When I began blogging, it was as I built my role as a technology resource in my building. My teaching career is as a teacher of those with learning disabilities, focusing on those with language based reading disabilities. Working with students in this role has been a focus of mine since high school. I have… Continue reading LD Teacher as Tech Teacher?
Entrepreneur and Dyslexic Ben Foss gives an inspiring talk at Eagle Hill-Southport
“A good retreat is better than a bad stand” ~Irish Saying For a day and a half in the middle of May, #CAISCT edtechs, from Information Techs to Tech Integrators to Academic Tech Coordinators, escape to the hills of CT. The annual Academic Technology Retreat is the oasis away to learn, share, and grow to benefit the… Continue reading Retreat!!
In the past week I have experienced two kinds of professional development (PD). Presented and Paid to attend a conference put on by a well-known education organization focusing on dyslexia, Conference A Presented and attended a free conference organized by educators in one school district, Conference B It is astounding the difference between these two… Continue reading The New Face of Professional Development.
This past year, the focus for our technology classes @EHSSouthport was the WebQuest. I recalled readlng about WebQuests in @HeidiHayesJacob book Curriculum 21 during my graduate studies last year. When approaching my Director of Curriculum to plan tech classes this year, he brought up WebQuests as well as a focus to implement. Great minds think… Continue reading WebQuest: Bernie Dodge was ahead of his time
See on Scoop.it – Eagle Hill Southport computers, tablet computers, such as the iPad (and iPhones) are lightweight, portable, and kid-sized. See on dyslexiauntied.blogspot.com
Currently attending a conference on Social Media in Schools; However, it should be called, Where there is a door and a window, kids will find another way out. It is no debate that from generation to generation, kids are more tech savy than their parents. I, who first learned my love of tech from my… Continue reading Kids will find the way
Over the last few years my school, Eagle Hill-Southport, has approached tech adoption at a slower pace than many. There was caution to ensure it fit the mission of our program, a skills based approach for students with learning disabilities, and did not provide compensation while we were working on remediation. Additionally, there were not… Continue reading Opening the tech doors a little wider
Thank you Daniel Edwards for this great blog post. Follow him: http://dedwards.me 5 Essential Tips To Help Integrate iPads Into Your School.
Too many tools…tool little…. time? knowledge? interest? It is astounding the number of technology related tools that exist and are on-goingly created for education. Prior to the holidays I attended the CAIS Too many Tools evening… http://caisct.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/cais-too-many-tools-event-a-great-success-here-are-the-notes/ It is a great forum for seeing a quick presentation on some tools fellow educators are using in… Continue reading Too many tools…too little….
Connecting Science and Education
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Tech ed from Teacher-authors
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
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