Content Objects

I choose to do the content objects assignment to give me more time to explore with tools I can use in my library and make it more tech savy.

I explored Storybird, and Dragon Dictation.  I am searching for ways to assist our 4^th grade ELAR teachers with the Reading and Writing component for STAAR.  When exploring Storybird, I found it to be fun. It is a program that motivates our students to read and write.   Teaching sequence can now be a fun thing to do if doing it with Storybird.  Using Storybird you can be as creative and imaginative as you want to be.  It ties art into the learning process.  Students can create stories based on the pictures they have chosen.  The pictures serve as a topic, just in art form. 

Dragon dictation is a wonderful easy to use voice recognition application.  This program allows students who have trouble putting their thoughts on paper, a chance to do just that.  When students can speak their thoughts and see it visually it helps them with reading and writing overall.  There are a few drawbacks when it comes to this program.  It will sometimes mistake what you are saying for other word, but overall this app is a great tool to assist struggling students.