Glenforest
School
Technology Provided to Support our Students
Kurzweil reader
This can be used by students who need content read to them. It can also help organize their writing, and you can use this to scan in tests, and have them read to students.
http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurzweil-3000-v12-windows.html
Dragon Speak
This is on one computer and will be on all Ipads. Students will be allowed to use this to record their words onto paper.
Reading AtoZ
This is for elementary and middle school students, and can be used to print out decodable and leveled texts for students!
Enchanted learning
This is a website that teachers can use for various types of worksheets, printable books and project ideas.
Fast Forward/Reading Assistant
Our main reading program, all students needing reading intervention will use some portion of these programs.
Kindles
Used in English classes for novels.
Livescribe pens
Some will be assigned to students that might need them, and some will be available for teacher use.
http://www.livescribek12.com/
ipads (with cords for smart boards)
Teachers with smart boards will have one checked out for them to use, there will be 6 more for teachers to check out to use as needed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-PSb2RR6Ls&feature=related
Voice Thread
This can be used to have students tell stories with their pictures, answer homework questions, and have class discussions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1--CdU4pljg&NR=1
Inspiration
Can be used by all students to aid them in organizing and planning their writing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2z0eRgqlLw
Fast for Word
The Fast ForWord program is a reading intervention designed for K-12 education institutions and clinical specialists worldwide whose students are reading below grade level. The Fast ForWord program develops and strengthens memory, attention, processing rate, and sequencing—the cognitive skills essential for reading intervention program success. The strengthening of these skills results in a wide range of improved critical language and reading skills such as phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, decoding, working memory, syntax, grammar, and other skills necessary to learn how to read or to become a better reader.
MAP assessment
The results, based on the stability of our data, provide rich insight into learning as it occurs. The implications for instruction and beyond are profound. Each child learns differently. So we developed computerized adaptive assessments that test differently, allowing teachers to see their students as individuals – each with their own base of knowledge. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests present students with engaging, age-appropriate content. As a student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down in difficulty. The result is a rewarding experience for the student, and a wealth of detailed information for teachers, parents and administrators.
30 minute enrichment time
The 30 minute enrichment time provides our students with individual time that meets their individual needs. We want to make sure that each of our students have access to exactly what they need. This time frame during the school day allows us to help create a perfect schedule for each student based on their specific needs.