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Sally NortonSally Norton‐‐DarrDarrsnortondarr@yahoo [email protected]
ChristopherChristopher BugajBugajChristopher Christopher [email protected]@attipscast via Twitterwww.tinyurl.com/attipscastwww.attipscast.wordpress.com
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KWL activity –KWL activity Write down ONE thing you already know about assistive technology (under the K)gyWrite down one thing you’d like to learn about in this course (under W)
Share with your neighbors at your table
Definition Definition & &
HistoryHistory
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Universal Design for Learning (Universal Design for Learning (UDLUDL) ) is the is the g gg g
practice of embedding flexible strategies into the practice of embedding flexible strategies into the
i l d i h i l d i h l i l i h h curriculum during the curriculum during the planning process planning process so that so that
ALL students ALL students can access a variety of learning can access a variety of learning
solutionssolutions..
Universal Universal Design for Design for LLearning earning (UDL) is a framework (UDL) is a framework for removing barriers by anticipating the needs of all for removing barriers by anticipating the needs of all
students.students.
©HIAT/MCPS/2007
UDL principles…UDL principles…
Short Video Short Video Explaining Explaining UDLUDL:Short Video Short Video Explaining Explaining UDLUDL:http://bit.ly/udlexplained1
Multiple Means ofMultiple Means ofRepresentationRepresentationRepresentationRepresentation
Multiple Means of Multiple Means of ActionActionand and ExpressionExpression
MULTIPLE MEANS OF MULTIPLE MEANS OF ENGAGEMENTENGAGEMENTMULTIPLE MEANS OF MULTIPLE MEANS OF ENGAGEMENTENGAGEMENT
Alternative Assessments for all!Alternative Assessments for all!Show teachers how to use multiple means of expression to Show teachers how to use multiple means of expression to Show teachers how to use multiple means of expression to Show teachers how to use multiple means of expression to let students demonstrate what they know!let students demonstrate what they know!
A rubric for purchasing/implementation decisions A rubric for purchasing/implementation decisions p g pp g pWhat technology to buyWhat technology to buy
Online subscriptionsOnline subscriptionsHardware & SoftwareHardware & Software
Textbooks with multiple formatsTextbooks with multiple formatsB t i l th t t d ith i B t i l th t t d ith i Buy materials that are created with everyone in Buy materials that are created with everyone in mind (multiple means of representation)mind (multiple means of representation)Construction plans & modifications to existing Construction plans & modifications to existing Construction plans & modifications to existing Construction plans & modifications to existing structuresstructures
M d t f i t bli M d t f i t bli Mandates a free, appropriate public Mandates a free, appropriate public education (education (FAPEFAPE) for children and youth ) for children and youth with disabilitieswith disabilitieswith disabilities.with disabilities.
Provides procedural safeguards to ensure Provides procedural safeguards to ensure Provides procedural safeguards to ensure Provides procedural safeguards to ensure that children/youth with disabilities receive that children/youth with disabilities receive the special education and related services the special education and related services the special education and related services the special education and related services which they require in order to benefit from which they require in order to benefit from their educational program.their educational program.p gp g
h bl h ll hh bl h ll h ddEach public agency shall ensure that Each public agency shall ensure that AT devices AT devices or or AT services AT services or both are made available to a child or both are made available to a child with a disability if needed as part of the child’s with a disability if needed as part of the child’s with a disability if needed as part of the child s with a disability if needed as part of the child s
1. special education (300.36)1. special education (300.36). spec a educat o (300.36). spec a educat o (300.36)2. related service (300.34)2. related service (300.34)3. or supplemental aids or services3. or supplemental aids or services(300.38 and 300.114(a)(2)(ii)(300.38 and 300.114(a)(2)(ii)
Assistive technology consists of gy
DEVICES DEVICES andand SERVICESSERVICESh h l that help
children with disabilities children with disabilities carry out a
functional activity functional activity u ct o a act v tyu ct o a act v tyin their environment.
anan““anyany item, piece of equipment or item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired product system, whether acquired product system, whether acquired product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, customized, that is used to increase, customized, that is used to increase, customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability.”capabilities of a child with a disability.”capab t es o a c d t a d sab ty.capab t es o a c d t a d sab ty.
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Multiple Ways to Participate!Multiple Ways to Participate!
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Multiple Ways to Participate!Multiple Ways to Participate!
““anyany service that directly service that directly i hild i h di bili i i hild i h di bili i assists a child with a disability in assists a child with a disability in
the the selectionselection, , acquisitionacquisition, or , or useuseqqof an assistive technology device.”of an assistive technology device.”
evaluationevaluation of technology needsof technology needspurchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for
i i ii i i f df dacquisitionacquisition of AT devices, of AT devices, selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting applying maintaining repairing or adapting applying maintaining repairing or adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or replacing replacing devices, devices, coordinatingcoordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or and using other therapies, interventions, or gg g pg pservices with AT devices, services with AT devices, trainingtraining or technical assistance for or technical assistance for childchild, and/or , and/or family family members members members members trainingtraining or technical assistance for or technical assistance for professionalsprofessionalsinvolved in the major life functions of the childinvolved in the major life functions of the child
1 ANY Item!1. ANY Item!
2. ANY Action!
Question, when an IEP team meets and they consider AT are they performing a service?consider AT, are they performing a service?
“careful and deliberate thought”“careful and deliberate thought”ca efu a d de be ate t oug tca efu a d de be ate t oug t
Let’s see…Let s see…Check box?Fill in the blank?Fill in the blank?Use a matrix/menut i k f ?to pick from?Or…
C id ti d tConsideration document:www ttaconline org/atsdpwww.ttaconline.org/atsdp
1. ANY Item! ANY A ti ! 2. ANY Action!
3. Consideration during 3 gAccommodations
Question: When else do you consider the tools a student would be using?
Answer: During the planning process when you were i UDL husing a UDL approach.
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QUESTION:If you have a piece of
i t l d i th equipment already in the student’s environment, student s environment, does it get listed as an
daccommodation?
1. ANY Item!
2. ANY Action!
3. Consideration during AccommodationsAccommodations
UDL 4. UDL means:“considering needs of ALL students”
Across this course, you will see the Across this course, you will see the range of AT solutions from low‐tech, to mid tech to high techmid‐tech to high‐tech.
The possibilities are endless and go from least restrictive to most restrictive o east est ct ve to ost est ct vesolutions.
Questions?Questions?
Who is there to help you make decisions p yabout technology solutions?
Your table is a team. Sell yourself! yChris and Sally are administrators – tell us why
you need an AT Team.
Go!Go!
Help make decisions about tech to implement p p(district and student levels)Promote UDLProvide training on technologyKeep current with technologyp gyImprove AYP (NCLB)Save Money / Spend Wiselyy p ySave time Not wasting time on strategies that don’t work.
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Sally Norton-Darr, MS CCC-SLPCh i t h R B j MS CCC SLPChristopher R. Bugaj, MS CCC-SLP
Eight of our most common, already available, y ,recommendations
USE WHATCHYA GOT!The Philosophy: Use the technology that is already in place already in place first Use the technology that is already in place already in place first to meet the needs of students.This Philosophy means…p y
Consider low tech strategies firstlow tech strategies first, then move to high tech as neededImplement technology that is least restrictiveleast restrictiveBetter rate of adoption and less chance of less chance of abandonmentabandonmentUse a Universal Design for Learning Universal Design for Learning approachAll students All students (not just those in special education) will benefitYou’ll save moneysave money!!!!
’ !!!!You’ll save timesave time!!!!Students implement strategies fasterStudents implement strategies faster
TTHEHE GGREATREAT EEIGHTIGHT
1.1. HighHigh--Contrast in Windows Contrast in Windows 22 PhotoAlbum Feature of PowerPointPhotoAlbum Feature of PowerPoint2.2. PhotoAlbum Feature of PowerPointPhotoAlbum Feature of PowerPoint
Google DocGoogle Doc-- http://bit.ly/attb102http://bit.ly/attb102PowerTalk Demo too!PowerTalk Demo too!
Vi l S h d l Vi l S h d l (Li d A h )3.3. Visual Schedules Visual Schedules (Linear and Amorphous)4.4. Text to SpeechText to Speech5.5. Social “Situation” StoriesSocial “Situation” Stories5.5. Social Situation StoriesSocial Situation Stories6.6. Sound Record Feature of MS WordSound Record Feature of MS Word*7.7. Graphic OrganizersGraphic Organizers8.8. Pacing Boards Pacing Boards (communication strategy)9. BONUS: Switch Websites
HIGH CONTRAST IN WINDOWSHIGH CONTRAST IN WINDOWS
Tutorial – http://bit.ly/highcontrast4up y g
Podcast – http://bit.ly/53audiohighcontrast
Blog - http://bit.ly/episode53highcontrast
Video - http://bit.ly/shiftaltprntscrn
PHOTOALBUM FEATURE OF POWERPOINT
Tutorial - http://bit.ly/pptphoto
Podcast -http://bit.ly/ep39audiopowerpointphotoalbump y p p p p
Blog - http://bit.ly/ep39blogpowerpointphotoalbum
Video - http://bit.ly/videopowerpointphotoalbum
Implementation Ideas - http://bit.ly/attb102
VISUAL SCHEDULESLinear -
Blog: http://bit.ly/ep17linearvisualschedulesP d h //bi l / 17li i l h d l diPodcast: http://bit.ly/ep17linearvisualschedulesaudio
A h Amorphous –Blog: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedulesPodcast: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedulesaudioPodcast: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedulesaudio
TEXT-TO-SPEECH
www.readplease.com –Bl htt //bit l / d l blBlog: http://bit.ly/readpleaseblogPodcast: http://bit.ly/ep6readpleaseaudioVideo: http://bit.ly/readpleasevideop y p
www vozme comwww.vozme.com -Blog: http://bit.ly/ep48vozmePodcast: http://bit.ly/ep48vozmeaudioPodcast: http://bit.ly/ep48vozmeaudioVideo: http://bit.ly/vozmevideo
SOCIAL SITUATION STORIES
Introduction and examples-www.polyxo.com/socialstories
More examples-www.region2library.org/SocialStories.htm
More examples-h // f l d bil d / / i h lhttp://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/strategies.html
More examples- http://bit ly/watsonstories More examples- http://bit.ly/watsonstories
SOUND RECORD IN MS WORD
Tutorial- http://bit.ly/recordword
Tutorial- http://bit.ly/quickrecord
Blog- http://bit.ly/ep2blogrecinword
Podcast- http://bit.ly/ep2audiorecinword
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERSGRAPHIC ORGANIZERSTemplates-www eduplace com/graphicorganizerwww.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer
More Templates- http://bit.ly/holtgos
Blog-http://bit.ly/ep37goi1blog
Podcast-http://bit.ly/ep37goi1audiohttp://bit.ly/ep37goi1audio
Web 2.0 Tools:Web 2.0 Tools:http://bubbl ushttp://bubbl ushttp://bubbl.ushttp://bubbl.us
http://mindmeister.comhttp://mindmeister.comhttp://mindomo.comhttp://mindomo.com
PACING BOARDSPACING BOARDS
Video- http://bit.ly/keepingpacep y p gp
Blog- http://bit.ly/ep5pacingboardblog
Podcast- http://bit.ly/ep5audiopacingboards
BONUS: SWITCH WEBSITESBONUS: SWITCH WEBSITESBlogs:
http://teachingall blogspot com/p/switch-accessible-http://teachingall.blogspot.com/p/switch accessibleactivities.htmlhttp://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/
R P t lResource Portal:http://www.guest.portaportal.com/otr4access
Go to the Google Doc.gCome up with as many strategies as possible to help the person in the scenario. Leave those strategies in cells on the Google Doc.Complete by November 30! “See” you at the Webinar
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