Examples of Student Use of Technology Tools

Below are links which demonstrate student use of technology. It was surprisingly difficult to find examples through Google of students using technology. Each link below is relevant to my classroom. I teach students with Autism in a small group environment at the high school level. I have three students who I teach for the entire day. I am responsible for teaching them all of the core subjects along with Art, Music, P.E., and communication and social skills. The commonality of the links below is that they involve high school students, but their content reflects the broad range of subjects I must teach my students.

http://www.schooltube.com/

This link shows videos made by students from the elementary to high school level. The content of these videos range from a high school's student news show to a cooking show performed by students in a Science class. The overall purpose of this site is to promote technology in learning and to support a safe environment where students may exchange knowledge. After watching a few of the videos, it is clear that these students mastered their curriculum in creative ways while also becoming familiar with technology.


http://dumais.us/newtown/blog/?cat=131

This link is a blog which archives student work from Newtown High School. Uses of technology include a safety video which was created by students in a Science class and a student news cast. These archives demonstrate that students are able to apply what they have learned in their classes to valuable work skills such as creativity and speaking in front of an audience. They also demonstrate that students at this high school are learning through technology.

http://www.omahamarian.org/netpaper/

This link is the homepage to a high school student newspaper which is posted online. The pages are posted in PDF format, and students are currently expanding the site to include a blog and photo essays. The website demonstrates that the student writers are improving their reading and writing skills and learning also how to be creative by using technology.