...How using technology in the special needs classroom can help students learn Shannen M. Brown Florida A&M University Abstract In this research paper I will be examining the best ways to use technology within the special needs classroom to enhance learning. I will be talking about the different assistive technology that can be used, and the adaptive technology that can be used which will all increase the learning ability for these students. The special needs students are sometimes left behind because of their inability to use some of the same tools as the other students, in this research paper I will examine the different technologies and how they can help special needs students. As the world is becoming more and more dependent on technology every aspect of life has to assimilate to that idea including education. Today’s students are growing up with complete knowledge on certain devices that 20 years ago teachers and parents were just getting familiar with. It almost seems as if students are born with knowledge on how to use all these new and exciting things which should make it that much easier to incorporate technology within the classroom. From computers, to smart boards and to ipads our dependence on technology is increasing, increasing at such a high rate maybe pencil and paper will be obsolete in the near future. Within the mainstream classrooms teachers have been working hard to include computer time for the students to help enhance education while some...
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...Doe 12/16/2013 Problem Solving Theory Unit 1 Research Paper 1: Paradigm Shift Femto-Photography Introduction There are many cameras today that do generally the same thing, either zooming in or enhancing clarity, but in roughly 20 years’ time they all will still be doing those same simplistic functions. What if I told you about a new in-prototype-development-stages technology called “Femto-Photography” that allows you to capture light at a half of a trillionth of a second [1]. Summary of Key Findings With Femto-Photography it is possible to “see around objects and walls” [1]. Normally when you fire a laser pulse at a wall, nothing crazy happens. But, with Femto-Photography, you’d be able to see that laser pulse hit the wall, propagate, bounce off of any objects within that room, hit said wall from a different point, and detect that there was/were objects or people in the room [1]. In 20 years’ time, this technology could be insanely useful and effective in traffic accident scenarios, emergency rescue situations with firefighters, and the list goes on and on. With Femto-Photography, it is also possible to “see through objects” [1]. In 20 years’ time there could be an enormous amount of possible applications of this use, between checking the ripeness of a fruit without touching it, x-raying a person’s body without the use of radiation, and many other applications, the possibilities are virtually limitless [1]. With Femto-Photography, scientific exploration...
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... INF 103 Week 5 Final paper Christine Stagnetto-Zweig 20 May 2013 Social Media has been growing over last the decade and more and types of communication through social media have been developed. Chat rooms and instant messaging through AOL was a new form of communication when I was graduating high school. Today there are multiple forms of social media. You can tweet, post, or pin just about anything. You can reconnect with old friends, or make new friends. Small businesses are becoming much more mainstream, by taking advantage of online markets with the help of social media. If you can be found on Google you can be limitless. Social media is something I never heard of until well after high school. I graduated in 2002 and bullying at my high school was done face to face instead of on the internet. Bullying in the information age has been defined as Cyber Bullying. Cyber bullying can be defined as an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who can not easily defend themselves. (Research Briefs www.dfes.gov.uk/research ). There are 7 types of cyber bullying: text message, picture/video (via mobile phone cameras), phone call (via mobile phones), Email, chat-room, instant message, and through websites. (Research Briefs www.dfes.gov.uk/research ). Cyber Bullying through...
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...regulatory environment has magnified these concerns in 2012, a prediction of community banks seeking innovative technology to deal with these existing burdens and prepare to solve new, are still unforeseen, challenges. In 2012, community banks that put effort into improving their use of technology will be better equipped to serve customers, improve efficiency, control costs and find new growth opportunities. The subject of this report is The North Valley Bank in Zanesville, OH. It is a small community bank that could expand their horizons with this technology. Body Some people prefer writing checks to using other means of payment, so businesses like to offer this payment option. This means that the business must physically take the paper checks to the bank periodically to collect the funds that the checks represent....
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...microcalcifications in her breast tissue. These small calcium deposits clustered together were an early sign of breast cancer and required surgery to remove. While I had learned about the typical progression of cancer, with normal cells becoming tumorous and causing cancer before in school, this variation was never covered. Through my own research, I found out the cause of such calcifications and further understood her prognosis. Additionally, my mother is prone to injuring herself in unique ways, so I have been exposed to many medical situations, which interest me further into the field. Earlier this year, my mother fractured her calcaneus (heel bone) by falling down a three-inch step, despite calcaneal fractures usually taking place from much higher heights. This gave me the opportunity to learn more about fractures, how they work in the human body and why it was unlikely for my mother to break her heel the way she did. Through my research of my mother’s medical issues, I have found that medicine is one of the few fields where you are constantly learning more and that there are new disorders and diseases constantly being discovered. As someone who is passionate about learning and discovering new information, I like that the topic of medicine seems limitless. Between my interest in biological science and the human body, desire to be in a field with personal interaction where I can always learn more and the applicability of medicine, I feel that I am driven to make a difference in the...
