Go to the E-Tools page and explore the websites linked there. Select two or three of these technie-tidbits that you believe are the most useful to you and/or your faculty. Write a paragraph on what each tidbit does. Write three to five bullet statements highlighting how each one would be beneficial to a teacher and/or administrator.
Dropbox is very useful to me and my faculty because we are able to access files from home, school, or on our smart phones. This ability has come in handy so many times for collaboration between teachers, especially co-teachers in the inclusion classes. For instance, a regular education teacher can share an unadapted test with the special education teacher who can then make adaptations and/or modifications. They can both work on the test, make new versions, etc.
-Inclusion Teachers: Adapting/Modifying Assignments
-Anyone: Access files/documents you need from anywhere with Dropbox.
-Anyone: Share files without having 4 million copies. As soon as you take it out of dropbox, it's out of the folder. Put a new one in.
Debategraph takes topics and represents them visually in a flowing, moving, and interactive format. This would be great for faculty, staff, and administrators alike. Small and large concerns could be posted and discussed. However, the facts are easily added with charts, tables, links, etc.
-The students could use this tool when debating in class (or outside of class).
-Teachers could use this to decide on things like our yearly calendar.
-Administrators could use this to share their thinking process when making decisions.
