Rita's Homework~

(1)What do you see in the future in regards to technology and educational technology?

I think technology and educational technology will bring us a convenient life. Digital life, such as video-meeting, long-distance learning, visual reality help us save much time. I can see my house and family via digital products while I work in my office. Maybe robots will help us a lot and replace people to operate machine. So I think technology and educational technology will have a great advance in the future.

(2)If you were granted $20,000 to use in your school for educational technology,

how would you use it?
If I were granted $20,000 to use in my school for educational technology, I would use it to buy some Educational Software, Hardware and some Assistive Technology (AT) such as “ZoomText 9.1“ for special needs students such as weak-sighted students or for regular students. This software has many functions to help me to teach my students. I also want to buy some new hardware, such as Electric White Board, laptop, laser printer and so on. I think those software and hardware are very useful for me to teach my students.

(3)How would you use a portfolio (think about grants, raises, changes in position,

like the building techie, etc.

I used a portfolio to apply for my job of teaching in Dong-Men Elementary School. I think the portfolio apply to education is focus on process folio. My portfolios included “Personal information”, ”Personal specialty”,”The document of my internship”, ”Teaching introspection”, ”The feedback of students”, ”Reading reports” and so on.I collected much supplement in my portfolios for teaching my students. And I also asked all of my students to create their own portfolios. Their portfolios included their “Personal Information”,” Creations”, “Reading Reports”, and so on. I think portfolios can record the learning process of the students. And students’ parents can know more about their children’s learning in the school via portfolios.

(4)What would you or have you included in a portfolio -- think back to the one you

needed to create for Undergrad and/or to get your current job (this can be paper or

electronic or a combo)

I used a paper-based portfolio to apply for my job of teaching in Dong-Men Elementary School.My portfolios included“Personal information”,”Personal specialty”,”The document of my internship”, ”Teaching introspection”, ”The feedback of students”, ”Reading reports” and so on. I think the portfolio is used as a marketing tool in selling myself for personal advancement. I think I can use the E-portfolio while I want to be a dean in the future.

Rita's Homework-Assistive Technology (AT)

We have talked about how you can use some of the software tools (like WP, SS, etc) for your students with special needs. This chapter discusses some of the classroom tools. Now, please find one piece of Assistive Technology(AT), give the web address, and explain how it can be used in the classroom - This can apply to something you already use or something you would like to use or get more info about. This AT can be applied in the classroom for special needs students or for regular ed.Give the web address of one piece of support software you currently use or would like to use.

The web address:

http://www.assistivetechnologies.com/detail.asp?product=54828&name=ZoomText%20Magnifier/Reader%20v9.1

This Assistive Technology (AT)“ZoomText 9.1“can be applied in the classroom for special needs students such as weak-sighted students or for regular students. I don't have weak-sighted students so I'll focus on regular students. This software has many functions to help me to teach my students. The function about "Reading Zones" allow me to teach them instantly see and hear selected locations in my applications. Define up to ten zones per application that I can trigger via pop-up menu or keyboard commands.I can via the function of "Full Internet Accessibility" to teach my students to read any web page, in the proper reading order, and read automatically or manually navigate by word, line, sentence and paragraph.I can also use the function of "Text Navigation" to help my students to read. Navigation keys make it easy to read while creating and editing documents. With simple commands we can read by character, word, line, sentence and paragraph, even while selecting text. I think this Assistive Technology (AT) "ZoomText 9.1" is useful for me to teach my students.