Week 4, Thing 9

I am going to use the RSS with one of my students. I am working with him to find his way around the web. He does a great job but his vision loss makes it slower for him. With this site, he can put all of his favorite sites on one page and be able to learn the order of display and easily access the ones he prefers. I can see this being a great tool for him for many years.

Week 4, Thing 8

At first, I wasn't sure about the RSS and newsreader sites. However, after playing with it a while, and figuring out how to set it up to show me the sites I want in one click, I think it is a great tool. I listed it in my favorites and I will be using it daily to check news, weather, and comics as well as Suduko puzzles.

Week 3, Thing 7

I have been using my camera to take pictures of the teachers who work with one of my blind students. I am making a book that will have a picture of each of the adults who work with him as well as a tactile symbol that represents each of them and the names and sentences typed in Braille.
You may be wondering what benefit a picture of someone would have for a blind child. Well, as another person is reading the book with the student, they can look at the pictures and describe the person or object to the student to help him better associate with the person. In addition, the person reading with the student does not have to try to remember everything about the person or object, they have a picture to help them make the book more meaningful.
I have seen similar books used with blinds students and it helps them to better understand the world around them.

Week 3, Thing 6

I made a cube using a copy of the picture below. It looks like a die. My son loved it. He has been showing it to everyone. Now, I have others wanting me to do one with their pictures. I guess I'm figuring out this site after all. I just don't like having to start a new account every time I turn around. But, oh well!

Week 3, Thing 5

I explored with Flickr on many different occasions. I am not very comfortable using the site. I keep going back and forth from one page to the next and I'm not sure how to get it to do the things to my pictures that I want it to do. I will keep playing with it and see what comes up.

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