Technology Tools and AutismTechnology Tools and Autism

By: Demetria Ennis-Cole, Ph.D.By: Demetria Ennis-Cole, Ph.D. July 7-10, 2010 41st National

Conference on ASDs Hyatt Regency Dallas, TX

Listening CenterListening Center

Classic Literature and Popular NovelsClassic Literature and Popular Novels

Video Modeling DVDsVideo Modeling DVDs

Demonstrations of Social Skills and Appropriate Demonstrations of Social Skills and Appropriate BehaviorsBehaviors

Goesafari Smart TalkGoesafari Smart Talk

Vocabulary, Word Meanings and AssociationsVocabulary, Word Meanings and Associations

Manipulatives, Picture BooksManipulatives, Picture Books

Use technology when it solidifies and expands the potential for Use technology when it solidifies and expands the potential for learning, but don’t forget about manipulatives and pictureslearning, but don’t forget about manipulatives and pictures

Reading ProgramsReading Programs

Interactive and engaging solutions to increase reading Interactive and engaging solutions to increase reading proficiency and practiceproficiency and practice

Technology Demonstration SitesTechnology Demonstration Sites

TARATARA

Computation Visually and Aurally Computation Visually and Aurally

Tie multiple modalities with the preferred (usually Tie multiple modalities with the preferred (usually visual) visual)

Click Start Click Start

Attaches to a TV and makes it an interactive computer Attaches to a TV and makes it an interactive computer for young learners to understand and use letters, for young learners to understand and use letters,

numbers, and symbolsnumbers, and symbols

More Than PhotosMore Than Photos

Learning Processes, People, and PlacesLearning Processes, People, and Places

Educational Resources with Educational Resources with Worksheet CDsWorksheet CDs

Design Your own Lessons and Instructional GamesDesign Your own Lessons and Instructional Games

Go Talk 20 + and Go TalkerGo Talk 20 + and Go Talker

Augmentative Communication Aids for Curriculum Augmentative Communication Aids for Curriculum Development and Language EnrichmentDevelopment and Language Enrichment

Radius System Radius System

Self-paced language and vocabulary instruction; good Self-paced language and vocabulary instruction; good for fluency and reading comprehensionfor fluency and reading comprehension

LOTTIE Kit for Math LOTTIE Kit for Math InstructionInstruction

Low Technology Tools for Inclusive Education - Judith Low Technology Tools for Inclusive Education - Judith Sweeney of Onion Mountain Technology, Inc.Sweeney of Onion Mountain Technology, Inc.

LOTTIE Kit for LiteracyLOTTIE Kit for Literacy

Electronic Dictionaries, Special Pencils, Highlighting - Electronic Dictionaries, Special Pencils, Highlighting - Judith Sweeney of Onion Mountain Technology, Inc. Judith Sweeney of Onion Mountain Technology, Inc.

Reading PensReading Pens

Talking CalculatorTalking Calculator

Caliphone Card Reader and Caliphone Card Reader and RecorderRecorder

PDAsPDAs

Myles, B.S., Ferguson, H., & Hagiwara, T. (2007) used a Personal Digital Assistant with an Autistic Student and noted

that the student increased the accuracy of his homework notes. The manual recordings in the student’s planner were

inconsistent and erratic while the PDA recordings were more accurate. The researchers indicate that the differences in

medium may be attributed to handwriting demands, ease of PDA use, and motivation. Further empirical study is suggested.

IntelliTools.comIntelliTools.com

http://www.intellikeys.com/videos/videos-itk.aspx

Cambium Learning Technologies

Customizable overlays that plug into a USB Port and allow users with visual, physical, or cognitive disabilities to use an alternative keyboard to send email, learn new concepts, or

search the Internet.

Image Source:

http://store.cambiumlearning.com/ProgramPage.aspx?parentId=074003405&functionID=009000008&site=itc

Technology in AU Research & Technology in AU Research & TreatmentTreatment

Secure Online Personal Records: https://www.caringtechnologies.com/mchr///?

sdid=WJicvD44mBdk3zFvKTEWvz7uIrwGZpwqU&md=1

Communicating Behavior to Health Professionals: http://www.caringtechnologies.com/bicapture

Learning About Emotions:http://autismresearchcenter.com/books/dvdvideo.asp

Skill Generalization and Instructional Aids: http://www.dotolearn.com/aboutus.research.htm

Goodwin, M.S. (2008) Enhancing and accelerating the pace of Autism research and treatment. Focus on Autism and Other

Developmental Disabilities, 23(2), 125-128.

Technology in AU Research & Technology in AU Research & TreatmentTreatment

Research and Implementation: http://www.IANproject.org

Speech Recognition, Synthesis and Voice Transformation:

http://www.cslu.ogi.edu/projects/researchprojects.html

Autism Speaks – Innovative Technology for Autism (ITA):http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/research/initiatives/ita_initiative.php

Goodwin, M.S. (2008) Enhancing and accelerating the pace of Autism research and treatment. Focus on Autism and Other

Developmental Disabilities, 23(2), 125-128.

Promise of VR TechnologyPromise of VR Technology

A series of studies from 1992 – 2007 utilizing VR to teach safety skills to students with ASDs and FASDs allowed students to generalize principles they learned in the

software to the real world. The following design components were implicated:

Practice in the virtual spaceGuidance and correction by animated characters,

Customizable words and responses for user control, Limitations on allowable actions

Strickland, D.C., McAllister, D., Coles, C.D., & Osborne, S. (2007). An evolution of Virtual Reality Training Designs for children with Autism and fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorders. Topics in Language Disorders

27(3), 226-241.

SummarySummary

Technology offers promise to students in the Autism Technology offers promise to students in the Autism Spectrum. When technology tools match desired Spectrum. When technology tools match desired

learning outcomes, they give us the opportunity to learning outcomes, they give us the opportunity to teach in more engaging and more interesting ways. teach in more engaging and more interesting ways.

Different forms of technology can support all learners Different forms of technology can support all learners in the spectrum, and make it possible for them to in the spectrum, and make it possible for them to

learn in more visually appealing and more learn in more visually appealing and more entertaining formats. entertaining formats.

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