Technology for Diverse Learners

Meredith JohnsonDanielle Schultz

Katherine Zimmerman

EDU 6700 Technology for Education

Fall 2012

What are we going to cover?

• Technology for Students with Special Needs

• Technology for Gifted Learners• Universal Technology Integration

for All Learners

Technology for Students with Special Needs

• Quick ways to integrate technology to meet diverse, specific needs in the K-12 classroom

Romans 12:7 “If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well.” (NLT)

Students are unique and come to the classroom with various gifts and abilities; teaching well sometimes requires adaptations that help all students reach academic goals. The integration of assistive technology can help meet those goals!

• Universal access options make computers easier to see, hear, and use based on special needs.

• Screen reader allows for text to be audibly read to student.

• Sticky keys allows for a key to be held until a second option is pressed.

• Visual and sound notifications can be triggered to show errors or pop-ups.

PC Accessibility Options/Mac Universal Access Features

Contrast variation can allow for added focus or color differentiation (ex. for added focus = use colors red and yellow for higher visual stimulation)

*M Johnson screenshot

* M Johnson screenshot

Speech to Text Technology

• Students use a headset to speak into the mic; voice in automatically transferred to type in a word document as the computer recognizes the cadence and nuances of speech tones.

• The technology will adjust and become more accustomed to the speaker the more that it is used. Dragon Naturally Speaking Voice Recognition

Software http://www.nuance.com

*M Johnson screenshot www.nuance.com

Augmentative Communication

• Switches for cause and effect reinforcement for students with communication needs

• Switches can be activated by body movements based on sensors for students with multiple disabilities

Switch activities: www.helpkidzlearn.com

http://kcmc.umf.maine.edu/at/itemPg.php?cat=&item=4122%20&title=Tech/Talk%208%20Level%20Communicator%20%20%20(shelved%20under:%20AT%20Comm%2057)

http://www.gokeytech.com/gotalk_4.htm

http://kcmc.umf.maine.edu/at/itemPg.php?cat=&item=160%20&title=Big%20Red%20Switch%20%20%20(shelved%20under:%20AT%20Switch%2013)

Sign Language Stories

• aids in reading fluency for various popular stories by providing highlighted text, corresponding sign language, visual pictures, and audible voice

Other audible story sites: http://tumblebooks.com/http://www.storylineonline.net/

http://www.signedstories.com/For older students, Google Books added screen reading capabilities to their site to allow accessibility for visually impairedreaders.

http://books.google.com

*M Johnson Screenshot http://www.signedstories.com/world/browseall/index.cfm#/player/The_Cloud?search=the%20cloud

Visual Prompts

• Boardmaker software• Create visual pictures for

daily routine/ schedule• Design behavior charts/

behavior monitoring sheets• Print sign language pictures

for prompting/ cueing• Use as an adapted keyboard

overlay for augmentative communication devices

•http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ •Kagan Timer Tools software

Visual Timers

* M Johnson screenshot http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-clock/full-screen/

M Johnson personal photo

M Johnson personal photo

M Johnson personal photo

M Johnson personal photo

For more information, check out my sources!Ahrens, K. (2011). Build an assistive technology toolkit. Learning and Leading with Technology, 39(3), 22-24. Banister, S. (2010). Integrating the ipod touch in k-12 education: Vision and vices. Computers in Schools, 27(2), 121-131. Retrieved from http://0-www.informaworld.com.library.ceadrville.edu/openurl?genre=article&id-doi10.1080/07380561003801590 Butler, K. (2010). A small district's big innovator. District Administration, 46(9), 78-80. Retrieved from http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2589 Lancioni, G., Singh, N., O'Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., Oliva, D., Campodonico, F., & Lang, R. (2012). Persons with multiple disabilities exercise adaptive response schemes with the help of technology-based programs: Three single-case studies. Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal , 33(3), 849-857. Retrieved from http://0-dx.doi.org.library.ceadrville.edu/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.12.009 McClanahan, B., Williams, K., Kennedy, E., & Tate, S. (2012). A breakthrough for josh: How the use of an ipad facilitated reading improvement. TechTrends: Linking research and practice to Improve Learning, 56(3), 20-28. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11528-012-0572-6 McManis, L., & Gunnawig, S. (2012). Finding the education in technology education for young children. Young Children, 5(1), 14-24. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201205/McManis_YC0512.pdf Starcic, A. (2010). Educational technology for the inclusive classroom. Turkish Journal of Educational Technology, 9(3), 26-37. Retrieved from http://0-www.eric.ed.gov.library.ceadrville.edu/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=EJ898012 Zhao, X., & Okamoto, T. (2011). Adaptive multimedia content delivery for context-aware u-learning. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 5(1), 46-63. Retrieved from http://0-www.eric.ed.gov.library.ceadrville.edu/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED517757

Sources Cont.

Dragon Voice recognition Software www.nuance.comGo Talk Technology http://www.gokeytech.com/gotalk_4.htmNew Living Translation Bible http://www.biblestudytools.com/nlt/Online Stopwatch http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-clock/full-screen/Phillip Martin Clip Art http://school.phillipmartin.info/Sign Language Stories http

://www.signedstories.com/world/browseall/index.cfm#/player/The_Cloud?search=the%20cloudUniversity of Maine http

://kcmc.umf.maine.edu/at/itemPg.php?cat=&item=4122%20&title=Tech/Talk%208%20Level%20Communicator%20%20%20(shelved%20under:%20AT%20Comm%2057

http://kcmc.umf.maine.edu/at/itemPg.php?cat=&item=160%20&title=Big%20Red%20Switch%20%20%20(shelved%20under:%20AT%20Switch%2013

Moving on…

•Technology for Gifted Learners