Day Fourteen: The End of an Era

Today was my final class, and it was held in the Elluminate Live classroom. This is such a wonderful option, compared to the traditional classroom setting, as it allows me to participate from home, without spending the time and money to travel over an hour to campus. I wish other courses took advantage of this feature!

In our final class, I had the opportunity to view my classmates' blogs on the writing process and assistive technologies. It was great to get a quick overview on the features my peers had chosen to include, and I will provide the links below, as well as some short comments and feedback. I will certainly want to revisit these sites, as they provide a wealth of information.

http://processofriting.blogspot.com/
Sacha
After exploring this Blog, I can say that I appreciate the specific program adaptations and the links to current research. This blog has A LOT of videos.

http://assistivegroup.blogspot.com/
Mark, Angela, and Stephanie
My favourite thing about this Blog is the video entitled, What is Sensory Processing? My one suggestion would be that the information provided on the sidebar (ex. software, programs, apps etc...) have links provided so visitors can simply click for more information.

http://krista-julie.blogspot.com/
Krista and Julie
I thought the text to speech gadget on the top right of the page was a creative addition. I also really like the multitude of information on cerebral palsy and the writing process. I attempted the: "Try it yourself: Experience a graphomotor difficulty" activity, but was unable to get it to work.

http://supportingthewritingprocess.blogspot.com/
Shelley, Catherine, and Paul
This is a fabulous Blog, and I was overwhelmed with the amount of information and material. If you only have time to explore one site, I would suggest beginning here. I thought the Xtranormal introductory video was great, and I hope to use this in my classroom.

http://harleyjessome.blogspot.com/
Barbara
Barbara provided a link to the PBS production entitled, "Misunderstood Minds", which I also recommend checking out. I also thought the Digital Storytelling with Strip Design looked really interesting (I really do need to look into purchasing an iPod...).

http://eneaveswriting.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth and Darlene
Two features I liked on this Blog were the list of video tutorial links on the side, as well as the video bar on the bottom. This layout was very user friendly.

http://helenhimsl.blogspot.com/
Helen
This was certainly a lot of work for one person - wow! My only "criticism" would be to watch the language. As we are professionals, I think ensuring the proper use of punctuation and grammar is important for a writing blog (maybe I'm just old fashion).

http://atjmj.blogspot.com/
Again, here is the link to my and my partners' blog. Perhaps I have saved the best for last...?

Thank you for reading; until next time...