Thinglink:
This is a really great tool to use. It allows you to upload an image and then add interactive components. Here is the thinglink I created for my student website for Schoolhouse.
For the past couple of weeks we have been learning about various aspects of health and the hospital in class, but we only meet for two hours each week. In order for them to have more exposure and practice with these concepts I created this thinglink. The interactive components of a thinglink can include text, other photos, embedded YouTube videos, and music.
QR Codes:
This is another technology I used to ensure that all of my students have the vocabulary for each lesson. Click here to see the QR codes I created or look below.
My students use an app on their smart phones called Quick Scan to actually scan the code and then the vocabulary list pops up on their screens. Like this:
Now my students can practice their vocabulary on their breaks or whenever they have a free moment from work.
There are numerous technologies that exist today that can make learning easier and more diverse for all students.
-quizlet.com is great for vocabulary practice and allows the creator to add pictures to the flashcards, which also have audio.
-There are free downloadable fonts designed to aid reading for dyslexic students (opendyslexic.org).
-If you have an iPad you can download one of my most favorite apps, EVER, called Adobe Voice. You can create a video with icons, images and text accompanied by music or a recording of your voice.
-magic.piktochart.com let's you choose from a variety of templates to create your own infographics.
Click here for more information on learning disabilities and their prevalence in the United States.
I hope you found this post useful and good luck!
Rebecca you are a natural teacher. I like the thinglink you made using the symbols and tools related to health and hospital. You also used more than one kind of link. I liked that you even had videos on there. The QR code is very practical. Each week new vocabulary is distributed and if one person is not there then they miss it. By having the QR code available to them- they wont!
ReplyDeleteHey Rebecca, your thnklink is amazing. I also made one and I thought that you had to pay in order to link videos in tags. I really like the way there is a picture with a theme and each item has some sort of explanation behind it using different media like pictures videos and websites. Absolutely brilliant, now I am going to see if I can put a video on my thinkink. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us all your assistive technology tools. I love your idea for the thinglink. You created it in a great way so the tags don't clutter the image which makes it great visually for your learners. It's also basic when you look at it first so won't overwhelm them too. I liked that you attached a mix of text, videos and other images as tags and it wasn't all just blocks of text. The vocab list attached on the QR code is such a great idea. Also, the infrographic on your blog is super cool!
Rebecca this is a really great post. You went above and beyond not only showing us multiple assistive technologies but also listing many others with an explanation. Your blog is a great resource for teachers. Did you really make that infographic? That's really cool! I thought you had to be a graphic designer in order to make one. On your thinglink, I like how you added sentences on your buttons so students can see the word in context. Like syringe - "Many people with diabetes use a syringe to give themselves insulin." Great work as usual!
ReplyDeleteRebecca this is a really great post. You went above and beyond not only showing us multiple assistive technologies but also listing many others with an explanation. Your blog is a great resource for teachers. Did you really make that infographic? That's really cool! I thought you had to be a graphic designer in order to make one. On your thinglink, I like how you added sentences on your buttons so students can see the word in context. Like syringe - "Many people with diabetes use a syringe to give themselves insulin." Great work as usual!
ReplyDeleteHey Everybody!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of your great feedback! I really appreciate it. For Toby, the infographic was made in a free generator. You have to create an account but it's free. Here's the website: https://magic.piktochart.com/. The thinglink took forever! But was really helpful for my students to learn about things in the hospital. My only advice is to not be afraid of playing around with the tech tools and making horrendous mistakes.