AmyMcK

Hi, my name is Amy. I am an elementary Learning Support Teacher in a suburban district.

I have two daughters who just celebrated their 16th birthday, and will be celebrating my 18th wedding anniversary at the end of this month. I was able to stay at home with my daughters for a number of years, and then went back to school to complete my degree in education.

I have two dogs, a boxer and a pug.

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**5 new technologies to try**: prezi, del.icio.us, Google docs, GoAnimate, zamzar
====**4 ideas to share with others**: picnik, [|http://express.smarttech.com], blabberize, jing ====

**2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age**:
====to use Wordle, picnik, and other resources as methods of modifying regular education assessments for my students, to allow them to show what they know; ====

to use del.icio.us to help my colleagues and I share our resources to help each other in our teaching.
====**1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday”:** to become proficient in using resources such as wordle and prezi to help my students access the curriculum more capably ====

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to support affective learning, provide multiple, flexible options for engagement.
**2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age**: ====to use Wordle, picnik, and other resources as methods of modifying regular education assessments for my students, to allow them to show what they know; ==== to use del.icio.us to help my colleagues and I share our resources to help each other in our teaching.

**1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday”:** to look at my curriculum to determine ways in which it is "disabling"
I plan on using Text to Speech software with my students to assist them in their Social Studies research projects, and in their science and social studies curriculum. The traditional paper-and-pencil assessments are a HUGE barrier for my students, but I've been at a loss as to just how to modify them. My students would be able to actually study their materials using this software.

I have computers in my room that have Kid Pix and Kidsiration installed, and have heard of Webspiration, but I've never used those programs before. Implementing these in my classroom would be simple (after I figure out how to use them), since the kids are rather proficient at using the computers.

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<span style="font-size: 1.03em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday” ===== wordle.com - I tried it last week, but the website was not working

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit: Writing Process <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Lesson: Pre-Writing (Brainstorming) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Goals: students will generate and organize ideas on a given topic focusing on informational writing <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Assessment (choice): completed picnik, prezi, wordle, text2mindmap, Kidspiration or paper & pencil planning organizer