Forrest J. Fisher

Educational Technology Support Center

ESD 105 – Yakima, WA

forrest.fi sher@esd105.org

509 454-3134

Digital Devices Supplemental Academic Support for Migrant Students

MEP Conference- 2013

Don Bender

Migrant Literacy Coordinator

ESD 105 – Yakima, WA

donald.bender@esd105.org

509 454-7297

1. Fundamental Construct of Educational Technology Use in Schools - FJF

2. What is Supplemental? – DB

3. Excellent Resources and Tools – FJF

4. Reflection/Evaluation - DB

Agenda

A little fun…

What’s the Problem?

• We learn visually, aurally and kinesthetically/interactively

• But mostly visually

• Percentages vary by personality type

• Right or Left Brain

Fundamentals

Research

Research

• Technology Use in Classroom• Describes Typical, Effective

Instructional Use (Columns)• Serves as Planning Guide for

successful technology implementations (Rows)

• Basis for PILOT self-assessments and many programs in Washington

• All on the same page

Tiers Model

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What is Supplemental?

Migrant students pulled out of, (or excluded from) other program offerings

in order to participate in a migrant activities.

What Supplemental is Not

be in addition to the regular school day

include migrant family curriculum and activities

be metageographical

facilitate access

include teacher training

Supplemental Technology Could…

build on strengths of the migrant background, often…

Supplemental Technology Should…

Family Agriculture

MulticulturalWorldly skills

1. Educational Continuity

2. Instructional Time

Supplemental Technology Should Meet the Needs of the Migrant Family

3. School Engagement

Mentoring Relationships

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English Language Development

How do you learn Language?

5. Educational Support in the Home

6. Health

7. Access to Services

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• Thinkfinity• www.thinkfinity.org

• Khan Academy• www.khanacademy.org

• Hippocampus• www.hippocampus.org

• Open Educational Resources• Creative Commons• CK12 (Textbooks) www.ck12.org

Excellent Resources

• Evernote• www.evernote.com

• Dropbox• www.dropbox.com

• Google Apps• Document creation and sharing• Calendar sharing/combining

Excellent Tools

Hmmmm… How can we use supplemental technology in our district?

Forrest J. Fisher

forrest.fisher@esd105.org

509 454-3134

Thank You!

Visual Literacy: What is it?

21st century skills: visual literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved Mar. 14, 2005, from 21st Century Skills Web site: http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/vislit.htm.

“Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, use,

appreciate, and create images and video using both conventional and 21st century media in ways that advance thinking, decision making, communication, and learning.”

Supporting Research

"Young people learn more than half of what they know from visual information, but few schools have an explicit curriculum to show students how to think critically about visual data."

Mary Alice White, researcher, Columbia Teacher's College.

Supporting Research"The majority of information absorbed by human beings is collected with our sense of vision. It seems logical the we emphasize the development of visual skills as a way of preparing for successful and satisfying lives."

A Guide for International Visual Literacy Association Board Members and Officers (Page 4)

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This is your brain

Actually, it is a picture of a brain model showing the two hemispheres

The Belief

Left Brain Analytical

Logical Sequential

Rational Analytical Objective

Looks at parts

Right Brain Creative Random Intuitive Holistic Synthesizing Subjective Looks at wholes

The Reality Both hemispheres are involved in

cognition and memory. The right hemisphere tends to

remember the gist of an experience. The left hemisphere tends to

remember the details. The left hemisphere can only pay

attention to items on the right side of the visual field; the right hemisphere has a global spotlight.

(Medina, 2008)Return

The Reality