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For my Web 2.0 Resources, I chose the topic of measurement. I feel that this is a hard topic for some of my children. The glogster is a general overview of measurement and gives an overview of measurement. The voice thread and the Animoto contain video about items in the environment that can be measured using a ruler. I can use these videos in my classroom. The students can use them as a resource to check for understanding. I have found that the more technology you give to the students the more they are willing to learn.

Here are the links below:

 Glogster


Animoto

Voice Thread   Once it starts playing you have to click the right forward button to hear comments (this is the only video that I could get to load. I know it is the same as the other video but I added audio comments.

During the course we have used Google Reader. I have found that there is some informative information on the site. My favorite blog to read was Free Technology for Teachers. This site gave information about different technology in the classroom and how to use it within the curriculum.My favorite blog post was about student response systems and how they are used in the classroom. I like to hear information from others before I try and use the technology myself. Student response systems allow to check for understanding immediately. When the teacher is teaching, she can stop in the middle of the lesson and ask the students a question. Using an iClicker, the student will choose an answer and then it is recorded electronically for the teacher to review at a later time. Also, the teacher can give quizzes and/or tests, depending upon the type of questions being asked. It also saves paper and the students are less likely to cheat off of others. Once the answer is picked the students around each other don't have a list of answers to look at like a test answer sheet. I am excited to have been exposed to this blog. I have found it to become an asset in my classroom.

I also picked two other blogs to read from throughout the semester:
The National Institute of Health-Autism Spectrum Disorders-Click Here
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities- Click Here