Assistive Technology

Kurzweil

http://www.kurzweiledu.com/K3000V11ColumnNotes.aspx

Kurzweil is used to help students take notes. This tool helps with organization and memory. They can open something that they need to read and highlight it with different colors as they read it. These colors will later be associated with column names so the information can be sorted. Students can delete columns that they do not need. Right clicking the mouse allows viewers to perform various actions such as covering a column so they can quiz themselves. After they are done viewing the information in the way it is presented the technology can make the information into an outline. Information typed into laptops (such as class notes) can also be sorted just like the rest of the information.

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Smart Pen

http://www.livescribe.com/smartpen/index.html

The smart pen uses a camera, a sound recorder, and a computer to help people take and read notes. It also has other applications you can use to learn about other topics such as math and music. It reminds me of the Fly Pen my friend Megan had on the bus. It taught her how to do math. You write down the problem then touch each area with your pen and it says everything out loud and it even solves the problem. The child is supposed to write down the problem, solve it, then use the pen, but there is no way to prove that the child did it on their own. This is a good way to teach children in a classroom setting or in a home where the parents can't always pay full attention to the child (or they just aren't very good at whatever the subject is). Her pen had headphones so she wouldn't disrupt others.

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/showsounds.aspx

This tool allows people to perform actions without using their mouse. This helps people with arm/hand disabilities because Because the amount and angle of motion is different. The only difficult part is that people have to memorize the codes.

Google.Com

I want to learn how to use all of the Google applications on the Google website by March 30, 2010. I can achieve this goal by playing around with all of the buttons on the Google homepage. To prove I've reached this goal, I will save all of my documents in Google Docs, create and upload Docs to share with others for editing and group work purposes, create a Google Site. I will describe these processes in my blog. https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATnTVi9jXYg1ZGhjZ2dxampfMTRnOW54NTNnaw&hl=en

1. Go to Google.Com.

Prezi.Com

Prezi.com

I want to create a Prezi on key signatures for when I teach my choir class how to read music by March 31, 2010. I can achieve this goal by watching the tutorial and by exploring the buttons. To prove I've reached ths goal I will create a Prezi on key signatures and post it on my blog. http://prezi.com/beb1rudxtydh/edit/#13

1. Go to prezi.com.
2. Sign in or create a new free account.
3. Click "Create New Prezi".
4. Enter the title.
5. Enter the description.
6. Select a background. (You can change this later.)
7. Click on the picture of your Prezi (It probably says "open me".
8. This is a good time to open, save a copy, download, or delete the prezi. If you want to change the title or description you can do this here. You can chose to make your prezi public or to share it here. (it gives you the link to copy and paste whereever you want to.) It also presecnts tips for presenting your prezi.
9. At this point you can either watch the instruction video or move on to creating your Prezi.
10. You are automatically put in the part of the circle that say "write".
11. To write words simply double click anywhere on the screen.
12. At the bottom of the text it says Title Title Body OK. This is where you choose your font.
13. At the top of the top text box it gives you the choice of how you want the box to be centered and if you want bullets. (You have to follow steps 11, 12, and 13 for every text box.)
14. Click okay when it is formatted and says what you want it to. (You can change these items at any time.)
15. Click the text (or other item) and some circles will appear.
16. The inner circle allows you to move the item.
17. The middle circle allows you to change the size of the item.
18. The plus sign on the outer circle allows you to delete, duplicate, select more than one item, bring the item forward or send it backward, or ask questions about resizing or rotating the text.
19. Clicking the outer circle by itself will change the angle of your item.
20. Click somewhere else on the screen. (So you don't delete what you just made.)
21. Next go up to the wierd figure that is made up of circles and select "Insert".
22. Click load file to add a picture that you have already saved to your computer. Steps 15 through 20 apply for images too.
23. Click shapes to insert arrows, lines, and highlighted lines. Steps 15 through 20 apply to the shapes too.
24. Click on "Insert" then "Write" to get back to the middle of the wierd shape.
25. Select "frame".
26. Select the frame from the list of four frames that appear.
27. Use your mouse to make the frame the size that you want it to be. Stpes 15 through 20 apply to the frames, but it is a little more difficult to selct the frames. (Be sure to click "frames" the "Write" before you try to resize the frmae.
28. Zoom out of your prezi by clicking the minus sign at the middle of the right side of the screen until you can see the whole presentation.
29. Select "Path" from the wierd figure.
30. Select "add"
31. Click on the first thing you want the screen to zoom in on. Click on all of the other parts you want the screen to zoom in in that order until yu have slected everything. (You can delete all paths, but you can't delete just one partof the path.
32. You can select capture view to make them zoom in on the whole thing.
33. Click on "Path" then "Write" to stop creating a path.
34. Click on "Colors" if you do not like the background you chose at the beginning of making the prezi.
35. Click "Write" the "Show" to view the show.
36. Keep clicking the right mouse button or scrolling to view what your viewers will see. Using the arrows you can go to the next image or review the last image so you have conrol of what yu are seeing in case you missed something and need to see it again. You can also click on a specific place you want to see.
37. At the bottom right part of the screen you can select whether you want ot go to the next slide or the last one. You can also choose full screen or window size.
38. To move around the prezi just click down while moivng your mouse.
39. Pressing space will bring the wierd figure back up so you can stop viewing your show.
40. You can always choose to "Undo", "Print" ask for "Help" or "Exit" at the top right side of your screen.
41. You have now completed your first Prezi and can go back to any steps you choose or just send the link to your friends or whoever you need to so they can view it too.

