Volume Twelve • Number One • ISSN 1547-2671 • September/October 2004 Technology for Children & Youth with Disabilities In This Issue Changing the Face of Science Education in the Classroom with Technology . . . 1 Editor’s Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Videostreaming – A Whole New Way to Use Video in the Classroom . . . . . . 6 Brookfield Zoo Uses Technology to Help Chicago Public School Students with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 BrainPop . . . . . .
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aren’t acquiring enough exercise. Many youth in this day and age care more about spending time on the computer or watching television than going outside and getting exercise. This is where the government and school board should step in and encourage teens to take physical education throughout their high school career. According to the WHO‚ about 18 million children aged 0-5 are overweight worldwide (Kita‚ Joe). If these children continue to live on their lives without getting the proper exercise
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Advantages and disadvantages of modern technology. Technology can be defined as science applied to practical purposes. Nowadays‚ when the rapidness of development and research is so impressive‚ it is easy to think about the advantages of modern technology. Nevertheless some people argue that science can destroy mankind. It is also obvious that we are close on an era where technology is limited only by our imagination. Therefore the most frequently asked question is: Does technology go the right way and will
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Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely be used to judge a student’s academic performance. Once quoted‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that” (Obama). Standardized testing has been the go-to way to test a student’s intellectual ability since before World War II. Most tests consist of several hours filled with tedious multiple choice questions
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video are free and cross-platform‚ including Adobe’s offering of Flash Video‚ which was first introduced with Flash version 6. Flash Video has been a popular choice for websites due to the large installed user base and programmability of Flash. In 2010‚ Apple has publicly criticized Adobe’s implementation of Flash Video playback for not taking advantage of hardware acceleration‚ as well as criticizing Flash technology in general which has been cited as reason for not implementing Apple’s mobile devices
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Ladies and gentlemen‚ I am a worried healthcare worker wanting condom vending machines in government schools. First of all‚ if condoms were available to student then teen pregnancy rates wouldn’t dramatically decrease. This would cause both male and female student dropout rates to increase; students would not have to drop out school to take care of their children. The distribution of condoms in public high schools will lower the rate of pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease among teenagers
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Animals should not be used for research Imagine an animal suffering‚ with no way to help itself. Imagine a human being forcing an animal to suffer and not doing anything to help. This is what happens when animals are used for research to test products that most people do use. Every year almost 8‚000 animals suffer from being used for research. Animals are subjected to burns‚ electric shocks‚ and other painful experiences that researchers subject them too. Animals are given diseases from the researchers
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statement suggests that the humans’ reliance on the developing technology results in lower ability to think by themselves. My opinion about this issue is divided‚ due to the fact that one of the reasons that our specie has evolved to be the most powerful and developed problem solver that ever existed on earth is the reliance on technology while over dependence on technology might be harmful to the human mind. In fact‚ the reliance of humans on technology since the beginning of time has given them the
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over whether we as a society should continue testing on animals. It seems for many this topic has quite a moral grey area. Some see it as something that is necessary in order for scientific research. Many of our scientific achievements of the last century have involved animal testing in some way. Others however see it as something that is wrong and unethical and feel like it should be abolished. Organizations such as PETA have developed‚ arguing that animals should have the same rights as humans
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Applying Technology to Education Nowadays technology is everywhere‚ from a computer to even an electric toothbrush‚ so it has became an important issue for instructors or teachers to bear in mind. However‚ some people might argue that technology is just a waste of money and time but in fact‚ if used correctly‚ technology can help to improve the teaching/learning process in several ways‚ leading from primary school to university. In the first place‚ teachers can make their classes
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