There are quite a few students that have trouble learning in school because of a disability.
They may have trouble with comprehension, vocabulary, or abstract reasoning when they are reading. They most likely have not learned how to learn new material well. A student will often blame the teacher or the task instead of seeing that they need to do something different to process the information that they need to learn.
Visual learning strategies are one of the most used things to assist students who have trouble learning. Some different things that can be used are concept maps, story maps, story web, or semantic maps. These types of maps help the student to understand what is essential in the reading and writing.
One great type of software that can be used is Inspiration. This gives the teacher and student flexibility. Things can quickly be added or taken away to explain things better to the student. This is a learning tool that helps with the support of learning differences in students.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Chapter 3 Discuss the characteristics and functions of operating system, application, internet, and assistive software
The operating system is the master control system that serves as a foundation for application software programs. This is the main things that controls the hardware on your computer. There are several different types of operating system like Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The operating system is usually already installed on your computer by the manufacturer when you get it.
Application software is used so that the computer can perform specific tasks. There are several well know types of application software that are used like word processing, spreadsheets, database. In my opinion, the one that is the most used is word processing. I have used this more as a student than any other type of software. There are so many things you can do with this software from letters to documents as well as flyers. This is also something that will be of great use when I am a teacher. One good use of this software would be to keep a journal, as well as doing my lesson plans.
Internet software is of great use because if allows you to browse the Web or do research on a certain topic. It is also what allows you to use email. This is very important in communication today. A lot of people use email and Internet everyday. This is how we see the news or communicate with friends, teachers, and work the Internet is how we access information that it would take hours in a library to find.
Assistive software is what is used to assist in the learning of an individual with disabilities. It can help people who are blink to be able to hear instead of read from the computer. There is also a magnifier that can make what is on the screen bigger for those who can see, but not well. There are several other types of assistive software like on screen keyboard, high contrast, and audio description.
Application software is used so that the computer can perform specific tasks. There are several well know types of application software that are used like word processing, spreadsheets, database. In my opinion, the one that is the most used is word processing. I have used this more as a student than any other type of software. There are so many things you can do with this software from letters to documents as well as flyers. This is also something that will be of great use when I am a teacher. One good use of this software would be to keep a journal, as well as doing my lesson plans.
Internet software is of great use because if allows you to browse the Web or do research on a certain topic. It is also what allows you to use email. This is very important in communication today. A lot of people use email and Internet everyday. This is how we see the news or communicate with friends, teachers, and work the Internet is how we access information that it would take hours in a library to find.
Assistive software is what is used to assist in the learning of an individual with disabilities. It can help people who are blink to be able to hear instead of read from the computer. There is also a magnifier that can make what is on the screen bigger for those who can see, but not well. There are several other types of assistive software like on screen keyboard, high contrast, and audio description.
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