Integrating iPads in the Digital Classroom

Marciao@newnorth.net

A couple iPad heads up

• Guided Access Feature in 6.1• Locking the XXX books out of iBooks• PDF Connoisseur is a new app that annotates

and reads in the same app• IF you are trying to do voice recognition

Paperport notes has it built in and works on iPad2. SIRI is available on iPad 3 and 4 and does much better with younger and voices which have struggled with Dragon.

Vgo Robotic Telepresresence

• Allows a remote student to take in a school day, they control the go.

• www.vgocom.com

Systems Change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s5iISaVGrk

Merging Systems

The Shifts in Technology

System Wi-Fi

Teacher Digital Workspaces

Mobile Devices

Google/ Web Storage

Multimodal Content Delivery

Change Brings Opportunities for Special Ed

• Access to the internet• Multimodal content• Mobile devices• Text Support• Voice dictation• Visual Math• Cues and calmers• Access

How do we harness this change effectively?

• Student Needs• Environment

– Infrastructure– Training– Curricular plan to

implement

• Task– Be specific

• Tool

Needs of the Many:Systematizing AT Delivery

• NIMAS: AIM Navigator, PAR protocol, Bookshare, Learning Ally, read2go app, learning ally app

• Portable Digital Workstations: System Wi-Fi, Teacher digital workspaces, Mobile device, Google docs

• Accessible Work Stations: Turning accessibility on, word prediction, audible support

• Voice Recognition: Video dictation, Digital Dictation, SIRI, Paperport notes

• Upper Level Math Manipulatives: Internet access Whiteboard/mobile interface, flash player

• Switch Progressions: Online switch sites, access points into mobile devices

• Acceptance of Non traditional work completion

Building a Digital Staff Culture

• Digital Materials Change Constantly– Learning Ally– Googledocs

• Technology is about doing/ hands-on learning– Requires constant mind shift– Requires how can I do that, not a cookbook– Training materials may be video or web based– Staff has to get comfortable with doing

Training Needs

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82325700/

Gotta Change Your Mindset!101 excuses for not

using technology

blogsensebybarb.wordpress.com

Learning curve is faster than the next workshop!

• Options for learning– Help staff build professional learning communities

• Google Sites• Boardmaker Share• Whiteboard and iPad user groups

– Share Videos: Youtube, Youtube.edu, Teacher tube– Interactive, productivity and app websites– Topic Blogs– Topic Wikis– Work with staff on what they know and how to move

forward. (the iPad checklist), the smart App– Can no longer afford to “pass” on technology

When was the last time you talked about Environment at an IEP?

Moving to Digital Delivery

iPads in Context

• What Makes iPads work.isf

Moving Lessons to Digital

• Where and how will lessons be stored?• Digital storage allows lessons to move from

printed word into media, music, photos, video… many teachers are just starting to explore these options.

• Offsite vs. onsite storage• Where and how will students access their

digital work and turn in completed assignments?

If the assignment is digital, why?

What does this student needthe technology to do for him?

Is this the tool for the job?

One Tool May Not Fit All Needs

iPads are wonderful tools, but so are computers, whiteboards, document cameras, tablets, Google chrome books, netbooks, ………

But they are only great if they get used…

Thinking about Portables

iPad: Video modeling, Audio workstation, Voice recognition, Read2go, PDF Connoisseur, Large app choice, Interface with smartboard

Android: Swype, Go Read, Multiple AppsGoogle Chrome Book: Integration with online

storage, Flash based online games, Writing Work Station, Math Extensions

Netbook: Project production, some software added, internet flash based

Match Task to Tool

iPad

Chrome book

Android

Web book

Video modeling

Writing a document

Texting with SWYPE

Constructing a power point

Typical AT Tasks

• Reading• Writing• Organizing tasks• Computation• Behavior• Communication• Visual or audio support

What does this student needthe iPad to do for him?

Is the iPad the right device or?

Student SETT

• Student: Poor reader, decoder, writer, behavioral moments of doubt

• Environment: Classroom, Specials, LD Room

• Task: Digital Writing Work Station with audio feedback, NIMAS qualifier

• Tool: Needs…..?

