Technology for Gifted Students

Abstract

This chapter proposes that software design using software with programming capabilities, such as Classroom Suite, is a good activity for gifted students to increase their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills while designing appropriate learning activities for all students, including those with disabilities. The chapter describes design techniques that gifted students can apply during the development, offers as an example the design process for one of the authors' own Classroom Suite instructional games, and concludes with a description of several other games designed by the authors as further examples of the kinds of instructional software that gifted students can develop for students with disabilities using Classroom Suite.

Anatomizing Pope Francis’ pandemic homilies: Discourse parts and types in focus

“…Furthermore, it consists of more than one sentence, and these sentences combine to form a meaningful whole to convey a complete message (Lee, 2001;Isnaini, 2014). Anderson and Anderson (1998) state that texts are pieces of spoken or written language created for a particular purpose, and can be classified into different types that share certain structural and functional elements that have developed conventionalized patterns with a high level of usage. These typesliterary and factualare assigned on the basis of external criteria such as intended audience, purpose, and activity type, that is, it refers to a conventional, culturally recognized grouping of texts (Lee, 2001).…”

“…It could be in a form of film scripts, daytime dramas, plays, improvised performances, and street theatre. Last but not least, the response text is used to describe a written piece that offers an individual's response (judgment, opinion, reaction) to a piece of literature, such as a book, film, or poem (Anderson & Anderson, 1998;Isnaini, 2014).…”

“…The second main type of text according to Anderson and Anderson (1998) is called a factual text like an explanation, procedure, exposition, information report, recount, and discussion. Isnaini (2014) refers to factual texts as those texts that present information, ideas, or issue so as to inform, instruct, and enlighten the reader or listener.…”

“…Isnaini (2014) refers to factual texts as those texts that present information, ideas, or issue so as to inform, instruct, and enlighten the reader or listener. An explanation is a text which explains processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena (Anderson & Anderson, 1998). On the other hand, the procedure is a text that shows a process in sequence from beginning to end.…”

Applications of Additive Manufacturing, or 3D Printing, in the Rehabilitation of Individuals With Deafblindness: A Scoping Study

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