chapter 15

   The first thing that I learned about in this book was the difference between the use of the terms impairment, disability, and handicap. It is very easy to use these terms synonymously, but it explained in this chapter how they are different and why it is important to know the difference. Another interesting thing I learned about was all the laws and policies that go along with using technology to teach special education. It was an interesting thing to think about that teachers need to be so well versed on these laws. The third thing that I learned about in this chapter was about inclusion, and how students with special needs are more included into the general education classrooms than they use to be.
   Something that I would really like to integrate into my classroom is the use of assistive technology devices. these would be very useful in special education learning because it is a program that improves their functional capabilities. The other suggestion that the book made that seemed very useful was the software that helped develope these student's reading, writing, and math skills.
   One question I had while reading this chapter was just about what I will see in the classroom that I end up teaching in. I wonder how prepared to meet all the needs of a special ed. student?

chapter 13

    One thing that I learned in this chapter was how teaching kids to use creative programs could help them out in their future jobs. This is because people will have to come up with creative solutions in their jobs and learning about these programs at an early age will help them. Another thing that I learned was about a new definition of musical literacy, compared to the old definition of just being able to read music. The new definition deals more with encouraging students to experiment with different ways to express music. The third thing that I learned about in this chapter were the tools sequencers and notation software, both of these are used in the process of composing of producing music.
    Something that was talked about in this chapter that I am sure I will use in my classroom is using the Internet as a tool to find images of artwork to share with an art class. This is a good way to show them many examples and get them excited. Another fun thing to bring into a classroom is the use of programs that allow you to manipulate and edit images.
    I thought that it was interesting when they spoke about bringing more popular music into the music program. This is something that I did not really see in school and I was just wondering how often it is actually used in a classroom, and also how much a student would get out of a lesson based on the music of their own generation and taste.

chapter 11

    The first interesting thing that I learned about in this chapter was about virtual manipulative's. The chapter spoke about how these can be used as a way to integrate technology into a math class. It talked about how how now students can use technology to simulate activities rather than real objects.  Another interactive software for math is interactive or dynamic geometry software. This seems like a very useful thing in the classroom because students can experiment with geometry problems. Another interesting idea was the communicating about math. This is something that I think most people do not think about, but it is a good idea. The other thing is that I could use programs to have students make scientific discoveries that they would not be able to make in a classroom experiment.
    I think that the most important thing to take from this chapter and use in my classroom is using technology in a math class. It would be pretty easy to forget about tech in math, but it can be very useful for students.
    The question that I have for this chapter is how often teachers actually use technology in math, and what kind of technologies they use the most.