Tools and Technology

Equity:

• Technology that allows for equity in the classroom
  • Reading/writing apps and tools:

Sensory Tools:

Digital Portfolio System:

We have used three different delivery systems that we can use to share content with learners and learners can share completed work with teachers.

Access:

• These are apps and tools that we use in our classroom that allow students to access the curriculum.
• Many resources that we are sharing are ones that are provided to us by our county. The idea behind sharing these resources is to show options, not necessarily specific apps. For example, having access to video that is student appropriate gives choice to those learners who prefer accessing curriculum through video.
• Learners often have choice in how they are accessing curriculum. We try not to only have one avenue of delivery.

Express:

• These apps and tools allow for learners to show what they know.
• In implementing PL, we have learned that our second graders need a gradual release.
• We introduce apps and tools slowly in the beginning of the year, always allowing for exploration.
• We slowly give choice in how they express themselves. For example, at first, students might have one paper based choice and one tech choice.
• By the end of the year, students have learned several different ways to express their learning and can choose the one that works for them.