Learning for All
Learning Support Resources and News
Hi all! :-)
I'm always up for trialling a new online tool and thought this might be worth a try for sharing the resources I referred to in my 'Incoming Students' presentation late last year.
So, in this edition, I will share my symbaloo.com collections of reading, numeracy and dyslexia resources - all referred to in my presentation - which, by the way, I've uploaded on All Staff.
I'll also put together a few resources on this social bookmarking site, which can be used in the classroom as a great way of sharing specific resources with students.
Over on Pinterest, I've been collecting links and resources on handwriting and fine motor skills - see below for those pages for these as well.
Finally, I came across a useful article on using Google Tools for Special Needs. Now that DEC has opened up access to Google for us, you may find it of interest/help as well.
Online Reading Resources
You can find them HERE.
Numeracy Games and Skill-Builders
You can browse the links HERE.
Dyslexia
Using Symbaloo in the Classroom
Symbaloo can be used as a completely free service, but there is also a premium service for teachers at symbalooedu.com.
Not only can it be used as a simple, cross-platform bookmarking tool - ie: accessible via the Internet on any device - which is how I've used it initially to store and share resources relevant to differentiating and adjusting curriculum, but the premium version, in particular, extends its use in the classroom. For example, Symbaloo refers to these spaces as 'Personal Learning Environments' where you can not only share online resources that you've selected, relevant to your lesson, unit or learning ability, but also embed lesson plans and other content from Google Docs.
You might also encourage students' digital literacy skills by having them create (and justify) their own web mixes.
Below find some more info on using Symbaloo.