Differentiation

http://godsoe-daigle.wikispaces.com/Technology+&+Differentiation+
 * Leveling the Playing Field - 1:1 in the Differentiated Classroom**

Used to show an animated video she had made with cartoon characters speaking the script she had written. Went through various case studies of students with IEPs and what modifications were made

Choices in what was available to do to accommodate short attention span - work can be saved and revisited. Improved reading using [|Click N Read] Read Romeo & Juliet w/ [|Tumblebooks] (they read books at their own level - read to students online or they read along) Zoom text, text-to-speech Use Photostory

Tiering & Scaffolding - scaffolding analogy: increasing weight in training at the gym

Anyone under the age of 14 is no longer profoundly deaf b/c of cochlear implants She was able to understand more b/c of the visual component of the computer BrainPOP cartoon video lessons (has captions and they can pause)
 * Hearing Impaired**

Posted accomplishments in various math competitions on a wiki. Also put up links for sites that help them to prepare along with descriptions of these sites. Leadership Project where they used Mult. Intelligences (math/logical + one other of their choosing)
 * Gifted ELL Students**

- but to set up stations for students who finish work early, that's too much work. To set up a wiki with links for students and options for them, much easier
 * Teachers can differentiate - content, process, product, environment according to student's readiness, strengths, etc.**


 * Text-to-speech Social Stories** - Xtranormal software (showed an amazing video an autistic student made w/ him and teacher as characters discussing what he will do when he gets overwhelmed, goals that he had, etc.)