1. EDU614 Session 5
Assistive Technology
and
Augmentative Communication
2. Agenda
• Next week we will begin at 7
• Tonight Guest - Lauren Costa
• Augmentative Communication
• UDL
• Assistive Technology
• iPad
3. Project
• Use at least one application you’ve learned
• decision due 2/28
• Show proficiency & familiarity with all features
• If appropriate, create a model class
• include sample assignments, forums, etc.
• Develop and write a detailed plan for classroom use
• Include
• 21st Century skills students will use
• assessment if applicable
• See Joey Estes, Lindsay Little, Alden Sorenson
5. The DESE
• The
Department of Elementary and Secondary Educatio
has awesome links to information, resources
and grants.
• Includes:
• CAST - Center for Applied Special
Technology
• Easter Seals - allows teachers to try out
technology
6. Mass Match
• MassMatch - initiative to get assistive
technology to people who need it
• FREE to borrow from ATRC Assistive
Technology Regional Centers.
7. National Center to Improve
Practice in Special Education
• NCIP - through technology, media and
materials
• take a look
8. Accessibility in the Classroom
• Accessibility features in Microsoft products
• Includes tutorials
9. 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
10. 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?
11. Assistive Technology
• Like RTI Technology has levels too
• Level 1 - For everyone
• Level 2 - Greater access
• Level 3 - Assistive support
12. 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.
13. Accessible Instructional
Materials
• AIM
• Students have a right to the same text
• Publishers are supposed to produce
digital forms
• CAST has a center for AIM
14. 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?
15. 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
16. SETT Framework
• S - Student First
• E - Environment
• T - Task
• T - Tool
• Joy Zabala - SETT Framework
17. the Student
• What does the student need to do?
• What are the student’s special needs?
• What are the student’s current abilities?
18. 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
19. 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?
20. 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?
21. UDL Toolkit
• UDL toolkit wiki
• Please spend some time looking at
the resources:
• graphic organizers
• literacy
• study skills
• math
• writing
22. National Center on UDL
• National Center
• Examples & Resources
• Every principle is linked to resources &
tools
23. Investigation
• Please take about 30 minutes to investigate all
the resources.
• Be sure to bookmark Diigo any site you want
to return to.
• I’ll briefly meet with folks individually on
final presentation topic.
24. iPad - a game changer
• FreeTech4Teachers
• Steve Jobs & Apps for Autism
• 60 Minutes
• Links
• iPodsibilities
• Teaching Learners with Special
Needs
• Free Speech app
25. iPad
• a blog post how iPad is used in a special education
classroom
• 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
26. More on the iPad
• Live Binders on iPad in Schools - a
tremendous amount of material
• Mr. G Blog iPads, Web tools, math
education
• a CNN report
• App Smackdown
27. 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
