Dear Parents/Guardians,

My name is Miss Conrad and I am a third year at Valparaiso University. It is important to me that you know what it is your students will be learning and what I will be teaching them this semester. Encouraging students to do their best is a big part of being a teacher. I focus on making sure my students learn the necessary qualities and requirements they will need to move on and grow in their future. It is my goal to make learning a fun and enjoyable experience for my students. I have much experience with multiple forms of technology that we will be using this year such as video editing software, Adobe products, and all Microsoft Office programs. Macs have a lot of great technology and I have been using a Macintosh computer all of my life. I am excited to be introducing some of what I know to your children. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at raimie.conrad@valpo.edu

Sincerely,
Miss Conrad

2 Types of Assisted Technology:
-Voice Recognition Software is a great way for students to communicate with the computer through a microphone. This is a way for students to dictate commands. This would mostly be used for students with visual impairments because they cannot see what they are clicking on.

-For students with health problems, video conferencing is great because then they can still be in the classroom without actually being there. They can still interact with their teacher and classmates and learn the same topics. As much as it is better for students to be in the classroom, there are those who unfortunately cannot and therefore, video conferencing programs such as Skype or ooVoo are great!

animoto

Many spelling games to be played! SpellGames

how to teach adjectives

how to teach spelling-great lessons to help teach spelling

Teacher supply stores:
Lakeshore
ArtEducation

These are great sites for Adults and Children with Learning Disabilities.
Adults with Disabilities
Children with Disabilities
CAI for individuals with autism

Touch Math is a way of teaching students how to do different types of Math: adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division.
Link: Touchmath

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
3 is a magic number

Here is a great website for kids to play some science games about many different topics.
Link: Sciencegames

How to suck an egg into a bottle
how to teach the planets

A game for identifying the capitals of each state. CapitalCatch

how to teach 50 states and capitals

Valparaiso University
Raimie Conrad