http://blog.nettrekker.com/2008/12/12/research-review/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:42:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.nettrekker.com/2008/12/12/research-review/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Diane Barfield Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:40:48 +0000 http://blog.nettrekker.com/?p=167#comment-17 One more way we have found to use Net Trekker that might not be used universally---my teachers who work in the resource area (their students move from room to room during the day but need to complete activities designed just for them) have found that if they use the "SAVE SEARCH" feature and build a list of online activities, this gives the students a quick and easy way to access their work no matter where they are. I used to build folders on the share drives of our schools and students would go there to access their assignments. Now I am showing teachers that if they build a list of, for example, math activities and save it as a search, students can quickly go there, complete the lesson, and move on to the next one no matter where they are in the school OR AT HOME! I think this is a great use of Net Trekker. And it really helps me in my quest for ways to help special needs students. One more way we have found to use Net Trekker that might not be used universally—my teachers who work in the resource area (their students move from room to room during the day but need to complete activities designed just for them) have found that if they use the “SAVE SEARCH” feature and build a list of online activities, this gives the students a quick and easy way to access their work no matter where they are. I used to build folders on the share drives of our schools and students would go there to access their assignments. Now I am showing teachers that if they build a list of, for example, math activities and save it as a search, students can quickly go there, complete the lesson, and move on to the next one no matter where they are in the school OR AT HOME! I think this is a great use of Net Trekker. And it really helps me in my quest for ways to help special needs students.

]]> http://blog.nettrekker.com/2008/12/12/research-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Diane Barfield Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:35:28 +0000 http://blog.nettrekker.com/?p=167#comment-16 I am currently using Net Trekker to help middle school students who need help with reading. I am training teachers and showing them that by using the "read aloud" feature and other supports in Net Trekker, the students who are struggling with reading non fiction can complete assignments. Reading fiction is often not a problem because students can choose materials on their own level and interest. When we speak of NON fiction, however, students are required to read for information and complete research projects in many subjects. By using Net Trekker, we can do away with that old excuse "the student cannot because they don't read well." I am currently using Net Trekker to help middle school students who need help with reading. I am training teachers and showing them that by using the “read aloud” feature and other supports in Net Trekker, the students who are struggling with reading non fiction can complete assignments. Reading fiction is often not a problem because students can choose materials on their own level and interest. When we speak of NON fiction, however, students are required to read for information and complete research projects in many subjects. By using Net Trekker, we can do away with that old excuse “the student cannot because they don’t read well.”

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