Short presentation about ICT in Sint-Janshof Mechelen

1. Computer in level 1
Students with a severe mental disability
• Looking for recipes for the cooking lessons
• Making their own newsletter
• Making little artikels for the school newsletter
• Looking for information: opening hours, television programs, freetime activities
• Youtube: searching music for dancing and singing
• Sclera pictures for support in written tekst or to give structure in daily life
• Looking at the online television news
• Looking for pictures they can use in art lessons
• Using a Symbaloo with exercices and sites they need for information
• Exercices for language or mathematics
• Using Google pictures for visual support during the lessons

2. Computer in level 2
Students with a moderate mental disability
• Using Pinterest in the lessons
• Looking up information about public transport
• Making a picture album
• Looking for prices on websites of the supermarket
• Looking for recipes for cooking lessons and making a cooking guide
• Using e-mail in a good way
• Making an appointment with the doctor or at the city hall
• Using Facebook: sharing news, giving reactions, do’s and don’ts
• Plickers at the end of a lesson

3. Computer in level 3
Students with a mild mental disability
• Visual support during lessons: Google pictures
• Sending e-mails
• Using spell checker in word
• Using online information
• Lessons about safe internet
• Online articles and newspaper
• Using websites and apps about public transport
• Using Google maps
• Online exercices for the drivers license

4. ICT training for teachers
Using ICT for class differentiation
• Giving feedback and motivation to students: www.classdojo.com and www.classcharts.com
• Google calendar for planning help: calendar.google.com
• QR-codes to go to websites: www.2dcode.nl and www.qrstuff.com
• Symbaloo as a startpage: www.symbaloo.com
• Shorter URL with Bit.ly: www.bitly.com
• Speakit plugin in Google chrome: bit.ly/chromespeak
• Writing and correcting texts with Voki: www.voki.com
• Making instruction movies: mix.office.com
• Making mindmaps: www.mindmeister.com
• Using movies with explanations: www.youtube.com and www.explania.com
• Using online manuals: www.wikihow.com
• Making online manuals: www.tildee.com
• Making quizzes: www.quizlet.com