Boardmaker Plus! A great tool for a teacher to know but again it takes time to learn how to use it. I am very lucky that I went to Acadia for my BEd and ave had some experience with similar programs. Or at least programs that had to link pages together etc. The basics are not that hard but everybody has their own learning pace.
I think the most difficult thing about this assignment is not knowing the student you are doing the board for. We have their info but with out really knowing the student it is hard to know how far to go with this dymanic communication device. We are assuming a lot about this student when we are doing the assignment. We are trying our hardest to come up with appropriate communication sayings but it is hard when we come down to the specific subjects. I am just pretending for a few of the subjects about the topic or unit the class is working on and coming up with some key words or phrases or answers to questions that this student may be expected to know or answer for their IPP outcomes.
I think Boardmaker Plus is an extremely useful program and I will be looking into the learning center to see if we have it avaliable. I was thinking if we did, that some of my students who are good with technology but not so good at organizing or writing, that they may do a project for english where they could create a book about a topic for the students in the learning center that could be used other years. Maybe one explaining the Merchant of Venice so the student can be doing the same book as their classmates but at their level. The student would be showing their understanding of the play by being able to pck out the important parts of the play to put in their book. So many possibilities!
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