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...Animation where each frame or cell is hand drawn and then compiled is called traditional or classical animation. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, generally considered the first full length animated feature using tradition animation, required 1,500,000 hand-drawn and colored frames to make the movie. As computing technology grew less expensive, movie studios like Disney gradually transitioned from the millions of hand paintings to computer based animation. Pixar finally broke the mold for animated films by releasing the world’s first computer animated feature film with Toy Story in 1995. Since 1995, movie studios have been pushing the boundaries for physical processes and special effects that can be captured in an animated feature. This paper will concentrate on some of the physical processes that animators, designers and computer programmers are tasked with modeling. The hottest areas under investigation to create better and more realistic...
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...save lives. There is a vast world of technology out there, and most of us have yet to discover it. Technology is all around us; we look at it, work with it, and also deal with it on a daily basis. Most of the technological advancements have been much needed, while most of the time we take the rest of it for granted. But is the technology that we are taking for granted actually beneficial, or is it actually causing us harm? While these technological advancements have helped us greatly and have made life easier and more entertaining, they have also increased the amount of dangerous pollutants, as well as creating potentially dangerous environmental issues. Since there is a massive amount of technology and the waste that it produces, this paper will only take a look at one primary example, computers and computer monitors. Computer monitors are so similar to televisions, that televisions could also fall into this example as well. The invention of the computer has been very hard to trace. There are so many different kinds of computers, and the earliest machines can be considered as the abacus, the calculator, tablets, and difference machines. The first ‘programmable computer’ was known as the Z1, and was “originally created by Germany's Konrad Zuse in his parents...
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...Executive Summary The global demand for economic growth has elevated the importance of innovation, value and adaptability. Due to the competitive nature and limitless challenges facing most organizations, companies are being forced to hone in on things that are paramount, foundational and fundamental to them. Both internal and external customers are no longer content with mediocrity. They are no longer appeased with organizations that lack the ability and understanding to implement change. Companies must now create environments that are suitable for the future and adaptable to humans. We are now in a world where large corporations are among the least trusted and shareholders are more concerned with value than ever before. The ideological aspects of businesses that foster control are the cause of organizations being less innovative, and less adaptive. Organizations are eliminating the gap between reality and what is considered rhetoric. Innovation is one of the only ways to achieve longevity and long-term value. In attempt to overcome these obstacles, organizations will have to completely reengineer their business process. The systems of management in today’s business focuses on measurable goals, results, capital gains and order. (Rud, 2011). Humans on the other hand are born curious to learn and naturally motivated with the expectation of change. The recalibration of priorities has become a perquisite for most organizations to remain successful. There is a high demand of diversification...
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...Executive Summary This report will highlight my approach to learning and in addition to using this as an opportunity to identify my learning style to hopefully utilise it to enhance my ambition to run my own organisation. The report looks my journey from my childhood experiences at school and how that has shaped me into how I learn and as a result how I have developed a particular style of learning. This analysis will help shape the outcomes of my Personal Development Plan. Introduction The aim of this report is to analyse my approach to learning and my learning styles. This will help me understand how my strengths and weaknesses against my desire to progress in my professional and personal life. Since the recession took hold many individuals have taken the decision to up skill. For many their chosen route has been a Master’s programme to enable them to switch careers. A report from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa), (2011) highlighted that 132,745 students enrolled at the start of the 2010 academic year. This is a 16% increase since 2007. Whilst this is not a bad pursuit a recent article by personal today states that In 2009/10, full-time Masters Graduates had an overall unemployment rate slightly higher than their full-time undergraduate counterparts. Realising this limitation as a company we started operating in the emerging markets space two years ago where there is a less saturated market in terms of the consulting offer. There is also an added...
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...college education. Wow, college, just thinking about it makes you excited, but extremely nervous. So many questions come along with college and the education you will be receiving. What are you going to study, what college will you attend, and most importantly how are you going to afford it? You’re not in the top ten, but still an average student. You are on athletic teams, but not the superstar athlete of your high school by any means. Students believe that they need to be the best at everything to receive a scholarship of any type, but that’s where a lot of them think wrong. Scholarships are available to almost any student and can be granted to students for more than just grades and athletics. The possibilities for scholarships are limitless and give you the best way to have some or even all of your college education paid for. Growing up many students think they need to be in the top ten or getting straight A’s and passing every test. Which isn’t completely wrong because when you do fall into that category it can make receiving scholarships an easier process. Although, if you don’t fall into that category scholarships are nowhere near impossible to receive because of the hundreds of options provided by companies and colleges in every state. Academic scholarships often called merit scholarships or awards, can be obtained by students who weren’t first in their class maybe, but still received good grades and show characteristics of a good student(“Types” para 2)...
