Re: computerdisc-l: Inclusion

["Patti S. Abraham" <psa1@ra.msstate.edu>]

Great advice in both cases.  Hope it helps

Dr. Patti S. Abraham psa1@ra.msstate.ed
Professor, Department of Technology and Education
Mississippi State University
Voice: 601-325-2280	FAX: 601-325-7599	Internet: psa1@ra.msstate.edu

On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Cathleen Pfifer wrote:

> I have several special education students in my classes.  Their teacher
> has placed the students who do not need a lot of "one-one" help in five
> of my classes. In my sixth class, which is the seventh period of the
> day, the teacher comes into the class with 8 students and helps them
> where needed.  She has also put all the template document files from
> Microsoft Works on her computer in her room so that she can help her
> students during other periods of the day.  We have done this for two
> years, and it has been very successful. While some of these students do
> need more time and more help, some of them are among my best students. 
> 
> About the students coming in after the semester break, I too have had
> this happen, and it is extremely challenging.  I have these students
> keyboarding most of the time.  That way, even though they cannot earn a
> credit, they will have achieved some skills when they leave my class at
> the end of the year.  We have no study halls here at Caledonia Middle
> School, so there is no other options or places to put them.
> 
> Cathleen Pfifer
> Caledonia Middle School
>