YoungComposers.Com

Join YoungComposers.Com

I want to have a successful profile for this website by April 1, 2010. I can achieve this goal by playing with all of the buttons on the website to see what other people have done so I can try to mimic them. To prove this I will post pictures of my profile on my blog along with comments on what I think about the website. http://www.youngcomposers.com/pg/profile/jeolynch

1. Go to YoungComposers.Com
2. Register or sign in in the box at the right side of the screen. You will have to check your email to activate your account.
3. Click "My Profile".
4. Update as much or as little information about yourself as you would like.
5. To get a profile or avatar picture, click the frame.
6. Click "Browse" to select a picture that you have already saved to you computer.
7. (Your profile picture is the picture on your profile that people see when they see your information. Your avatar is the picture at the top of the page and it shows on their profile page when you favorite their music.)
8. To get new music, click "Home".
9. The most popular songs are listed. You can listen to theseby pushing "Play". If yu like them click "Add to Favorites". This will add the song to your playlist and take you to your playlist.
10. Push the triangle to listen to the song. There is a volume control next to it. If you don't like the song, click the red "x" to delete it. If you click the song title, it will take you back to the profile of the person who published it on this site.
11. Here you can read why they wrote this song and what style it is. You can als see how others rated it and what they commented. If you comment, your username appears, but your picture does not. Click post to post your comment. You can listen to "All of (their) music". Or view their profile by clicking their username.
12. If you select "home", the right side of the screen has a place to discuss musical concepts to impove your music. You can see what others have suggested, make your own suggestions, and see who else is viewing the topic.
13. If you see a person who composes the style of music you like, click their name and once you get to their proflie send them a friend request by clicking "Add Friend".
14. At "Home" you can see who is new to the website.
15. Int the middl eof the scrren you can see what has happened on that site for the day.
16. Beneath that you can see how many users have been online in the past 15 minutes and a list of a few of the people. The names are color coded. The legend is at the bottom of the page.
17. Now click "My Music". You won't have anything here yet. You can add your own music here. Fill out the information about the song and upload the song and/or the score here. Be sure t press "save".
18. Your playlist is cmposed of song s that you favorited.
19. If you have a friend on there you can see their music on one of the tabs here.
20. Pushing "back" will take you to the last tab you viewed.
21. "Account" will tell you about you activity on the site in a way that is different than your profile will.
22. You can change your settings here. Be sure to save your changes.
23. If you change your email address you will have to reactivate your acocunt.
24. You can store notes if you click "Manage Notes".
25. You can also manage your attachments here.
26. You can connect your profile with FaceBook by clicking "Tools" then "Manage FaceBook Connect". (I had trouble with this step.)
27. From there you can click all of the links to explore.

Station 4: Everybody is a critic! You Be the Judge (Music)

Part I: About the Station

Give the title of the module/station
Station 4: Everybody is a critic! You Be the Judge (Music)

Who was in your group?
Jennifer Lynch
A (group) description of what the station was
"You are a junior in a high school art OR music class. Recently, you have reviewed how to evaluate art/music. Now, your teacher has asked you to evaluate pieces of music based on the evaluation criteria you have talked about during class." I had to make a rubric and a InspireData about what makes music good.

A (group) description of what your group did
I had to make a rubric and a InspireData about what makes music good.
What did you as an individual do? (what role did you play?)
I did the whole thing by myself. I had to make a rubric and a InspireData about what makes music good.

Part II: Your Work
Your station gave you a scenario and you were told what to do. In paragraph form, write up your answers to the questions you were asked (or give the information you were told to give). Use screenshots, screencaptures and other evidence to back up our words.
Give group answers, but add your own perspectives as necessary (you can add to your group's response).


Part III: What did you think?

Answer the following questions individually:
What did you like about this activity, if you were the student? What about if you were the teacher?
I learned how to make an online rubric. This will help with my Case 1 Artifact. I may decide to make a lot of artifacts as a choir teacher.
What did you not like about this activity, if you were the student? What about if you were the teacher?
It was hard to understand what my final product should look like and what was being asked of me.
What were the most interesting and/or surprising parts of this activity?


My rubric ID # is: 1876893

http://k12online.ning.com/video/for-those-who-want-to-rock

This video is hard to pay attention to but has nice graphics. The volume was difficult because would get really quiet then really loud. It talks about the different types of technolgy that are good for music education. It talks about how even though we really need music it is still decreasing in availibilty. It shows the different uses of music and the different projects that show this.

http://www.choralnet.org/

The name of the website is http://www.choralnet.org/.

This site is sponsored by ChoralNet, which is a non-profit organization.

This website pulls together all kinds of news relted to music education. It has stories from the news, blog posts, announcements of big concert, recordings, etc. It also has news and stories. It advertises a lot of resources and opinions for choir teachers and fans.

This website is very self-explanitory and easy to use. Advertising is limited.

This website is meaningful and relevant to you as a future educator I can go to this site for advice on running my choir and to sign up for trips.

In my future classroom I will use this website to keep up to date with the latest chroal news.

There are a lot of links provided on this topic. It is very helpful.

I really like this site. It is very organized.