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Tech for Students with Disabilities
Sarah Cashin and Victoria Huey
Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Use of the iPad for accommodations
3. Integrating ipads in the classroom with examples of lessons
4. Other types of technology we use
5. Questions
Objective
I will be able to integrate technology in my lessons to engage and motivate student learning.
iPad for Accommodations● Accessibility Options:
○ Guided Access: lock an app○ Speak Selection: iPad will read to you
■ adjust speed for processing ■ reads articles, assignments, etc.
● Camera ○ take pictures of the board○ homework to send to teacher ○ permission slips ○ create PDF’s○ Facetime
iPad for Accommodations
● Video ○ record lectures○ increase reading ○ oral administration ○ improve speech
● Writing ○ Spellcheck○ Speak Selection will read work aloud○ Automatically saves ○ Gives support for messy writers
Introduce a Concept
● Nearpod/GoClass○ Navigate iPads○ Quick assessment/feedback○ Better than whiteboards
● Educreation/ShowMe○ Whiteboard with audio○ Short concept introduction or review○ Small group or individual lessons
Student Activities● Apps
○ Tools 4 students○ Toontastic○ Tag Cloud○ Photocard○ Voicethread○ My Script Calculator○ ibooks/interactive books/Storia○ STAR/AR○ Pic Collage○ Drawing Apps○ Grade 5 Math○ Pythagoras○ Graphs
Student Assessment
● Socrative○ ask various questions○ immediate feedback○ teacher/student paced
● AnswerPad○ Grades itself○ Saves paper
● Audio/Visual○ create videos
● Trivia Quiz○ immediate feedback ○ leveled math work according to academic grade○ allows for tips/hints to answer questions
Classroom Resources
● Remind 101○ communication with parents/students through texting
● Quizlet○ studying key vocab ○ fun games
● Zondle○ studying while playing games
● Dropbox○ saves paper○ access from anywhere
● ClassDojo○ tracks classroom behavior○ student and parent accessible reports
Classroom Resources
● Google Docs○ easy access from teacher webpage○ spreadsheet layout○ collaborate easily with teachers/students○ progress monitoring data on behavior
● Ed Shelf○ store all resources in one spot○ receive the latest in tech ed
● Twitter ○ #edchat○ #specialedchat○ #edtech○ #elearning
