Once I finally got into Atomic Learning the Lesson Accelerators that I chose to check out were for Audacity and Internet Safety: Be Aware! I wish that my district would make Atomic Learning available for faculty. It would be a great aid to classroom teachers, when we are going online, as well as when you need to instruct students on how to use certain components of software when they are creating projects. Teaching in a Low SES area many of my students don’t have access to a computer, therefore their knowledge of software is quite limited. I have brought this to the attention of our MTT on campus and she is proposing it to downtown. I would be ecstatic to see what happens with this.
The first Lesson Accelerator I looked at was for Audacity. This was a great find for me due to the fact that I am a reading teacher and quite a few of my students read below grade level. The textbooks that our district currently uses do not have CD recordings of the stories, which make it difficult for those students to follow along. My plan is to have my advanced students record the stories for me and have them available in the listening center for those students who need the listening practice. This software is great for me as an educator to put together podcast that I could post on my website for further explanation on homework assignments for my students.
The Internet Safety: Be Aware! lesson is a one that many teachers need to view as well as students. Many of my students do not know their way around Word or other software for that matter. In this lesson not only do they get basic information on Word they also how to avoid the pitfalls of the internet. There are teachers on my campus who have a difficult time with keeping up with the advances of technology I think this lesson would actually set their anxieties at ease.
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