Using Technology as a Tool for Learning Suzanne Cash

Special Education Teachers Conference Using iPads, interactive whiteboards and connected learning to engage students with high support needs. Mandy Carter & Lisa Baston Glendon SSP at Newcastle

What does technology mean for our students? Enables greater access to community engagement and inclusive practices. Can mediate communication and promote communicative exchanges. Reduces educational inequalities, least restrictive practice and promotes positive engagement. Strengths-based, student-centered and family-orientated. Increases student engagement and on-task time. Educational tool for improving student outcomes and achieving learning goals. Can only be of benefit to those who have access.

Benefits and Drawbacks of Technology. Benefits Motivating for students Accessible to everyone e.g. switches, touch screen. Socially acceptable. Drawbacks Expensive Technology fails e.g. Flat battery. Equipment takes time to replace or repair. Not always portable

Thought of the Day: Part 1 "If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow" - John Dewy

Integrating technology into effective classroom practice. Learning the basics of using technology. Using technology to support instruction. Integrating new technology into classroom practice. Discovering new uses for technology tools or designing projects that combine multiple technologies. Focusing on cooperative, project-based and interdisciplinary work with technology being just one of many tools that students use.

Integrating technology into effective classroom practice. Morning Circle Ordering Numbers

Reading books Matching letters

Interactive Learning Motivating medium. Creates active participants in learning. Allows for seamless integrating of technology into teaching and learning. Inclusive and accessible. Only limited by your imagination.

Interactive websites. Count us in. et.au/countusin/ et.au/countusin/ Crickweb web.co.uk/ web.co.uk/ Storybird om/ om/ Storyline online ineonline.net/ ineonline.net/ Helpkidzlearn dzlearn.com/ dzlearn.com/ Starfall l.com/ Cbeebies o.uk/cbeebies/ o.uk/cbeebies/ Priory woods woods.middlesb orough.sch.uk woods.middlesb orough.sch.uk

Connected Learning Brings people together. Alternative teaching methods. Sharing of knowledge and ideas. Collaborative learning and engagement. Motivating visual medium. Social skills. Technology integration across KLA's.

Programming Implications Have a clear focus on the individual needs. Maintain high standards and expectations. Consider the environment and skills needed. What are the appropriate tools? Prompting and reinforcing. Encouragement. Turn-taking and organisation.

Integrating technology Individual programming. Multi-modal instructional delivery. Which tools do I use? Assessment Organisational support and considerations.

Thought of the Day: Part 2 An effective classroom practitioner will integrate technology into their school day instead of viewing technology as an add on, time filler or pacifier....

How can we effectively use ipads in the classroom. Communication Social skills Literacy Numeracy Motor skills Cause and effect Creative arts

Case Study 1 Student: Joshua Budway Priority: Recognises letters and words. Lesson: Matching and sequencing letters and words.

Literacy

Case Study 2 Student: Ethan Van Gent Priority: Recognises photos and pictures communication symbols Lesson: Choice making at mealtimes. Trying to move Ethan away from the ipad as a toy.

Communicatiopn

Communication Apps Answers FreeChoice Board Creator

Ipacs My Choice Board

Photo Editing iccutter.php Allows you to use Boardmaker pictures in apps. Pic shop lite Import photos from gallery or take them with your ipad camera (ipad2) Crop sharpen, rotate photos etc. Pic Cutter

Cause and effect.... Beginning skills for ipad eg swiping, selecting, clicking etc Improve on task time and directed attention to activity Motivate students to become active participants Improve motor skills

Apps for cause and effect

Social Stories Pictello - story maker with wizard to help make a personalized story Used to build social skills, expectations for behaviour, etc. $19.99 Little Story maker – turn your pictures into a story. Use to write social stories, procedures, recipes etc. Free

Fun stuff App: Facehole Fun

Final thought of the day Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer deserves to be. David Thornburg

Acknowledgement William Rose School acknowledges the participation of students in this presentation. We would also like to acknowledge the work and contribution of Ms Mandy Carter and Lisa Baston of Glendon SSP at Newcastle.