Activity 6: flash cards using study blue

I love this idea of making flashcards for students to use on their phones.  They are ALWAYS on their phones and this is a great way to make them more useful.  Easy access to vocabulary... key word easy and convenient to the average high school student! This site was extremely easy to use and create cards.

Study blue:
http://www.studyblue.com/#backpack


I also tried Quizlet.  This was also very easy and will be a good tool to use with my students.  Like all of these sites, I just need time to develop the materials. 

http://quizlet.com/24428786/amygdula-and-hippocampus-flash-cards/

Activity 5: You Tube

This is an extremely basic/no information You Tube.  I was having trouble with activity 4, so I skipped ahead.  I would like to make 10 You Tube videos of the Principal, Deans, SPED teachers to use in class to introduce the teachers my students will work with throughout the year.  Obviously I will have to edit and come up with a script for the teachers/administration. 

 

 

 

 

Activity 3: Story book

Activity 3: I finally did the story.  I used Zooburst.  It was more difficult to use than I anticipated.  Once I figured out the process of editing it was much easier.  This book, which is extremely short/simple, took me about 2.5 hours to make. I'm sure they would go faster now that I know the process. I will probably use the book in an introductory lesson to the class (only because it took so long to make).  I am not a huge fan of the "story book" idea for high school; however, I think I made it work. It would be great for primary grades.

Click on the link below to view the story.
http://www.zooburst.com/book/zb01_51af5e643e6f9

Activity 2: my popplet

Activity 2: My Popplet

http://popplet.com/app/index.php#/1069060

This was much easier than I anticipated. Fun.   I can't wait to make more.

Activity 1

Activity 1:

You Tube Video which may be helpful in sharing information with teachers regarding their students who are hearing impaired due to inner ear hearing loss or middle ear hearing loss.  Middle ear hearing loss is most commonly due to congestion from a cold/allergies,  ear infections or fluid in the ear.   This video is specific to a student with inner ear hearing loss, but as many as 25% of elementary students on any given day will have middle ear hearing loss (conductive hearing loss). The amount of loss is specific to each child, but this gives a good example of what they may be hearing and why some kids appear to have negative behaviors in the classroom, when they actually are just not hearing. 

Keeping in mind that the child who has good hearing cannot hear like an adult.  He/she cannot fill in the blanks of missed information.  If the teacher says, "The cat ran up the tree." The student may hear, "The cap ran up the tree."  Unlike adults, who would automatically correct the sentence, the child may think, "Wow, that's a cool cap.  I need one of those."'

Many students will get incorrect answers on spelling tests, not because they don't know how to spell the word, but because they did not hear the teacher correctly. The student may not be able to think..."That word was not on my list; therefore, I should not spell it. I should ask the teacher to repeat it."  Instead, he writes the word as he heard the teacher say it. He/she does not have the life experience or cognitive ability to make the correction (this is possible, on average, around 13-14 years of age).

Now, let's think about the 25% of kids, on average, who are not hearing well in the classroom...