Technology is not only portable and
highly accessible, but it is highly adaptable to meet the needs of every
special student – exclusion simply does not exist! Students today begin their
relationship with technology as young as 2 and 3 (i.e., baby I-pads at Target)
and continues into college and throughout life. And there are technologies to
meet every learner preference be it visual, auditory, tactile, etc. Our
classrooms are student-centered and our curriculum plan can be adjusted to meet
student needs with current Web 2.0 and 3.0 Tools now available to support inquiry-
and project-based experiences!
"Change will only
happen if it is placed in the context of whole-school reform” (Barber, ISTE,
2011). Today we all have a stake in the educational process! For example,
teachers, students, families, and friends can ALL benefit
from a site called Atomic Learning. This site offers more than 25,000 tutorials on more than 100 computer
applications that students and teachers use every day. These are available 24
hours a day, seven days a week, from any internet-connected computer, with new
tutorials reportedly added every 45 days. Go
to: http://www.3com.com.
"It’s time
to craft our vision for the future, instead of dwelling on the past!" (Pierce,
CoSN, 2012).
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