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Hi Kathleen,
You are very welcome to this course. You have correctly pointed out that digital technologies and the DLF should be used to accommodate and further develop the learning of pupils with SEN. Whilst it is difficult for children and their parents to secure the granting of assistive technology in the classroom, it can have a transformative impact when approved. However, I have often witnessed the misuse of AT in the classroom – I have often felt it would hugely benefit teacher if there was training provided by the NCSE in maximizing the use and the benefit of AT for particular children.
Hi Margaret,
You are vey welcome to the course. You have pointed out a number of benefits to using Microsoft Forms for assessment. A quiz can be assigned so quickly and you can gather a huge amount of data in a short period. The analytics allow you to analyse particular students that may require intervention, or particular questions that may need to be revised with the whole class.
You will be able to offer an interesting perspective as a post-primary teacher throughout the course. I like your idea for using Sway to formulate your improvement plan – some of the graphics you generate could be used to create posters to be placed in prominent locations around the school. This would serve to remind staff and students of what your priorities for improvement are.
Hi Elaine,
You are very welcome to this course. You have chosen a very interesting resource from the Google Teacher Centre. The ‘Applied Digital Skills’ section of the resource centre is a fantastic resource – there are so many fully-created activities and units of work that we can use with our classes.
The resource you have chosen is a useful one for SESE, but I can also see the benefits of using it to introduce narrative writing. The concept of breaking the story down into characters, setting, problem and solution could be explored here. There are numerous skills such as brainstorming and group decision-making that can be developed through activities such as these.
Thanks for your contribution and I look forward to engaging further in the coming modules.
