ORC Lesson Plan

ORC Lesson Plan

The grade level I chose for my lesson plan is first grade. The subject area I'm focusing on for my lesson plan is Mathematics. I specifically chose this subject area not only because I love Math but also because it's important and we use it in our every day life. It's better to learn Math while you're young so that way as you grow older you learn and discover more. This lesson plan is designed to teach first grade students subtract. They will be using pictures and food to help discover the answer to either the addition or subtraction problem they will be given.

The Common Core Standard designed for this lesson are:

*	Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations. * Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem
	By using different objects such as food in this lesson plan, the students will be able to subtract not only as a group but individually as well. This gives them a visual representation of how adding and subtracting work. In my first grade classroom I'd implement this lesson plan during group time. I would teach this lesson to the group at first and allow each student to come up and demonstrate a different example on their own. After every or most of the students grasp the concept of how to subtract I'll allow them to get into small groups and give each group a problem to work out together. The problem that may come about with implementing this would be the group work. After the group work. Making sure each student understands what I'm asking and making sure they're working together as a group. The challenging part with these specific students would be working independently on their own solving subtraction problems with objects and visual pictures.
	Lesson plan: http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L117

Ohio DL Schools

Out of the five DL Schools listed I personally would choose Ecot for my child. I've had some experience with Ecot and I'm pleased to how things are handed. There mission is to help achieve students education and start their path toward their dreams or future. Ecot is more focused on the education of children. They put out right then and there a free computer or laptop is available. The students are able to communicate with their teacher at any time. The teachers build that type of relationship where the student and the parent both are happy. Being the largest DL school in Ohio it speaks for itself that the school is worth giving it a try.

I would not send my child to the Virtual Community School of Ohio because when I was researching and reading up on each DL's website and their purpose the first thing that pops up on their website is the whole idea that you get a brand new laptop when you enroll. I don't like the idea of that being the most important thing about a Virtual School. The education and how they plan on teaching and the curriclum for students should be on the home page of the website. I haven't heard much abouth this type of DL school but from the website and what I was reading I'm not interested in this school what so ever. It doesn't pop out anything interesting or stand out.

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Assistive Technology for Autism

Autism

Autism is disorder that affects the development of the brain and communication. It’s normally found in the first 3 years of life. It is around the time most children begin actually communication and understanding. Autism is a physical condition, that physical condition is somehow linked to our sciences of biology and chemistry. This specific disorder or disability limits learning because Autism is affected by its verbal and nonverbal means of communication. That means people with this disorder or disability have very hard time talking and actually being understood. Also it limits their social interaction with others because they don’t tend to look people in the face. They don’t have the skills to just go up and introduce themselves and meet new people.
  Assistive Technology is what helps the learning abilities of children with specific such as people with Autism. For an example the iPad that was created by Apple, is device used for some Autistic children to help them communicate and be heard. The device is able to download different applications depending on what the person needs. The iPad allows people to talk but not on their own but through this device. It allows them to show their feelings/ emotions. Technology already is being overused but for once technology is helping the lives of people with special needs be heard and be part of society.
Another assistive technology that’s being used to help Autistic people is Dynavox. Dynavox is a speech device that helps special needs children communicate and reach their fullest potential. It’s similar to the iPad but it does differ in many ways. This devices was created to meet the needs of people with Autism such as their cognitive, physical developments. This specific device is the leading provider of speech/communication.



Nobody knows where this assistive technology may lead Autistic people. It may down the load give them a voice without the use of the iPad and it may not. For the time being technology is giving anyone with this disorder a way of communicating and some type of social skills. In the future there’s a possibility technology like this could even make an outbreak and break the shells of Autistic people and give them that sense of self. Without that positive research of how Autism is formed there’s really no telling where the future is going for them. But let’s not worry about that right now let’s focus on the present and the good things right now this disorder or disability is accomplishing.

References

1.      http://nichcy.org/disability/categories

2.      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002494/

3.      http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/tech/gaming-gadgets/ipad-autism/index.html

4.      http://www.autism-community.com/education/assistive-technology/

5.      http://www.dynavoxtech.com/default.aspx

Minimizing Authority

Minimizing Authority has to deal with our interactions in the social internet world versus in reality. People often say things on the internet that would never say in real life mainly because there are no immediate consequences. The freedom of speech we have go above and beyond when we're online and on social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Compared to reality and face to face interactions half the things we say online we would probably never say with face to face communications because there are immediate consequences when we sometimes say what we're actually thinking in our minds. The authority is different in both cases because of the different interaction we're dealing with.