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Woodward Children’s Center

Woodward Children’s Center. Woodward Children’s Center specializes in educating students ages 5-21 diagnosed as emotionally disturbed. Class size is 8:1:1 and 12:1:1. Our student population is derived from Nassau, Suffolk and New York City. The Woodward student faces many challenges.

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Woodward Children’s Center

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  1. Woodward Children’s Center

  2. Woodward Children’s Center specializes in educating students ages 5-21 diagnosed as emotionally disturbed.

  3. Class size is 8:1:1 and 12:1:1.Our student population is derived from Nassau, Suffolk and New York City.

  4. The Woodward student faces many challenges.

  5. Some students face learning disabilitiesin addition to emotional challenges.

  6. Most have significant delays in education due to hospitalization, suspension and poor attendance.

  7. Most come from unstable home environmentsincluding foster care and group homes. They lack academic support.

  8. Most face financial challenges.

  9. All have failed in a school district.

  10. All are at risk for dropping out, drugs, alcohol, teen pregnancy, gang violence and crime.

  11. Our technology program has been in place for 2 years. Staff implementing the program are certified in special education and an academic area, not technology.

  12. Two teachers received professional development from Boces’ Specialist Francine Smith and brought the training back to the Woodward faculty.

  13. Favorite Sites that are FREE and Easy to use:

  14. Windows Movie Makerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FofPKX7UQBk

  15. http://prezi.com/raj-e8z5dz2s/battle-of-midway/ Using Prezi.com

  16. Prezi: A new and unique way to present materialhttp://prezi.com/ucvlznr0slym/beyonce/?auth_key=92b465563e1f5afd9470d2e7a4cee0f911e87138

  17. Toondoo: Create Cartoons, Comic Books and so much more Click here to view the ToonDoo.

  18. Glogster: Collect and Display Powerpoint Presentations, Word Documentshttp://dcolucci.edu.glogster.com/false-4793/

  19. To motivate and reward we took students to see “Black Angels Over Tuskegee”. A video was created using Movie Maker and Soundations.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN9zbbLNWeI

  20. Elluminate is a free on line interactive site

  21. Elluminatewith content providers.*Challenger Museum*NY Hall of Science*Newark Museum of Art *Folgers Library of Shakespeare*Paley Institute of Media*Albany Museum of Art

  22. Elluminate class to classCollaborateStudy GroupsGroup DiscussionInterdisciplinary ProjectsPeer Tutoring

  23. Art and Technology

  24. Elluminatewithin the classCollaboration without behavior problems

  25. Collaboratingwith Boces

  26. https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2010-05-27.0926.D.A7533733744C8CE76E861E88C8F291.vcr&sid=vclasshttps://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2010-05-27.0926.D.A7533733744C8CE76E861E88C8F291.vcr&sid=vclass Elluminate with special guests

  27. GoogleBlogsterhttp://coluccisquestion.blogspot.com/Sites https://sites.google.com/site/woodwardchildrenscenter/Google Earth

  28. LI Cares Grant 2010-2011http://dcolucci.edu.glogster.com/false-1553/

  29. Successes from the use of technology in the classroom:Improvement in behavior

  30. Increased class participation

  31. Increased attention and focus

  32. Improved social skills

  33. Increased Motivation

  34. Better Retention of Material

  35. Create Your own Movie Maker

  36. Right click on your desk topClick NewClick FolderType Your name on your

  37. Google 4 or 5 photos of your favorite season.Click save asSave in your folder

  38. Go to Movie MakerClick on taskClick on import picturesHighlight your picturesClick import

  39. Adding TextClick on add titlesClick at the beginningAdd your titleClick A/box to change fontClick done

  40. Adding PicturesClick and drag your photos to the box

  41. Add transitionsClick taskClick transitionsClick and drag to smaller box

  42. Add AudioYou can add sound, music or your own voiceClick import sound/music

  43. Add CreditsClick on creditsAdd your nameBE CREATIVE

  44. Create a GlogGo to www.glogster.com

  45. Using Elluminatehttps://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=vclass&password=6OPXHT5LFWNFWFZZD12A

  46. https://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=vclass&password=D.3E7A7993F1E4207702DE8D95DF9771https://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=vclass&password=D.3E7A7993F1E4207702DE8D95DF9771 Join Us

  47. Go to www.toondoo.comCreate a comic

  48. By: Danielle Coluccidcolucci@optonline.net & Greg Inginogregingino@aol.com

  49. Lesson plans and directions are included. Please feel free to us contact with any questions, comments or work samples.

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