collaboration and technology to promote inclusion
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Collaboration and Technology to Promote Inclusion
Candyce Rogers MS Ed
Dansville Middle School
Resource Room Teacher
Lori Swan
Michael’s mom
Autism Foundation of Ingham County
Michael• 7th Grade• 13 years old• Has Autism• Semi-verbal• Loves school• Loves being with his friends• We have found that there is no cognitive
impairment but a lack of the ability to teach him in the way he learns and to find the best way for him to show us what he knows
School & Home
• If we do not work on the same things with Michael at home & at school then there is a lack of generalization in many areas
• It takes a lot longer for him to learn with out working on the same material in both environments
• We need to take advantage of the knowledge that the teachers have as well as the knowledge that the parents bring to the table
We work together with Michael’s teachers to design
the curriculum for Michael so that not only can he learn but he can also be in class
with his peers.
Curriculum
Michael’s curriculum follows along with the regular education class as much as is
possible.
Accommodations and modifications are made but it looks as close to what the
other kids are doing as possible.
For Science & Social Studies, he does the same assignments but they are either
accommodated or modified so that he is able to do them to the greatest extent
possible on his own.
Europe/Genealogy Project
Science textbook & experiments
Science• Yes = Y• No = N• Rectangular = R• Tiny Ovals = TO• Blob Like = BL• Circular with Angled Sides = CSA• Varies including rods, circles, & chains of circles = VRCC• Varies including blob-like, oval & twisted = VBOT• Extremely Tiny = ET• Larger = L
Antibiotic can be used
Cell shape Looks like
Virus
Bacteria
Reading & Math
He does in the resource room at his current level
Specials (Computers, Band, Gym, etc.)
He does with the others except he has trouble with team sports and the music is
enlarged for him.
The first thing we had to do was to figure out how he learns and the best ways for him
to show us what he knows.
Kids with ASD tend to be very visual and have fine motor problems.
• We found he needed things broken down for him
• He needed to be able to see what we were talking about as much as possible
• He needed to be able to manipulate things (especially for math) to help him understand things
• Technology could make a huge difference
How can so many people work together or at least share information needed?
• Email, Email, Email!!!
• Wiki space for the team
http://michaelhoyle.wikispaces.com/
Michael also has his own computer that he can take to all of his classes with him and
then take home.
We know that this is not always possible but can make a huge difference.
The things we use for Michael:
Basic Tech is Wonderful
• Learning websites
• Labeler
• Word
• Picture disks
• Google Images
• Digital cameras
• Flash drives
Power Point
Michael has been able to do a lot of group projects with peers using Microsoft Power
Point
Michael has been able to do the same chapter books as his peers in Reading
using books on CD.
He also listens to the same book at home as well as at school.
Used to use Read & Tell by Slater Software but with improvement in reading we no
longer do.
2goPCMini Laptop
Clicker 5Crick Software
I Pod TouchApple
Mapmaker’s Toolkit Deluxe
Scholastic/Tom Snyder Productions
TimeLiner
Scholastic/Tom Snyder Productions
Kidspiration-for younger kids
Inspiration-for older kids
Cyrano
Many on line learning games
• www.Jumpstart.com
• www.starfall.com
• See handout of more websites to be given out at presentation
Many we no longer use due to Michael’s advancements in learning
• Tell & Read by Slater Software
• Pixwriter by Slater Software
• Simply Science by Slater Software
• Kid Keys by Knowledge Adventure
• Coinulator
• Labeler (age appropriateness)
Peers
• Try to get peers to help him in class
• Peers tend to think technology is cool as compared to other items that could be used
• He cares about what his peers think so this comes into play when we ask him to use something at school or around his friends
As Michael gets older
• Keep considering age appropriateness
• The more classes, the more teachers
• Buy in
• He is really starting to care about looking different
• Always keep him learning
Thank you!
Candyce Rogers
Lori Swan