Diverse Learners, Assistive Tech, & Social Media
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Diverse Learners, Assistive Tech, & Social Media
- 1. Diverse Learners, Assistive Tech, & Social Media: Bridging the Gaps Lisa T. Richardson, PhD Candidate The University of Southern Mississippi Copyright 2010 ATS Professional Learning Center. All rights reserved.
- 2. Who are “diverse learners?” Certainly, students with various cognitive, orthopedic, “temporary” and congenital impairments But also: English learners (all levels and types) Culturally and linguistically diverse learners In short, ALL students
- 3. What is Universal Design for Learning? Provide multiple means of representation ◦ Perception ◦ Language & Symbols ◦ Comprehension Provide multiple means of action and expression ◦ Physical Action ◦ Expressive Skills & Fluency ◦ Executive Function Provide multiple means of engagement ◦ Recruiting Interest ◦ Sustaining Effort & Persistence ◦ Self-Regulation
- 4. What is Assistive Technology? Any “device” that improves usability or enables independence for a person with a disability Full formal definition from Washington U ◦ “technology used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible” - http://www.washington.edu/accessit/articles?1 09
- 5. How are AT & UD4L Related? They’re really two sides of the same coin ◦ AT enables access ◦ UD4L demands access for ALL students In your classroom? ◦ Moving beyond limited modes of expression to engage more students more often ◦ Not just “games” or occasional “treats” ◦ Purposeful integration into your approach to teaching and learning
- 6. Now for the Fun Stuff! Tips, Tricks and Tools to Use in Your Classroom
- 7. Reading/Writing Aids Assist students in capturing and organizing their thoughts both at draft and final editing stages ◦ Speech-to-Text Dragon Naturally Speaking Evernote (Great for quick notes and remembering sources, too) Smartphones/PDAs ◦ Vlingo ◦ ShoutOUT ◦ Text-to-Speech NaturalReader LiveScribe
- 8. Graphic Organizers Assist students in connecting abstract concepts, discover relationships, and organize thoughts (also great for website sitemaps and navigation) ◦ SpicyNodes ◦ Inspiration
- 9. Web 2.0 Tools Wikis ◦ Wikispaces Websites ◦ Google Sites ◦ Yola Blogging ◦ Wordpress(.com) ◦ Blogger ◦ TypePad ◦ Glogster WebQuests YouTube Twitter ◦ Qwitter ◦ Accessible Twitter
- 10. Contact Us LRichardson@ATSLearn.com @ATS_Atlanta on Twitter Office: 770-726-9960 1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste. B-370 ◦ Marietta, GA 30067 www.ATSLearn.com
- 11. Resource Links U of Washington AccessIT: www.washington.edu/accessit Dragon Naturally Speaking: www.nuance.com/ Evernote: http://www.evernote.com Vlingo: http://www.vlingo.com/ ShoutOut: http://shout-out.mobi/ SpicyNodes: http://www.spicynodes.org Inspiration: http://www.inspiration.com/ NaturalReader: http://www.naturalreaders.com/free_version. htm LiveScribe: http://www.livescribe.com/en- us/index.html
- 12. More Resource Links Wikispaces: http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers Google Sites: http://sites.google.com/ Yola: http://www.yola.com/ Wordpress: http://wordpress.com/ Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/ TypePad: http://www.typepad.com/ Glogster:http://edu.glogster.com/ WebQuests: http://webquest.org/index.php YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com Qwitter: http://qwitter-client.net/ Accessible Twitter: http://www.accessibletwitter.com/
Editor's Notes
- Introduce yourself, research area, ATS – 5min
- 5 min
- (10 min) Guidelines are based on these 3 primary principles “The UDL Guidelines are not meant to be a "prescription" but a set of strategies that can be employed to overcome the barriers inherent in most existing curricula.” – UDLCenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines, accessed 11/3/2010
- 10 min – National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education (AccessIT) an NIDDR funded grant at The University of Washington through 2006 – still great info and a model to emulate, as accessibility is built fully into the IT dept at the university.
- 15 min – Briefly discuss challenge of being an educational technology educator and having my child in a classroom where the computers are just “there”
- We’ll go over the various tools and how they can be used with students in depth, and get our hands “virtually” dirty building a website, creating a (very) basic webquest, and developing a student assignment that meets the principles of UDL.
- Designed for LD students, useful for presenting info in a variety of channels – 30 min
- Also helpful for LD students, assists in organizing thoughts and making connections between concepts – 20 min
- 45 min – Social media does NOT = social networking, although you can use one to do the other.