Technology as a Tool for Visual Learners who Need Extra Help

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Technology as a Tool for Visual Learners who Need
Extra Help

• Becca Arnold
• Website http//www.angelfire.com/poetry/beccasclas
  s

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Introduction

• 40 of all students are visual learners
• Visual learners learn by seeing or writing
  pictures or words.
• Visual learners use images and color to increase
  their retention of material.
• Many teachers' and instructors' teaching styles
  do not include many visual aids, but rather are
  often strict, traditional lecture.

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Summary Of What I found

• Websites offer lessons great for the visual
  learner
• Lessons explained
• Graphics and pictures present
• Practice to evaluate understanding
• Teachers can use internet as a resource
• Parent and child interaction

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Summary of What I found

• Children gain a better understanding of
  information
• Children feel motivated to learn
• Children can feel confident in their abilities
• Children can take ownership for their work
• Children can engage themselves in different kinds
  of learning

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Detail Findings

• Math is a subject that requires lots of
  repetition and practice.
• Math Stories
• Provides step-by-step explanation of concepts
• Ex. Use of patterns and how to arrive at an
  answer
• Practice problems available
• http//www.mathstories.com/strategies_find_pattern
  .htm.

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• You can find a pattern. 3) SOLVELook at the
  numbers in the pattern.3 1 2 (starting
  number is 1, add 2 to make 3)

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Detail Findings

• Grammar lessons have the ability to be a bit dull
  and boring (although important)
• Wacky Web Tales
• Offers explanation on parts of speech
• Provides practice by offering mad libs
• Pick topics that interest the child
• Easy steps to print
• E-mail with friends
• http//www.eduplace.com/tales/

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• Learn to Be a Rock Star (insert parts of speech)
• your name Sam
• Adjective Friendly
• musical instrumentFlute
• large number1,000,000

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Detail Findings

• Reading fun and interesting books is a great way
  for children to retain information
• Schools have a limited selection
• Assigned books may provide little motivation
• Certain books are not on the level of the student

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Book Adventure

• Book Adventure
• Safe and easy registration
• Questioning in order to find a just right book
• Sites to order books or places to pick them up
• Discussion about each books
• Quizzes about the book
• Points earned on a childs account serves as a
  motivator http//www.bookadventure.org

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Book Adventure (eg.)

• Bailey Bookmark will help find the book that's
  just right for you! You can take a quiz, earn
  points, and get prizes.
• The Prizes you choose are up to you! These great
  games make learning fun. Invite your parents to
  play with you.
• Rex has dropped off these useful resources to
  help you read better. Almanac, Dictionaries, and
  more!

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Franklin Institute

• Along with reading, science is another important
  part of education for elementary age children.
• Taught using a hands-on-approach
• Limited
• Resources
• Money
• Time

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• Franklin Institute
• Access all scientific topics
• Access to famous inventors or contributors
• Offers information regarding exhibits
• Uses videos or webcasts
• Shows pictures
• Provides experiments
• http//sln.fi.edu/learn.html

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Franklin Institute

• Living Things in The NewsKeep current with the
  latest science news.
• The Science Daily Magazine update offers the most
  recent developments in life science.

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Scanning Can Help Visual Learners

• This next slide is an image scanned to the power
  point courtesy of an education catalogue
• By clicking on this next slide you will connect
  to the inspiration homepage
• This site provides technology for the visual
  learner
• Just click and find out

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Follow Up Action Plan

• Search engine dedicated to these types of sites
• Library of working sites
• Divided by subject, level, and age
• Create an account to keep record of childrens
  work and progress

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Follow Up Action Plan

• States and schools allocate money for technology
• Time is made for students to learn necessary
  tools in order to access sites
• Teachers offer alternatives to lectures
• Teachers assign sites for homework
• Teachers, tutors, and parents have a common
  reference

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Appendix

• http//www.pssc.ttu.edu/techhort/lasrvy/vs_vr.htm
• http//www.mathstories.com/strategies_find_pattern
  .htm
• http//www.eduplace.com/tales/
• http//www.amazon.com
• http//www.bookadventure.org
• http//sln.fi.edu/learn.html
• Click here for more references ArnoldBeccaIAB1.doc
  
• Research Paper

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Closing RemarksClick on Photo