Connie's+corner

Weclome to Connie's corner:
 * I currently work in the Boyertown School district as a certified school nurse.
 * I am married with 2 sons.
 * My favorite place to visit is Hawaii.
 * My oldest son is graduating from high school and still has not decided on a college. (The deadline is May1st)
 * In the nursing profession for 27 years.
 * I enjoy cooking, gardening, and reading.

5 new technologies to try: wordle.net, createagraft.gov, goaminate.com, xtranormal.com, Diigo.com. smart pen/pulse smart pen

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4 ideas to share with others: wordle,social bookmarking, Google Docs, freeplaymusic.com, 42explore, Visual Thesaurus =====

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3 principles of Universal Design for Learning: mastery of learning by using media technologies to respond to individual learner differences. The UDL allows for a means of respresentation, expression, and enagagement. The what, how and why of learning. =====

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2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age: To incorporate the websites into lesson plans and classroom. Instructional design using UDL =====

1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday: To incorporate UDL into a lesson plan on handwashing. Differentiated assessment using tic-tac-toe
UDL= It provides flexibility to accommodate the diverse needs of our students. Teaching-centered to learning -centered

4/30/11 Inclusive Technologies: Access: To remove barriers of learning for students with disabilities. 1. Physical- [] 2. Senory-voice recognition programs, JAWS or Braille Notetakers. 3.Cognitive- [|http://www.visuwords.com], [|http://www.visualthesaurus.com, http://slatersoftware.com], GhostReader.

Choice: To maximize student achievement by providing options/choices. [|http://docs.google.com], [] []

Challenge: Providing a level of instruction aligned with students' knowledge and skills. [] ,[] ( to provides tiered instructional material)