more at tools
WebQuest:
A WebQuest according to (Unkown, 2004) is an inquiry-oriented online tool for learning, says workshop expert Bernie Dodge 1. This means it is a classroom-based lesson in which most or all of the information that students explore and evaluate comes from the World Wide Web.
Beyond that, WebQuests:
The following link directs you to what a WebQuest is and how to use a WebQuest:
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/
A WebQuest according to (Unkown, 2004) is an inquiry-oriented online tool for learning, says workshop expert Bernie Dodge 1. This means it is a classroom-based lesson in which most or all of the information that students explore and evaluate comes from the World Wide Web.
Beyond that, WebQuests:
- can be as short as a single class period or as long as a month-long unit;
- usually (though not always) involve group work, with division of labor among students who take on specific roles or perspectives;
- are built around resources that are preselected by the teacher. Students spend their time USING information, not LOOKING for it.
The following link directs you to what a WebQuest is and how to use a WebQuest:
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/
Cochlear Implants
AT for hearing Impairments
A cochlear (koe-klee-er) implant is a device that provides direct electrical stimulation to the auditory (hearing) nerve in the inner ear. Children and adults with a severe to profound hearing loss who cannot be helped with hearing aids may be helped with cochlear implants. The following link will tell you more about cochlear implants and how they work:
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/coch.aspx
The following is a link that shows a video tutorial about cochlear implants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmNpP2fr57A
This link is a video showing a toddler hearing for the first time with the use of cochlear implants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGn9McPK7Qw
AT for hearing Impairments
A cochlear (koe-klee-er) implant is a device that provides direct electrical stimulation to the auditory (hearing) nerve in the inner ear. Children and adults with a severe to profound hearing loss who cannot be helped with hearing aids may be helped with cochlear implants. The following link will tell you more about cochlear implants and how they work:
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/coch.aspx
The following is a link that shows a video tutorial about cochlear implants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmNpP2fr57A
This link is a video showing a toddler hearing for the first time with the use of cochlear implants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGn9McPK7Qw
Powerpoint Book
A PowerPoint Talking Book is an electronic book combining written text with multimedia elements such as animations and transitions as well as recorded audio of the author reading the pages (Bowdoin, 2008).
The following PDF provides information on power point books:
Creating a Power Point Book
Refer to the following links for further information:
http://talkingbooklibrary.net/
A PowerPoint Talking Book is an electronic book combining written text with multimedia elements such as animations and transitions as well as recorded audio of the author reading the pages (Bowdoin, 2008).
The following PDF provides information on power point books:
Creating a Power Point Book
Refer to the following links for further information:
http://talkingbooklibrary.net/
Alternative Pencil
All the alternative “pencils” have been designed for students who are unable to hold a traditional pencil or physically manipulate a keyboard. Instead, the alternative pencils tap into students’ other developing abilities. For example, the alphabet eye gaze frame may be helpful for students who are learning to eye gaze. The print flip chart or onscreen keyboards may be helpful for students who are learning to use switches. The Braille flip chart may be useful for students who are blind. These are just a few examples. For many of the pencils, perfect vision and/or hearing are not needed.
It is especially important to note that students DO NOT need to know how to independently read or spell words in order to use any of the alternative pencils. Alternative pencils should be used with students who have a range of understandings about writing, all the way from random, emergent “scribbling” to more conventional writing with recognizable words.
Refer to the following links for further information:
http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/products/available-for-purchase
http://sda.doe.louisiana.gov/Lists/Literacy/DispForm.aspx?ID=12
All the alternative “pencils” have been designed for students who are unable to hold a traditional pencil or physically manipulate a keyboard. Instead, the alternative pencils tap into students’ other developing abilities. For example, the alphabet eye gaze frame may be helpful for students who are learning to eye gaze. The print flip chart or onscreen keyboards may be helpful for students who are learning to use switches. The Braille flip chart may be useful for students who are blind. These are just a few examples. For many of the pencils, perfect vision and/or hearing are not needed.
It is especially important to note that students DO NOT need to know how to independently read or spell words in order to use any of the alternative pencils. Alternative pencils should be used with students who have a range of understandings about writing, all the way from random, emergent “scribbling” to more conventional writing with recognizable words.
Refer to the following links for further information:
http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/products/available-for-purchase
http://sda.doe.louisiana.gov/Lists/Literacy/DispForm.aspx?ID=12
Toy Store Exploration
Links for sites filled with adapted toys and other devices for day-to-day activities:
http://www.especialneeds.com/assistive-technology-adapted-toys-rewards.html
http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/Toys-Games-Entertainment###
https://sites.google.com/site/cuyahogaat/communication-devices/low-mid-tech/switch-adapted-toys
Links for sites filled with adapted toys and other devices for day-to-day activities:
http://www.especialneeds.com/assistive-technology-adapted-toys-rewards.html
http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/Toys-Games-Entertainment###
https://sites.google.com/site/cuyahogaat/communication-devices/low-mid-tech/switch-adapted-toys
TOOLS FOR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS
The following power point created by colleagues highlights some tools that can be useful in teaching students with cognitive impairments.
AT for cognitive impairment
The following link leads to a website that provides more information on AT for cognitive impairments also created by the same colleagues.
JACRIS
The following power point created by colleagues highlights some tools that can be useful in teaching students with cognitive impairments.
AT for cognitive impairment
The following link leads to a website that provides more information on AT for cognitive impairments also created by the same colleagues.
JACRIS