Chapter 15 Reflections

3 Things I learned
Many countless hours have been put into the subject of helping those students with special needs. Schools have adapted special technology for them, programs, and funding. Many people have also been trained to help these students with the needs. More and more these day though they are intergrading these students into the mainstream classroom. These student with special needs will no longer need to be in their own classroom. But based on the new adaptations in technology students with needs are able to be in a class with their peers. Universal design for learning has formed and understanding of these students and their need to be in the mainstream classroom. Now there is assistive technology that will in certain cases replace the in the classroom aid who helps with these students. But because of this technology students can be active and follow along in the classroom with their peers.

2 Connections I can make
Not just students with a learning disability are special needs. Students who are at risk also need this technology to help. In my classroom I will have these adaptive technologies to help not just the students with needs, but all students. All students need the same amount of attention to stay active. Having these technology in the classroom will help all students get the help and guidance that they need to succeed on homework and such. Having an ipad for every student will help with the students with disabilities. They are able to take this home, carry it around, and Apple has all of these technologies already on there. So there won’t have to be any downloading.

1 Question
Is there schooling that all teachers have to go to, to help with students with a learning disability or of special needs?

Chapter 13 Reflections

Chapter 13 Reflections
3 Things I learned:
Music production and music composition mean the same thing. Yet there are different technological programs that help with both, and each help with the music teaching. Different software’s help students compose music within the computer. Art instruction is also being intergraded into technology. There are sites via the web that teachers and students can visit to go on a virtual art field trip. Where the site will take the class on a journey throughout an art museum. This way the students can grasp a visual representation of the museum and the art work from around the world. For the students who like graphic web design, more and more sites are being offered for help with that.

2 Connections
In my classroom I can use the Picasa program that google has for a virtual art field trip of museums from around the world. I can use this in my classroom, for if we are studying a different place and it involves a piece of literature, the art trip with help the students get a visual representation of what it is like over there. For the music class, Mac’s garage band is helpful when making music within a classroom.
1 Question

Can I use these technologies in my classroom even though I am not a music teacher?