Consideration• Student: When can we train him, what apps do we need to train,

what are we going to start with

• Environment: Who will make and where will digital work be stored? There is no printer how do we turn in assign? What teachers are on board? How do we move assignment from teacher to student and back? How do we work offline? How can I have worksheets read and annotate in the same space? How do we cue the student to use the device in regular classes when he doesn’t want to look different

• Task: What apps will meet needs for reading and writing

• Tool: iPad: Is this the best tool?

Reading• Task: audio/ text read support

– Turned on speak selection, taught reader feature– Added App Read2go to link with Bookshare materials– Added Learning Ally Audio App for Learning Ally

materials– Worked with teachers to post daily materials on line– Added app PDF Connoisseur to read and annotate

worksheets and interface with teacher site and Google docs

– Use app image to text to OCR surprises

Supporting Reading

• Text Highlights as it is Read

• Text is picked up by speak select

• Text delivered by Voice Over

• Comic formatting can help comprehension

• Story Chimes

• Epub format

• Prepare for navigation

• Who? biography

Read2go App• Works with

Bookshare• Simple drop down

• Training Materials• http://read2go.org/ For VI students• http://carroll.org/video-

tutorials/access-bookshare-with-read2go/

Voice Dream• export highlights feature is especially helpful, among

other features.

There is an update to Voice Dream Reader. It is a super update. I feel that this is absolutely the best reading app for the iPad. I now choose to read all my Bookshare books with this app. There are a great selection of new voices. I particularly like the Will voice. There is the Kenny voice. Some students like hear a kids voice read. You can also now export your highlights. All on all a great app.

Quizlet.com: Vocab flashcards

• Flashboard• Talking Flash Cards

Tricks of the Trade: Safari

• Add to home screen: Google docs or Dropbox Portal, Mr. Nussbaum,

• Reader feature

• Find feature

Reading offline

• Pocket• Googledocs

Supporting Research

Two pages open at same timer.

• Sling note• Twin Browser• Google Research• Creative Commons• Collaborative writing in

google Doc• Easy bib

• Work Flowy• Outliner for iPad• Outline creator

• ArticleSearch• iTunes U• You Tube

Graphic Organizers and Post it

• Inspiration app• Infinote

• Idea Sketch

Use of Comics to teach content

• Who Comics • Garfield Series• Be Confident series

Writing• Keeping track of sites

– Added app Sling note

• Organizing ideas– Inspiration app

• Writing support– Abilipad Word Prediction– Siri built in voice support– Video records answers for some work with Hokusai– Google Docs/Haiku LMS home screens made

Writing Notes/ Projects

• Notability• A Novel Idea• Sound Note

An office play nice

• Office2hd• Quick office

• Conversions to Google Docs

PDF Annotation

• Type on PDF

• PDF Connoisseur

Word Prediction

• Built in autocorrect

• Brevity free

• Abilipad $

• Typ-o: Nice but a big space eater

Create with Comics or Captions

• Toontastic• Sock puppet

Photo Captions

• Use apps to create a photo source – Mr. Potato Head

• Captions• Caption it• Pic Collage

Adding a camera into day to day practice

• Instant Feed Back for– Lining up– Transitions– On Task Behavior– What’s required modeling

• Students are more likely to watch themselves• All the new “friends” want to help

Splice

• iPod app• X2• Quick videos and social

stories

Telling the story on video

• Splice: iPOD app– Short video with audio overlay

• Photo Table: (Can add music but not easy)

• Story Boarding:– Paper– Story Board (14.99)

Story Building with Storykit

• Get past the books• New books have voice,

picture and text support

Explain Everything

• Reading example• Creating example

Nontraditional Work

• Video /Camera: – Using to complete assignments and practice voice

dictation skill. Watch by catch– Video modeling on the fly– Generate social stories splice and story kit

• Comics/ Photo Captions:– Limited space to write, photo support as writing,

dictating, captions, capture it– Toontastic, Sock puppet

The Power of Photos and Video

• Its real and immediate• It can be replayed or redone• Built eye contact where there was none• Built a large team following from a slide show• Met IEP goals in weeks instead of years• Brought one of our biggest benefactors to tears

when his Grandson with special needs was able to show his “shapes” video like everyone else.

