Double Journal 10

Three Things I learned:

1.      I learned that dyslexia is not limited to mixing up letters or words it affects the reorganizations of voices and sounds. 

2.      I learned that children with dyslexia have trouble processing sentences, which causes them to fall behind if the teacher continues to talk. 

3.      I learned that when you ask a child with dyslexia a question they seem slow at answering as if they don’t care, but it is not that they don’t care they just need the time to process the question in order to answer it. 

4.      I also didn’t realize that children with dyslexia have trouble finding the words to say, or when they do find the words they then have trouble pronouncing them or forming the words to sentence form.     

Two ways to use Technology:

One way to use technology to help with learning disabilities is to use an audio version of a book and as you are listening to the book you follow along in the book in hopes to learn to recognize the words for future use. 

The use of computers has given children and people with learning disabilities a whole new light.  When using a key board it can help a person with LD that is struggling with his or her writing skills.  It helps by putting words into sentence form so they are able to read what they wrote and continue working at an easy pace.   Using the spell check on computers can help those students with spelling difficulties and if they miss spell a word often enough and see over and over again how the word is spelled may help them to correct their error and spell with more ease. 

Related Material: 

http://www.ldonline.org/article/6380/

References:

Schultz, P. (2011, September 3). Words failed, then saved me. Sunday Review the Opinion Pages, Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/opinion/sunday/with-dyslexia-words-failed-me-and-then-saved-me.html?_r=1

Jendron, J. (2011, October 14). Assistive technology and learning disabilities. South Carolina Assistive Technology Program, Retrieved from http://www.sc.edu/scatp/ld.htm

Quenneville, J. (2001). Tech tools for students with learning disabilities: Infused into inclusive classroom. Retrieved from http://www.ldonline.org/article/6380/

Reading Grade 11 Level 1 & 2

Double Journal 9

Quote:

First, internet users are relatively anonymous. Second, CMC is not face-to-face and therefore lacks the non-verbal features of communication such as tone of voice, facial expressions and other interpersonal features such as physical attractiveness. Much of the research in the CMC field explored how these two missing features affect social influence and interaction.

Response:

I kind of agree with this because when you are talking over the internet or in a text  message and you sometime get into arguments because you misunderstand what the other person is trying to say because you didn’t receive the verbal or nonverbal cues due to not be face to face with them.  Sometimes I get into arguments with my fiancé over the phone because there is a misunderstanding due to not enough nonverbal cues.  When I can’t see his face and if he is joking I can and do take offence to some things he says.  Like, if he is joking and he is smiling I can’t see that over the phone, sometimes you can hear it in their voice however you can’t hear a smile over the internet.  I don’t feel that the internet is a bad way to communicate or that it is going to cause bad social skills, I just feel that there needs to be a happy balance between internet interactions and face to face interactions. 

Related Material:

http://plankhead.com/35

References:

Owens, L. (2009, April 23). Internet & anti-social behavior theory unfounded. Psycology@suite 101, Retrieved from http://laura-owens.suite101.com/internet--anti-social-behavior-theory-unfounded-a111897

Green, Z. (2009, December 19). Unfriending the internet: confessions of an antisocial networker, and why you might be one too Plankhead, Retrieved from http://plankhead.com/35

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Double Journal 8

Quote:

       “He was, he recalls, "an average student who daydreamed a lot." It is perhaps those early memories of unfocused ambition that have infused him with a desire to promote a new way of learning that prepares students to succeed in a highly wired and visual world.”

Response:

        I find this quote extremely motivating to me because it doesn’t stereotype the “smart” kids. In his quote he says he had unfocused ambition. Not that he was great in school or the top in his class, but an average kid with a passion to daydream. This quote to me is an inspirational one that inspires children to follow their dreams. I find it fascinating how some of the most famous people were not the above average kid in class. People like Charles Darwin who did not take the chosen path his father wanted and actually quit school and went into ministry, as well as Albert Einstein who was considered crazy. It is people like this, the “average” person who gives children hope that even they can accomplish anything when they put their mind to it.

Related Material:

http://des.emory.edu/mfp/efficacynotgiveup.html

My Voki

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"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement, nothing can be done without hope and confidence." -- Helen Keller

Double Journal 7

Quote:

 Educators face enormous challenges in preparing their students to be critical online readers. For the most part, the teaching of critical-thinking skills is not part of the regular curriculum, and printed text is still considered the mainstay of school reading. Moreover, many recent studies identify persistent barriers to integrating new technologies into instruction, including lack of training and help for teachers and insufficient access to functioning technology (Cuban, 2002; Zhao & Frank, 2003).

Response:

I agree with this quote, I feel that the use of technology in the classroom has barriers that prevent teachers from being able to teach things like media literacy.  Without proper training for the teachers they cannot be expected to teach something to children they themselves do not understand.  The younger generations of teachers don’t have near the problem with understanding technology as older generations; however, the teachers across the board need to understand so there is no head butting.  As years continue to go by it may be easier for teachers to use technology in the classroom to teach media literacy as the older generations start to retire it allows more room for the young technological teachers to come in and help teach technologically.  I feel that the traditional literacy is being taught by majority the older generation, where the younger generations are teaching media literacy and the teachers caught in the middle where they are too young to retire but old enough they still teach traditional literacy should get help from the teachers that are teaching media literacy.  The students that are not given the opportunity to learn to read using media literacy and traditional literacy are the ones that are missing out. 

Relative Material:

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IysHjKE2D-Y&feature=related

References:

David, J. (2009, March). Teaching media literacy. Educational Leadership, 66(6), 84-86. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Teaching-Media-Literacy.aspx

MediaEdLab. (Artist). (2008). Assignment: media literacy (elementary school intro) . [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IysHjKE2D-Y&feature=related

Questions answered

Photo 1:

I believe that The President is either posing for a photo or enjoying himself would be the reason why he is smiling. 

I believe that the men in the photo with him are higher end men like mayors or governors.

I also believe that the men in the back are secret service protecting him.

The title and caption make me think that he is going to take control of a situation.

Photo 2:

In this photo I believe that he is being given some hard news that is making him concerned.

I feel that the image may be staged to show books in the background or that he is sitting near a window.

I feel that this image doesn’t give you very much information because it only shows the President instead of also showing the people who are talking to him.

The title and caption is somewhat contradicting.  The title leads you to believe that he is solely concerned about his career and what people may think of him and the Caption leads you to believe that his main concern is the oil spill relief efforts. 

The photo that makes me more confident in his leadership abilities is the second photo because he seems like he is just hearing the information and then going to come up with a game plan and the first picture makes me feel like he is just reconnecting the rat pack with the good ole days.