently; and improving their class participation, interaction with other students, interaction with teachers, and class preparation. Special education teachers and parents indicated that the laptops also increased students’ personal organization. Another important finding of this study was that special education teachers perceived their special education students to have increased the quality and quantity of their writing.
Clickers to me is a great way to engage the students in learning. They will not just be sitting listening to a teacher talk if they are engaged in the lesson as well. It also seems to be a great way to study for tests and quizzes. I could not figure out how to undo the highlighting in the next paragraph... I was just playing around with it so ignore the random highlights(:
