Supporting Students with Assistive Technology Marcia Obukowicz AT Consultant CESA

So what do kids need to learn

Lecture Reading Audiovisual Demonstration Discussion Group Practice by Doing Teach others/ Immediate Use of Learning

Lecture Reading Audiovisual Demonstration Discussion Group Practice by Doing Teach others/ Immediate Use of Learning Average retention rate 24 hours later 5% 10% 20% 30% 50% 75% 90% David Sousa grid from How the Brain Learns How effective are these teaching Strategies in aiding student recall and retention of information? LOTS and HOTS

Integrating Tech into Practice Comfort Level Tech Infrastructure Learning Teaching Student Learning Student Integrating

Positioning

Access

Communication

Communication is not about going to see the SLP! Communication is everyday It gets needs met It conveys feelings It creates social bonds It conveys ideas It is more than a schedule, more than mere words, It moves us from the sidelines and into the action. It is critical to our participation in the human experience. Building skills in communication is a team effort.

Communication needs Partners Activities Supports

Communication Circles Closing Openings Sustaining

Curriculum supports

Curriculum support Using what is already there –Adapted learning –Smartboard: US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+Activiti es/ US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+Activiti es/ –Clicker: –Ipod and Nintendo apps Online interactives Alternate media presentation tools with Web 2.0 Engage the learner in the skills of problem solving

Literacy WRITE PRESENTATION ORGANIZE READ

Purpose: Gather knowledge or experiences READ Options: How do you like your data delivered? Consider: pictures, video, text, interactives, discussion, collaboration

Setting the SCENE with Pictures

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Interactives

Purpose: arrange a body of knowledge, data, ideas, people, things, time or other elements into a sequential or spatial form or process ORGANIZE Options: Graphic Organizers, checklists Planners, schedules, storage, highlighting, Sticky notes, extraction, bibme., reference and web trackers

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Organizing

Purpose: capture ideas, knowledge in a format to share WRITE Options: Computers, Netbooks, portable writing tablets, Digital pens, word prediction, spell and grammar checkers, Voice recognition

Purpose: Share our thoughts and ideas, collaborate with others in varied formats PRESENTATION Options: Web 2.0 tools for managing Images, words, video and voice, Projection or touch screen for sharing digital content, collaboration tools like wiki, blog or twitter

The missing skills Fish vs. fish dinner Learning needs and support tools –Time, materials Social needs and support tools –Social stories, practice routines Behavior and support tools –Calming, centering,