INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY SESSION 7 UDL, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, IPAD
Edu614 session 7 summer 14 at & i pad
Jan 13, 2015
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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?
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
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