2009-12-09T21:50:38Z http://hastac.ning.com/video/video/rss?xn_auth=no tag:hastac.ning.com,2009-12-06:1420034:Video:20345 2009-12-06T15:55:11.345Z Mechelle De Craene

<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/child-development-and"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/aku6tzfC000y7ZQDgPAVPVIAwh2q2ueLjH-jXN2fXQ8_/383242352.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail"/><br /> </a> <br/>The following is a video of a former student of mine learning the computer. He is learning to make the connection between the mouse and the actions on the screen. I'm very proud of him. He is such a joy to teach.<br/> <br/> This video is&hellip;

<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/child-development-and"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/aku6tzfC000y7ZQDgPAVPVIAwh2q2ueLjH-jXN2fXQ8_/383242352.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />The following is a video of a former student of mine learning the computer. He is learning to make the connection between the mouse and the actions on the screen. I'm very proud of him. He is such a joy to teach.<br /> <br /> This video is meant to inspire other special education teachers to consider using information and communication technologies in the classroom. Many schools do not have computers in special education classrooms. It is my contention, that every child should have a chance to enjoy computers.<br /> <br /> ~Mechelle tag:hastac.ning.com,2009-12-06:1420034:Video:20343 2009-12-06T15:44:27.343Z Mechelle De Craene

<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/mike-epps-special-education-a"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/Kb85*ZC*qsc1E3Mr7Af4ZDcSznXcEH58s38y1Ox*e3k_/538682625.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />"Mike Epps Talks About When He Was In Special Education And School He Attended."<br /> <br /> Special Education: Is it a joke? We need reform now!

<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/mike-epps-special-education-a"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/Kb85*ZC*qsc1E3Mr7Af4ZDcSznXcEH58s38y1Ox*e3k_/538682625.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />"Mike Epps Talks About When He Was In Special Education And School He Attended."<br /> <br /> Special Education: Is it a joke? We need reform now! tag:hastac.ning.com,2009-12-05:1420034:Video:20338 2009-12-05T22:17:41.338Z Mechelle De Craene

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<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/arne-congratulates-new-class"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/ryNUcUcW320q5xc79F8Q81WQDtNgpsDUFWZ8FXfF*Kg_/389137560.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a> tag:hastac.ning.com,2009-12-05:1420034:Video:20333 2009-12-05T16:00:51.333Z Mechelle De Craene

<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/cable-in-the-classroom-video"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/IJWwKgmyj-hMnqXboFLkatPi4-llJ3bqo1AkW00*ok0_/505127256.jpeg?width=128&amp;height=96" width="128" height="96" alt="Thumbnail"/><br /> </a> <br/>"As a special needs and gifted education teacher, Mechelle De Craene is contributing new voices to the world of social computing. De Craene's innovative project, Very Special Techies, encourages media literacy through multimodal learn&hellip;

<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/cable-in-the-classroom-video"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/IJWwKgmyj-hMnqXboFLkatPi4-llJ3bqo1AkW00*ok0_/505127256.jpeg?width=128&amp;height=96" width="128" height="96" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />"As a special needs and gifted education teacher, Mechelle De Craene is contributing new voices to the world of social computing. De Craene's innovative project, Very Special Techies, encourages media literacy through multimodal learning opportunities for students with special needs. In addition to using media to aid in class instruction, De Craene started a class blog that serves as a virtual peer support group for her special needs students.<br /> <br /> Social computing is the use of information and communication technology to support social interaction and communication. Students with special needs today are blogging, podcasting, taking virtual field trips, locating friends via global positioning systems and even participating in online games in which players interact in a virtual world. Because more than 70 percent of people with disabilities are disadvantaged by the digital divide, teachers like De Craene place great importance on implementing computing in their special needs classrooms. She used pedagogical blogs as a virtual support system and as a way for her students to develop their own voices in the blogosphere. While using the blogs, her students showed increased writing motivation and expressivity (i.e. voice), more comfort with technology and improved reading scores on standardized tests. A study on De Craene's program has been translated into Dutch and Hebrew as an educational resource for special educators internationally.<br /> <br /> Mechelle De Craene was honored with a 2007 Cable's Leaders in Learning Award." tag:hastac.ning.com,2009-11-17:1420034:Video:20202 2009-11-17T14:41:01.202Z Geoff Day

<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/novel-way-saying-a-familiar"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com/files/3NYXjJKudgjXuPkiZBJO33XR*QZfQo2RT4M0-DMnLnC7pQpt7VAWvsFxa5MRrbDqb-EJhACgxe*63VXH1Xx6lRRUH5yqQecp/404415588.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail"/><br /> </a> <br/>This commercial was designed by Christian Borstlap and directed by Postma Graphics &amp; Motion. The music is by Hopkins and Kenjamin. More info on&hellip;

<a href="http://hastac.ning.com/video/novel-way-saying-a-familiar"><br /> <img src="http://api.ning.com/files/3NYXjJKudgjXuPkiZBJO33XR*QZfQo2RT4M0-DMnLnC7pQpt7VAWvsFxa5MRrbDqb-EJhACgxe*63VXH1Xx6lRRUH5yqQecp/404415588.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />This commercial was designed by Christian Borstlap and directed by Postma Graphics &amp; Motion. The music is by Hopkins and Kenjamin. More info on <a href="http://www.amsterdamadblog.com">www.amsterdamadblog.com</a>