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(2005 ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award: Finalist in Education Category)
TEACHING BY DESIGN shows readers how to use the computer to design meaningful educational materials for children and adults with special needs. A synthesis of computer graphics, education, and crafting, this book represents the author’s considerable expertise in customizing educational materials for her daughter with multiple disabilities as well as teaching other parents and… More >>
Teaching by Design: Using Your Computer to Create Materials for Students With Learning Differences
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#1 by C Domoulin on January 31, 2010 - 10:50 am
Excellent templates and web site resources…..better if you have a graphics program like Illustrator, CorelDRAW 0r Freehand.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by M. Walsh on January 31, 2010 - 11:33 am
Finally a book that shows you how to make those nifty games that are normally unaffordable for many teachers. In a heartfelt way, Kim Voss pours all of her knowledge about teaching special students, primarily from her experience with her daughter Ashley, and mixes it with an understandable dose of technology. The end product is amazing! I read the book, took a breath, and tackled each project without quitting once. Now I have materials that are professional and appropriate. Say good-bye to handwritten flash cards and stickies forever!
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by MS on January 31, 2010 - 1:20 pm
The book is a good resource for teachers who are interested in creating their own curriculum materials for students. If the teacher is already fairly computer savvy, the most useful parts of the book may be where to purchase materials like the flash card stock, or similar items that aren’t easily available in the local office supply store.
I was slightly disappointed when I received the book to see that, for me at least, there was not a lot of new information. I have been making my own materials for my classroom (including flash cards and card games) since I started teaching.
In order to successfully follow many of the ideas here, you will need a source of clipart such as Microsoft Office’s clip-art on-line, or Boardmaker (Mac CD) (there is a Windows version available as well, but Amazon does not seem to sell it). It would also be helpful to have access to a scanner, digital camera, and a good quality printer. Ideally, the teacher or parent using this book will know how to use products like Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0, and Microsoft Publisher 2007 or Word, or another desktop publishing program like Adobe PageMaker 7.0, for example.
Rating: 3 / 5
#4 by Midwest Book Review on January 31, 2010 - 2:39 pm
Teaching By Design: Using Your Computer To Create Materials For Students With Learning Differences is a straightforward “how-to” guide to quickly and easily crafting customized educational tools with the resources of a basic personal computer at one’s disposal. Written especially for teachers working with students who have learning disabilities or impairments, Teaching by Design covers how to control variables in font size, images, and layout, why larger font isn’t always better, a smorgasbord of easy-to-make projects ranging from color/shape/size lotto to interactive spelling cards to fill-in-the-blank word magnets and decals, and much more. The materials presented are designed to make learning as easy and intuitive as possible without excess distractions, and as such are applicable to all children whether learning disables or not. An accompanying CD-ROM of templates to simplify the process rounds out this invaluable, user-friendly resource recommended especially for instructors, but also useful to parents and lay people looking for educational games to play with developing young minds.
Rating: 5 / 5