A Quick Word About By Catch• Photos and Videos involve trust• Acceptable Use needs to be clear• Set parameters of how staff will handle “Bad

Day” footage• Everyone has bad days• Everyone can be edited into looking like they

are having a bad day, store the whole clip• Sometimes great footage has to go because of

something in the background

Voice Recognition Progression

• Video story telling• Video dictation from cue cards and without• Dictation in Paperport notes or with SIRI short

answer, then long answer

• iPad 2 Use Paperportnotes• iPad 3 and 4 Siri

Supporting Math

• Wolfram Alpha: Site, App, Math support

• Efofex Are you aware of this?

• Flipping a class with you tube videos.

Upper Level Math Manipulatives

Use the whiteboard or mobile device to work with manipulatives. Many online activities are flash based. Use Rover, or iSwifter to open

National Library of Virtual ManipulativeShodor’sIlluminationMr. Nussbaumhttp://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/ http://www.refseek.com/directory/

mathematics.html

Math: Calculators

• Talking• myScript Calc• Young kids• Scientific• Graphing

Math Access

• Panther math/ Math Paper

Behavior and Social Thinking

• Michelle Garcia Winner’s Work• http://www.socialthinking.com/ • Tools for helping students navigate the

unwritten rules of school• Character terms that help kids understand

how their choice of thinking effects others and themselves

• Good K-12

Behavior Moments of Doubt

• Added to the Class Dojo List• Support of social thinking group with

– Red/Green– The Shredder– Me Moves/ Yoga Kids/Breathing/Brain Gym/

What’s My Heart Rate/ cube timer

Tracking Behavior

• Google Forms with Excel Sheet• Classroom Dojo (Site and App)

Integration of Tools:

Splashtop/ Doceri: Allows iPad to be a touch screen

Projection: VGA, cord length and doc camsNearpod: iPad shows board activity with

inserted response, teachers knows if students are in the “room”

Smartnotebook App: Email or pick up lesson, plays independently on iPad

Social Stories

• Create with Splice

• Angry Octopus• Potty training• Playing scenarios on Smart notebook app

Visual Routines

• Story Kit ( iPOD app)• Chore List• Pictello• Visual routine• Choice works

• Looking for routines with– Picture support– Audio Support– Checklist

Zones of Regulation

• Leah Kuypers

• Training:March ___

Characters from Super Flex

• Rock Brain– Gets a person to do only

what he wants to do and will not let him negotiate with others

– Rule bound and rigid

• Brain Eater– Makes it hard for a

person to focus on what they are supposed to do or focus on others during an interaction

– Easily distracted

The Shredder

Leave bad thoughts about writing at the Shredder

The Eyeball Game

• Teaching you and me• Practice following the

eyeballs during circle time

• Bring out during transitions

Social Stories

• I Dress• Angry Octopus• Gerry Giraffe• Story Chime:

Utilities/Integration

• Timers• Calculators• Measuring tools• Recorders• Probe monitors

Timers

• Count Down• Sand timer• Cube Timer• Best kitchen timer• Egg timer• Timer Z• Brush DJ

• Scholastic reading timer• Many Timer (tracks

multiple items @ same time)

• Boxing iTimer tracks rounds in a game

Apps to use with a group

• Pick me buzzer• Game Buzzer Free• Make Dice lite (spelling words)• Photo Dice $• Red Light Green light: (a stoplight)• Too Noisy/ Decibel 10th

• Simon Says

Utilities

• Map App: Use for math problems, integrates nicely with smartboard

• Transfer: Move photos from one device to another

• Google Drive/ Google Doc

Moving items on and off the device

• Googledoc• DropBox• Email• Evernote• Good Reader

Integrating with Smart Notebook

• Smart notebook app• Transfer via safari or email• Student has independent version of same

activity

Near pod

• Teacher management of multiple iPads• Short lessons delivered on all devices• Feedback available

Playing Flash Activities

• Watch your favorite sites for mobile options

• iSwifter• Rover

Collaboration

• Sync pad• Show me• Jabber session• Googledoc• Transfer

Streaming with Splashtop

• Doceri also an option• iPad becomes a touch screen for board action

AAC Genie

AAC

• Go talk now• Able AAC • Proloquo• Touch Chat

iPad and Google Chrome

• Interface with Googledoc • Battery life 8 hours• Alternate keyboard or

attached keyboard, texting• Built in Camera on the go• Plays some flash through an

app• Great voice recognition and

text reader

• Smooth interface with Googledoc

• Battery Life 4hrs• Typing on a keyboard• Plays flash• Ok text reader, new one

coming soon.