3.2 Managing Digital Tools & Resources
Candidates effectively manage digital tools and resources within the context of student learning experiences. (PSC 3.2/ISTE 3b)
Artifact: WebQuest, ITEC7445; Assistive Technology Implementation Plan, ITEC7445.
Reflection:
The WebQuest was made to help 9th grade students learn how to apply the principles of linear perspective to create images. All learning resources and activities are accessed online within the WebQuest. The pages within the bequest are the Introduction to the lesson, the Task informing the student of what he or she is expected to do and and the expected outcome, the Process outlining the activities that the student will have to go through, the Evaluation, Conclusion, and the teacher's page.
The unstructured field experience involved the use of the LeadTools OCR application to help a student utilize the content of printed books by first digitizing the text and taking advantage of the text-to-speech capabilities of the iPad.
The design of the WebQuest takes advantage of the students' ability to access information online and follow clearly defined instructions. Students have access to internet connected devices, such as computers, tablets and smartphones that can be used to access the WebQuest. Students were to use the personal devices or those available in the school to access the WebQuest. The LeadTools OCR application on tablets and smartphones is used to capture the image of a printed text, and convert the text to a digital format. If the device has a text-to-speech capabilities, a student who has reading difficulties can take advantage of the application to read the contents from the printed textbooks.
Within the WebQuest, software applications are recommended for students to use. As technology keep improving and some software applications become obsolete, a statement advising students to research on the most current and effective image annotation software would have kept the WebQuest current for many more years. The digitization of printed text can be done on a larger scale in advance by the classroom teacher to save time for the students who needed the conversion. Short paragraphs or difficult-to-pronounce word however be converted using the phone or the tablet, especially if the class has a limited number of tablets for all the students in the class.
The WebQuest was made to help 9th grade students learn how to apply the principles of linear perspective to create images. All learning resources and activities are accessed online within the WebQuest. The pages within the bequest are the Introduction to the lesson, the Task informing the student of what he or she is expected to do and and the expected outcome, the Process outlining the activities that the student will have to go through, the Evaluation, Conclusion, and the teacher's page.
The unstructured field experience involved the use of the LeadTools OCR application to help a student utilize the content of printed books by first digitizing the text and taking advantage of the text-to-speech capabilities of the iPad.
The design of the WebQuest takes advantage of the students' ability to access information online and follow clearly defined instructions. Students have access to internet connected devices, such as computers, tablets and smartphones that can be used to access the WebQuest. Students were to use the personal devices or those available in the school to access the WebQuest. The LeadTools OCR application on tablets and smartphones is used to capture the image of a printed text, and convert the text to a digital format. If the device has a text-to-speech capabilities, a student who has reading difficulties can take advantage of the application to read the contents from the printed textbooks.
Within the WebQuest, software applications are recommended for students to use. As technology keep improving and some software applications become obsolete, a statement advising students to research on the most current and effective image annotation software would have kept the WebQuest current for many more years. The digitization of printed text can be done on a larger scale in advance by the classroom teacher to save time for the students who needed the conversion. Short paragraphs or difficult-to-pronounce word however be converted using the phone or the tablet, especially if the class has a limited number of tablets for all the students in the class.