After reading the Word Processing chapter, I learned a lot of new information, tools, and ideas to use with students. Word processing is useful for both teachers to use for their own work (lesson plans, contact logs, IEPs and 504s, activities, handouts, etc.) and with students (journals, research, essays, activities). Some new ideas that I'd like to integrate into my work with students are the editing tools - i.e., inserting comments directly through wp on student's research drafts and essays, using soundwave inserts to create an auditory skills activity, wp journals rather than written journals; readability statistics for materials to use with students and for analyzing their writing; evaluating grammar and spelling in student's writing piece with grammar check OFF! Another feature that I love is the Auto Summary. This feature allows for so many options. The teacher can modify digital text for special learners or any student in general. The teacher has control over the length and format of the summary (highlight key points, abstract form, new document, or summary alone). This can be used for students to get practice in summarizing skills - main idea and supporting details. I have found that using word processing for literacy activities creates high interest for my students and motivates them to work harder and do well on assignments. I'm eager to incorporate these features into our work.
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Sounds like you have many good ideas about how to integrate word processing.Tell me more about the use of soundwave inserts in a possible lesson.
ReplyDeleteI work with students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Deaf students who use cochlear implants need training to use their technology to hear; they need to learn to listen. There are endless possibilities using soundwaves to develop auditory skills and to integrate that practice into other lessons - phonics, speech production, vocabulary, etc. For example, if I'm working on initial sounds with a student learning to read, I could create a letter-sound Word worksheet. The student would click on a picture and the soundwave would say the beginning sound /k/ for "kangaroo" - literacy and auditory skill development. For an older student who may be having difficulty articulating multisyllable words, I can create a Word worksheet using multisyllable words from the student's curriculum (i.e., science, history, english texts). The student would have access to the correct pronunciation of those words with inserted soundwaves - speech production and auditory skill development. These are just two examples of the many uses of soundwaves I thought would be helpful for incorporating technology, specifically soundwaves, into other lessons.
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