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...Brazil: An Investor’s Paradise A Proposal on Why Investors Should Be Considering Brazil Introduction Currently, there are four countries that are growing at rates much faster than the average, and will soon be poised to be major players in the world’s economy. Those countries are referred to as BRIC, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China. There is much debate as to which will emerge on top as the dominant world force; however investors are starting to make their predictions clear. Every day, investors are pumping money into the Brazilian economy for a myriad of reasons. But before one can understand those reasons, it is essential to understand Brazil’s background. Part I: Country Background Brazil was originally colonized by Portugal during the early 1500’s. This is evident today, as the official language of Brazil is Portuguese. It is estimated to be approximately 8,514,877 square kilometers, and have a population of 199,321,413, making it the largest country in South America, and the fifth largest in the world in terms of both area and population. (https://international.ipums.org/international/enum_materials.shtml) The political system used is a Federal Republic, and the Head of State is Dilma Rousseff. (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html) While there are several political parties in Brazil, none of them are technically in power. The strongest of the group though is the Worker’s Party. The current type of law practiced...
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...The Rise of Social Media in the 21st Century and its Advent as a Legitimate Form of Communication John Santry Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract Social Media offers an exciting new area for individuals and business to explore relationship building and communication on a grandiose scale. This study explores how the tools and opportunities afforded by social media sites are enabling and legitimizing a new form of communication. While social media is beneficial in numerous ways, greater audience engagement increases the possibility of misperception. Therefore, a new category of social network related etiquette and ethical responsibility is warranted. This paper will look at some of those reasons for increased awareness and attention to being politically correct when publically participating in social media, and how those elements can affect ones personal or professional perception. Keywords: social media, social network, Facebook, Twitter, communication, etiquette, ethics The Rise of Social Media in the 21st Century and its Advent as a Legitimate Form of Communication Introduction Social media has broken the barriers of space and time, enabling 24/7 communications on a scale unlike any before. Most people alive today can recall a time when not too long ago, we primarily communicated via hand written mail, spoke on landline telephones, and shared updates face-to-face. Today, technology enables us to send text messages; leave voice mail; instant message...
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...Leadership Traits Most Valued Across Sectors A Research Paper Patrick Jinks University of Richmond October, 2008 Introduction: Leadership is a topic as broad as education or health care. Books, articles, workshops, lectures, and keynote speeches abound – not only in the area of business, but across sectors that include government, civic, academic, and charitable organizations. Leadership topics are limitless, as evidenced by the vast expanse of information available in bookstores, libraries, blogs, and corporate leadership schools. For the purposes of this paper, the focus is on the highest-profile trends embraced by thought leaders in the leadership arena. Specifically, this work centers on the similarities – and differences – in the way the different major sectors view and define the important competencies of their leaders. Questions prompting this research include the following: 1. What are the most valued concepts delivered in training sessions to leaders of non-profits versus leaders in the military? 2. How do governmental nuances determine the areas in which leaders must excel? 3. Do leaders in different types of business view the concepts of leadership differently, or do the trends relate to the same basic tenets? 4. Is the area of ethics limited to Fortune 500 CEOs or non-profit directors? The following outlines the key principles that appear to be the most valued leadership concepts and the most significant concepts imparted to each sector’s...
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...Assignment #3 A New Strategy for Kodak BUS 599 Strayer University 12/7/14 Just like Google is synonymous with looking up information today, Kodak was once synonymous with the photographic industry. The Eastman Kodak Co. was founded in New Jersey on October 24, 1901 by George Eastman. Kodak saw early success due to his development in 1884 of silver halide paper-based photographic roll film. With this technology, he was able to create the first portable camera in 1888. The camera utilized George’s own patented film and was developed using his own proprietary method (Hill & Jones, 2013). On top of that, the company produced the plastics and chemicals needed to produce the film. The combination of all these factors resulted in Kodak being becoming one of the most profitable countries in the U.S. At a previous sales job of mine, every month I would sit down with my supervisor and go over S.M.A.R.T goals. S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym used as a guide to setting objectives. The ‘S’ stands for specific. With this, the business should focus on one area of improvement and try to improve it. The ‘M’ stands for measurable. Once you find your area of improvement you should try to quantify it. For example a business have a measurable goal to increase their capital by a total of $5 million dollars. The ‘A’ stands for attainable. This stage focuses on the plan of action of getting to your goal. “You develop the attitudes, abilities, skills, and financial capacity to...
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...Cyber Bullying- Should Schools be Held Responsible Abstract We’ve all heard the saying “stick and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Sure words don’t hurt physically, but to those who have been or are currently victims of cyberbullying words can be the difference between life and death. Technology such as smart phones, tablets and the internet allows students spend more time being connected. With this cyberbullying is becoming more frequent. Texting, instant messaging and over the social networks are just a few ways that the cyberbullies can reach their victims. A few of the forms of cyberbullying are harassment, cyberstalking and impersonating their victim. Cyber bullying has become a serious problem amongst teens. The victim can begin to feel inadequate and self-conscious causing the victim to become depressed to the point of committing suicide. In the past the cyberbully had no consequences to their action. Two such cases are addressed in this paper. States are now passing laws to address this issue and making schools responsible for developing anti-bullying policies. Cyber bullying- Should Schools be held responsible Matt was on both the Citizenship and Honor Rolls in Middle School. Voted by his eighth grade classmates to have the best smile, the best personality, and most likely to become an actor (Eppling, 2006). Taylor was a soccer player, a soloist in the school choir, and on the volleyball team. Although she was taller and a little...
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