Educational%20Technology%20and%20Special%20Populations

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Educational Technology and Special Populations

• Disadvantaged students
• Gifted and Talented students
• Twice Exceptional students

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What are Special Populations?

• According to the Carl D. Perkins Technical
  Education Act of 1998, Special Populations are
  defined by
• - individuals with disabilities
• - individuals from economically disadvantaged
  families, including foster children
• - individuals preparing for nontraditional
  training and employment
• - single parents, including single pregnant women
• - displaced homemakers
• - individuals with other barriers to educational
  achievement, including individuals with limited
  English proficiency

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Disadvantaged Students

• Provisions under NCLB Act Title I
• Equity may not be the answer

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Gifted and Talented Students

• What does it mean to be gifted?
• Giftedness is characterized by the following
  traits
• Idealism and perfectionism
• Sensitivity to self expectation, and the
  expectations of others
• Abstract thinking and problem solving
• Unusually advanced degree of intellectual ability
  for the childs age group
• Gifted kids speak

http//www.youtube.com/watch?vxVQBXr2l8ZsNR1
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Types of Testing that Determine Giftedness

• IQ (Intelligence Quotient) test
• Testing Cognitive Ability
• SB-5(Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, 5th
  Edition) ages 2and up
• WISC-IV
• Testing Non-verbal Intelligence
• CTONI(Comprehensive Test of Non-Verbal
  Intelligence) ages 6 and up
• KBIT-2
• UNIT
• Testing Reasoning and Perception
• SPM(Raven Standard Progressive Matrices) 6 and
  up, also used for ELL

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Fields of giftedness follow Howard Gardners M I
Theory

• Spatial
• Linguistic
• Logical-mathematical
• Bodily kinesthetic
• Musical
• Interpersonal/Intrapersonal
• Naturalistic

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How does Technology Effect Gifted Students?

• Due to the unique needs of gifted students,
  technology provides the opportunity for these
  students to attain their full potential
• -integration of social networking into the
  classroom
• -video-conferencing, wikis and blogs allow gifted
  students to work collaboratively with other
  students globally
• - online education K-12 Inc, the largest online
  provider of online learning for grades K-12

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Using Technology as a Tool Instructional
Technology

• Technology that is purposefully and strategically
  incorporated into lesson designs will
  successfully meet the intellectual needs of the
  gifted student.
• Instructional options include
• -Simulations
• -WebQuests
• -Virtual Field Trips
• -Telementoring
• -Videoconferencing Skype

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• IT also aids to differentiate instruction, which
  allows students to learn at their appropriate
  level
• ADDIE, a popular planning model reflects the
  strategic planning needed to effectively
  incorporate technology into instruction
• -Analysis
• -Design
• -Development
• -Implementation
• -Evaluation
• This model allows instructors to contemplate
  desired outcomes before brining in IT to use as a
  tool for instruction.

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Underachievement of Gifted Students

• Static, directed instruction that doesnt
  incorporate IT
• Teaching styles that dont serve the intellectual
  strengths of the gifted child
• Lack of pedagogical nurturing and direction

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Special Populations of Gifted StudentsTwice-
Exceptional

• Twice-Exceptional (2e) students can be identified
  as gifted, yet be diagnosed with various
  psychological conditions
• - ADD/ADHD
• Autistic/Aspergers syndrome
• ODD (oppositional defiant disorder)
• PDD (pervasive developmental disorder)
• OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)
• Dyslexia

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Identification of 2e Students and Meeting their
Needs

• NCLB provides limited provision to gifted
  students.
• The Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students
  Education Act provides funds for researching the
  needs of 2e students, and works to reverse the
  trend of inequity.
• 2e students have diverse and unique needs that
  require complex solutions
• Traditional testing does not identify abilities
  of 2e students
• 2e students require non-authentic strategies of
  teaching

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Conclusion

• To meet the specific needs of gifted, talented
  and 2e students there are advocacy groups and
  online resources
• www.uniquelygifted.org
• www.hoagiesgifted.org/
• http//webquest.org/search/index.php
• Concepts to keep in mind
• Using technology as a tool to differentiate
  instruction
• Teach them the way that they learn

