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Melanie Pavlides

5 Web 2.0 Tools to Help Students with Learning Disabilities - Poll Everywhere's Blog - 4 views

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shared by Melanie Pavlides on 26 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Melanie Pavlides on 26 Mar 13
     
    Students arrive to the classroom with a variety of talents as well as some with disabilities. The National Center for Learning Disabilities indicates that those students with learning disabilities (LD) suffer from "reading, writing, math, reasoning, listening, and speaking" skills that makes learning extremely frustrating. I choose this one because of the tools, resources and ideas that it gave me so that I can be a better teacher. I really like the poll everywhere site. It is so easy to use and it gives a visual for my students of a question that I just asked. You can use an ipad or cellpone.
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  • Lauren Hatch on 27 Mar 13
     
    Love this as it introduced me to two things I have never heard of before: Poll Everywhere and Voki. I especially wish that Voki was around when I was a student. I did, and continue to have so much anxiety when asked to speak in front of a group of my peers. It's great that this gives students a way to showcase what they know without the added pressure of being up in front of a group. I am going to have to look more into this and share with other teachers at my school. Thanks a bunch!
  • pauladill10 on 27 Mar 13
     
    Hey Melanie, I love your article and really love the suggestion of Voki! I am a huge fan of asking kids to get out of their comfort zone and I know a good way to do that is class presentations, but I do know some students may struggle with this for more than just being nervous. Some students with certain disabilities might not be able to fully present in front of the class and this Voki site was great for that! I actually was playing around with it and I hope it works, but copy this link below to see if you can view my message... it was fun!!! HAHA Thanks for sharing this article! http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=7840526&height=267&width=200
  • Jeff Lake on 28 Mar 13
     
    Thanks for researching and sharing. I have never heard of Voki or Poll Everywhere and what great tools they are. I know students have an fear or anxiety to speak or even weigh in on a discussion. It is a great tool as it allows students to express themselves in a comfortable and "safe" format for them. Thanks for the find and sharing. Has anyone ever used these tools in their classes? Jeff
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