English Two short assignments
EK17
3 years ago
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files (2)GroupProjectshortessaydirections.docx
TechnologySupportDirections.docx
GroupProjectshortessaydirections.docx
Write a one-page single-spaced paper with footnotes about the value of planning for project management AND your planning experience with your group project for our course.
TechnologySupportDirections.docx
Technology has had a huge impact on learners who historically had limited access to schools--those whom education kept in the margin. Learners who were poor or who needed to work could not physically get to school, but now the Internet comes to them. Learners with dyslexia or vision or hearing limitations can now find devices that read or write for them. Students who were marginalized--kept on the limits or edge of education--can now be in the mainstream of education. Historically marginalized groups are the focus of your final project in Week 13. We will each start researching one group of marginalized learners now in preparation for that project.
Write a brief essay describing one type of historically marginalized learners and how technology can support that specific group's education.
First, select one historically marginalized group from the lists below.
Learners with special needs—select one of these categories:
Attention Deficit Disorder
Autism
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
Executive functioning disorder
Frequently ill
Limited sight
Limited hearing
Limited mobility
Learners of color
Learners who speak English as a second language
Learners who identify as LGBTQ+
First generation high school graduate
Highly transient learners
Children of migrants
Children of military personnel
Learners from socioeconomically disadvantaged homes or communities
Second, identify the ways technology can support instruction for learners with the handicapping condition you selected. Look for specific technologies or techniques. Consult the websites below, the resources we’ve studied in this course, and any other resources you can find. Research studies are preferable to opinion articles.
National Disability Authority: Appropriate Terms to Use
Links to an external site.
U.S. Department of Education: Use of Technology in Teaching and Learning
Links to an external site.
Understanding the Digital Divide in Education
Links to an external site.
Right to Education: Marginalised Groups
Links to an external site.
National Institute of Health: What are some types of assistive devices and how are they used?
Links to an external site.
What is it like to be a blind Internet user?
Links to an external site.
National Deaf Center: Speech to Text Services
Links to an external site.
The Use Of Technology In Special Education
Links to an external site.
W3: Introduction to Web Accessibility
Links to an external site.
Third, identify specific products or websites that support this type of marginalized learner. You will need to search the Internet for websites that advertise products or websites that directly address these learners. The informational websites above are general references, not specific remedies or supports. We are looking for specific links or techniques using technology. Your will link to two or three of these specific products or websites in the body of your essay.
Finally, write an essay in which you briefly describe the handicapping condition and describe at least three technologies that could support learners with this condition instructionally. Include links to the example websites
Links to an external site.
or digital products
Links to an external site.
that illustrate the technology characteristics that support the group you chose. Label your links to example websites of products as I did above; do not paste raw, messy urls into the body text of your essay.
Submit your essay in the Discussion below. I will score your work on the essay rubric. But I'm using the Discussion format so we can all see each other's work. This Discussion may be a resource to you later. You may use some of your classmates' good ideas when you compose the Classroom Technology Resource Review project at the end of our course.
