My goal is to become a special
education teacher. I will go to school and get a certificate and hope for a
good job. I will not have the luxury to pick my grade level or ability level.
All I can do is prepare for anything. After reading the article, “Inspiring
Students with Special Needs” by Barbara F. Green, about a software program that
allows students to organize their thoughts in a way that works for them I see
the endless opportunities with technology. The students who are not able to
grasp concept theory have a hard time visualizing the relationship between
linking ideas and “colors, shapes, fonts, patterns to group and classify words,
ideas, and concepts” (Green, 2008, p. 38). The option of using Inspiration software
to simplify students’ thoughts allows for creativity and thoughtfulness without
worry.
I checked out the inspiration
website to see how user friendly it is and found the free trial to be helpful.
It ranges in cost on level and how many computers needed the software from
about $60 for 1 computer to $640 for 20 computers. It is pricey but with grants
and possible school funding it seemed to be a piece of technology that was fun
for students and useful to teachers. The use of Inspiration will cover Nets for
creativity and innovation, research and information fluency, and critical thinking,
problem solving, and decision making.
No matter what you intend on
teaching you will have students with learning disabilities at some point. It is
helpful to your teaching if all students can work at a level field. With the
use of Inspiration software the hard part of organizing students’ creative
ideas is taken care of. With the use of technology tools our teaching styles
will adapt and get better.
Check it out, Alison
Green, B. F. (2008, November). Learning and Leading with
Technology. In Inspiring Students with
Special Needs. Retrieved March 21,
2012, from Iste.
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