Digital Technology in the Speech Room

Walker Elementary is ahead of many schools, in regards to their use and application of technology within the classroom.  This week we celebrated all that we have learned during Digital Technology Day.

A real time online tour of Miller Park was arranged.  All staff and students were able to go behind the scenes and ask questions of our tour guide.  How cool!  

To see a sampling of the tour please click on the link below:

Walker Elementary Digital Technology Day Miller Park Tour

I keep on learning more ways to utilize technology as a mode to educating, engaging and encouraging my own students, from 3 years of age to 5th grade.  As a speech-language pathologist I do not have a Smart Board but I do enjoy using my district purchased I Pad with my students.

Here are some of my favorite apps, all free at time of "purchase" that promote development of speech-language skills:   

Mad Libs 

Students love hearing the silly stories they create by stating words for adjectives, nouns, verbs and other word groups.  It promotes development of rich vocabulary and the ability to pull up words from specific "files".  This is an activity that assists with word finding skills, fluency, articulation and verb tense.  It is also a great 5 minute filler that is enriching and educational.

Story Wheel

Create your own story by spinning a wheel to find a pictured topic.  Students can work in a group, each taking a turn recording their voice for one minute intervals.  They are challenged to connect one "page" to another and can help edit their own and peers work.  We like sending the finished product to their classroom teachers via email!

Touch and Learn: Emotions by Alligator Apps

Excellent way to target comprehension of different emotions via photos of realistic situations.  Students can either touch the photo themselves or describe which photo should be tapped.  We also practice answer "Why" questions to understand the reason behind the emotion.  Connections are also made as to when students might have felt that emotion. 

Check out these apps... hopefully they are all still free for you.