Edu614 session 7 summer 14 at & i pad

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGYSESSION 7

UDL, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, IPAD

Agenda

Questions?

Blog posts by 8th grade students

More on Assistive Technology and Augmentative Communication

iPad

Project work

Project Presentations

Please save your powerpoint to slideshare, then post to your blog on the ning.

15 minute presentation

Detailed written plan on classroom use - about a page and a half.

Screenleap

Share your screen with anyone with a browser.

screenleap.com/msfavazza

Universal Design for Learning

UDL based on neuroscience

each principle connects to key area of brain

Multiple Means of Representation

To increase recognition

How a teacher prepares

UDL

Multiple Means of Expression

To expand strategic output

Teacher plans for how students will express learning

Multiple Means of Engagement

To enhance involvement in learning

How do we get students connected?

Assistive Technology

Like RTI Technology has levels too

Level 1 - For everyone

Level 2 - Greater access

Level 3 - Assistive support

AT

Allows manipulation and control of format

Offers alternatives for access

Supports multi-sensory instruction

Supports greater personal independence

Educational technology & assistive technology are a continuum of access to learning.

Accessible Instructional Materials

Accessible Instructional Materials

Students have a right to the same text

Publishers are supposed to produce digital forms

CAST has a center for AIM

Important Questions...What does the student need to do to participate in the classroom and achieve his/her IEP goals?

What specifically is the student having difficulty with?

What else has been tried?

What will be the the criteria for determining the student’s success?

Who will be responsible for training, monitoring, documenting, and reviewing the AT plan?

AT

All students with a 504 or an IEP are eligible

Assistive Technology has to be considered

Not all qualify

IEP is written first, then look at questions

SETT Framework

S - Student First

E - Environment

T - Task

T - Tool

Joy Zabala - SETT Framework

the Student

What does the student need to do?

What are the student’s special needs?

What are the student’s current abilities?

Environment

What materials and equipment are currently available in the environment?

What is the physical arrangement?

What is the instructional arrangement?

Are there likely to be changes?

Color is a powerful tool

Task

What activities take place in the environment?

What are the critical elements of the activities?

How might technology support the student’s active participation in those activities?

Tools

FINAL step

What no tech, low tech, and high tech options should be considered when developing a system for a student with these needs and abilities doing these tasks in these environments?

What strategies might be used to invite increased student performance?

How might these tools be tried out with the student in the environment?

TechAccess

Fact Sheets

The DESEThe Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has awesome links to information, resources and grants.

Includes:

CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology

Easter Seals - allows teachers to try out technology

Mass Match

MassMatch - initiative to get assistive technology to people who need it

FREE to borrow from ATRC Assistive Technology Regional Centers.

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education

NCIP - through technology, media and materials

take a look

Accessibility in the Classroom

Accessibility features in Microsoft products

Includes tutorials

UDL ToolkitUDL toolkit wiki

Please spend some time looking at the resources:

graphic organizers

literacy

study skills

math

writing 

National Center on UDL

National Center

Examples & Resources

Every principle is linked to resources & tools

iPad - a game changer

FreeTech4Teachers

Steve Jobs & Apps for Autism

60 Minutes

Links

iPodsibilities

Teaching Learners with Special Needs

Free Speech app

iPada blog post how iPad is used in a special education classroom

Teaching students with multiple special needs - a blog

A Blog Post listing many apps

Apps Store has Special Education section

and our friend Cybrary man’s list

A handout for using iPad in the Special Education Classroom

More on the iPadLive Binders on iPad in Schools - a tremendous amount of material

Mr. G Blog iPads, Web tools, math education

a CNN report

App Smackdown

iPad Apps in School great site by Richard Byrne

Even more on the iPad

ipads in the classroom - Kathy Schrock

Moms with apps blog

Smart Apps for Kids

my Pinterest board on iPad

iPodsibilities

blog, apps review, resources

apps for teaching students with special needs

Some apps I use in my classroom