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Webliography
National Association of Gifted Children. (2008).
Background Information The No Child Left
Behind Act. Retrieved on October 1, 2010 from
http//www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id999 Hoagies
Gifted. (2010)An Inventory on Tests. Retrieved on
September 29, 2010 from http//www.hoagiesgif
ted.org/tests.htm PAVTEC Education Consortium.
(2010) Consolidated Funds. Retrieved on
September 29, 2010 from
http//www.pcc.edu/pavtec/consolidated/special_po
pulations.htm Siegle, Del, Ph.D. (2003). Mentors
on the net extending learning through
telementoring. Gifted Child Today, 26(4). 51-55.
Retrieved on October 2, 2010 from
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TMentorsOnTheNet.pdf Seigle, Del, Ph.D.
(2008)Free options for internet
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U.S. Department of Education. (2004). Title I-
Improving the Academic Achievement of the
Disadvantaged. Retrieved on September 18, 2010,
from http//www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/l
eg/esea02/pg1.html Natcharian, L. (2010, August
4). Rain man explains twice-exceptional children.
Message posted to http//www.masslive.com.
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sslive.com/real_learning/2010/08/rain_man_explains
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Feyi. (2010, July 5). Technology and the gifted
child. Fort Worth Education Examiner.
Retrieved on September 30, 2010 from
http//www.examiner.com/gifted-education-in-fort-w
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Special EducationTechnology
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Legislation

• Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 504 508
• American Disability Act (ADA) of 1990
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  (IDEA) of 2004 FAPE

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Thought to Ponder How do we define Disability?

• Is the term disability a mere reflection of our
  society?

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Learning Disabilities

• Reading Dyslexia
• Writing Dysgraphia
• Math Dyscalculia
• TEXT-TO-SPEECH

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WEB-LIOGRAPHY

• Ada home page. (2010). Retrieved from
  http//www.ada.gov/
• A parent's guide to section 504 in public
  schools. (2010). Retrieved from
  http//www.greatschools.org/special-education/lega
  l- rights/section-504.gs?content868
• Building the legacy idea 2004. (2010). Retrieved
  from http//idea.ed.gov/explore/view
• Learning disabilities association of america.
  (2006). Retrieved from http//www.ldanatl.org/
• Learning disabilities association of connecticut.
  (2010). Retrieved from http//www.ldact.org/
• Protecting students with disabilities. (2009).
  Retrieved from http//www2.ed.gov/about/offices/l
  ist/ocr/504faq.html
• Neodirect. (2010). Retrieved from
  http//www.neo-direct.com/
• Readwrite gold online demos. (2010). Retrieved
  from http//www.texthelp.com/page.asp?pg_id10298
  

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• Section 508. (n.d.). Retrieved from
  http//www.section508.gov/
• The rehabilitation act. (2004). Retrieved from
  http//www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/reg/narrative.ht
  ml
• Wizcom text solutions. (2010). Retrieved from
  http//www.wizcomtech.com/usaeng/catalog/a/01/def
  ault.

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The use of Technology in Special Populations
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ELL (English Language Learners)
Definition

• Many students come to the United States from
  another country and face the challenge of
  learning the English language and multiple
  subjects at their school.
• Administrators are given the task to equip
  students with the literacy skills, academic
  vocabulary and English language structures

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How can teachers, specialists or
para-professionals utilize technology in their
classroom to benefit their students?

• Smartboard
• Interactive Lessons
• Computer Programs
• AceReader Pro Windows
• Tell Me More Kids English (ESL) For ages 412
• Interactive Games
• Pass out controllers to allow students to answer
  questions (multiple choice or T/F). The games can
  serve as an assessment for each student.

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Challenges

• For Teachers
• They are not equipped with the proper resources
  to provide their ELL students with the same
  education as non-ESL students
• Even with the proper tools, teachers are not
  given enough instruction to allow the technology
  to helpful for their ESL students
• Not all teachers have a degree in ESL or
  Bilingual Education
• What else?
• For Students
• Students in certain situations have to miss out
  on key subjects such as social studies and
  science. They are required to take reading,
  writing and mathematics, but as for the other
  subjects they are not as important until they
  begin improve in their English
• Students also miss out on special subjects
• What else?

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Past Experience

• Two Rivers Magnet Middle School East Hartford,
  CT
• Substituted in MIT and LIT courses
• Students are required to attend this courses
  because they are having trouble or in more
• Many students have to miss out on Encore Courses
  (Tech Ed, Music, Gym, Art)

• Observed as students worked on individual
  computer software.
• Read short stories on the computer and took
  tests.
• After the student felt they finished the story,
  they would read the book to one of the teachers.

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