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Peer Editing

According to the three videos on peer editing, I learned that peer means someone in your own age group and editing means making suggestions, commenting, complimenting and changes to writing. There are three important steps for peer editing, compliments, suggestions, and corrections. When commenting on someone's writing you have to stay positive, for compliments, tell the writer what you like about their material. For example, I really like your topic or I think you used a lot of good details.
You should always stay positive when making suggestions also. Make suggestions about word choice, sentences, grammar and spelling mistakes.

According to the TOP 10 Mistakes link, if you see incorrect spelling, tell the writer where and what was spelled wrong and the correct way to spell it. In addition, try and stay on topic when peer reviewing someone's paper. The writer should also not take the feedback personally.







Peer Editing
Peer Edit with Perfection Tutorial
Editing Tutorial
Writing Peer Reviews TOP 10 Mistakes
Top 10 Mistakes

Technology in Special Education
This video Technology in Special Education shows how important technology is in normal classrooms and special needs classrooms. It shows how computers are an asset to the special needs students. According to this video, special need students are capable with certain technologies to help them.
They should also receive the same amount of education as any other student. In the video the teacher explains how she has changed her classroom and how she changed her teaching due to computers. They students really like using the computers because they believe that they are helping them.

How the iPad Works with Academics for Autism
In this video Academics For Autism it shows a child with autism and how he uses an ipad with his parents to help him with his academic skills. There is a app called "First Words Feelings" that I would use to help my students. This app allows students to understand different feelings and emotions. It also helps them with their alphabets and learning how to spell. I think this app will help because the student can learn about their emotions and feelings, know what they mean, how to spell it and how to apply it to life. It just like playing a game that I know they will really enjoy.

Harness Your Student's Digital Smarts
In this video Digital Smarts talks about a teacher who turns away from what a traditional class is, which mean standing in front of a classroom lecturing, and try something new. She talks about her accomplishments and you will understand that she loves what she is doing. She explains how you must teach students how to be comfortable with any type of technology and she also states that "Students should be thinkers".
She explains how students should interact with other students their own ages from all around the world. It's amazing to me how technology can bring such a diverse group of people together. Technology in this world today is such a powerful tool and it has a major impact on our lives