Special Education Teacher Preparation Online Document Collaboration

1. Special Education Teacher PreparationOnline Document Collaboration • Christine J. Anderson, Ph. D.Bridget Sheng, Ph. D. • Dawn R. Sweet, M.S. Western Illinois University

2. Collaboration Project Overview Teaching Technology: Goals: Compare quantity (participation ratio) different groups. Evaluate student satisfaction and confidence with technological tools. Analyze quality of the outcomes. • Modeling by university professors • Practical application in supportive environment • Hands-on experience with special education forms

3. Face 2 Face - Perfection • Equal Partners • Time management • Task quality • Educational terminology • Special education standards

4. Google Chat- Perfection • Equal Partners • Time management • Task quality • Educational terminology • Special education standards the cognitive processes are normal, reading is above avg, math is avg but communication is 1 standard deviation below lower that average in communication and social portions of the we need to determine a measurable goal for the student's cognitive progress WRAT scores were 485 and 490 and 480 but what is the scale for the test?

5. Face 2 Face – Dominating Dora • Chief and Indians • Consensus without discussion • Presentation of options • Constructive and open debate

6. Google chat– Dominating Dora • Rebels without a cause! • Consensus without discussion or apathy?? • Presentation of options • Constructive and open debate i feel like I spend more time typing into google chat than I do on the doc when we are working on this. Its kinda annoying

7. Face 2 Face – Harry the Ham • Obtrusive technology • Gaming • Age • Documentation

8. Google chat– Harry the Ham does anyone have any ideas for the communication skills what do you mean What is his plop? what is a plop plop? Present Level of Performance oic • Obtrusive technology • Gaming • Age • Documentation

9. Face 2 Face – Chatty Cathy • Off Topic Lapse time • Time management • Efficiency • Relationship building

10. Google chat – Chatty Cathy Off Topic Time management okay so we need to create an IEP for jack anderson? in ur gmail catie sent u the file we have to fill out tonight okay sounds good once we pull up the document what are we supposed to do with it idk lol hahah fill it in

11. Face 2 Face - Collaboration • Team approach • Synergy • Professional status

12. Google chat- Collaboration what do you think i should do mommy? Jeremy you like volleybal right? I think maybe a vocational school or work would fit me best because i have a volleyball club every friday you should attend! I will so totally do that. Volleyball is hnds down my favorite sport so no college after high schooll? are you going to graduate high school ? heck yes I'm going to graduate vocational school or a job* • Team approach • Synergy • Professional status

13. Infusion of TechnologyProcess and Tools

14. Google Docs • What is it? • What was required to get started? • Students signed up for free Google Account • Sent instructor Account Info via G-Mail. • In lower grades teacher could create accounts and provide login information to students and parents. Google Docs in Plain English

15. Google Forms • What are Google Forms? • What were the advantages? • Students were already signed up and the communication pattern used for delivering the survey(s) was already established. • Free unlimited response survey tool. • Easily delivered G-Mail. No need to access another service for completion. • Easy for instructor to create survey, read results, and export into statistical package. Using Forms in Google Docs

16. Collaborating in Google Docs • A brief overview • What was the activity? • Two assignments: Fictional Student, and IEP • Students formed work groups, with each person taking on a different role for the IEP assignment. • Templates were created for each assignment and shared with each student group Google Docs. • Students were instructed to complete assignments at a distance. Google Docs: A Love Letter

17. G-Mail with Voice and Chat • A brief overview • What was the activity? • In addition to collaboration on the IEP via the Google Document, students were encouraged to communicate via: • e-mail • Voice • Chat Gmail Voice and Chat Overview

18. Recommendations • Dedicate as much or more effort to instructing the students on effectively collaborating on a written document as you do with showing them how to use the technology tool. Here is a great resource we found after the class. See Weekly Reader handout!!

19. Recommendations • If designing templates for students to edit, use a different color for your original font than what the students will be using. Instruct them to use a different color.

20. Recommendations • Spend extra time discussing the potential real-life application of this tool to other processes that students will experience in the future in order for them to understand the full potential of using such a tool.

21. Collaborative Project Ideas • Primary Research and Data Collection with Google Forms. • Research Paper • Collaborative Short Stories • Diversity Projects with Pen Pals • Subject Matter Expert Interviews • Script Writing for Multimedia Projects; Plays, etc. • Creating classroom lists • Classroom Newsletters

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