A final reflection on Assistive Technology 5163

Here is a WordCloud I created with a lot of my key take aways from this course.

As a teacher, I have always struggled to find ways to foster independence with my struggling learners.  This course has opened up so many avenues for me (and them!) and helped to deepen my understanding of what I can do to help them, with their specific learning challenges.  This class has been an extremely beneficial experience for me.  I now have a huge bank of activities to draw from and a deeper understanding of the reading and writing process and what resource or activities would suit the needs of each student. 

As I leave this course, I walk away now with a better understanding of the relationship between UDL and AT.  My new goal is to work towards taking the learning activities I already have and developing iTunesU courses to help support all of my students across all subjects.  By participating in the hands-on activities with the apps throughout this course, it has only enlightened me more to how engaging and exciting using technology can be. 

I want to thank you (Barb), for offering your knowledge to us and helping me to help my students!  I am sure they will thank you to next year, when they are having a blast, rocking “Show what you know” activities using iMovie trailers.  I will let you know.  I also wanted to thank my colleagues, for showing me just how creative you can be when given the opportunity.  It is truly inspiring and it was a great experience to participate in a class where there was so much engagement and laughter.  I think that the importance of laughter and engagement are too often forgotten in educational environments. 

Have a great summer everyone!  YAY!