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The purpose of this blog is to share my thoughts and reflections regarding the use of technology in the classroom. Here you will find posts regarding my own teaching experiences, and links to useful resources. I hope that you find my posts interesting and I invite you to comment and share you thoughts.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Accommodations in the Digital Classroom

10 Uses for a Digital Camera for Students with Learning Disabilities:

1. Create an individualized activity sheet, with photos of the student doing various physical activities
2. Create a concept map using photos, with labels (for various subjects)
3. Take pictures of animals, pets, and/or people and write about the picture
4. Take pictures on different days throughout the week, and have students try to sequence the pictures correctly
5. Build vocabulary with pictures of people, objects and places on school grounds (eg. Math or Science terms)
6. Comparing items, people, concepts and/or environments using digital imagery to support ideas
7. Use pictures of familiar places in the community to learn names and functions
8. Tell a story using digital storytelling application
9. Create title page of each unit in a course using pictures related to topics within that unit
10. Pictures to learn different ways of organizing/classifying items

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