SUMMER 2011 WORKSHOPS
Assistive Technology For Struggling Students Summer Series 2011
Are you looking for AT/AAC training with a hands-on approach? Do you want more personalized instruction than what you can get in an on-line format? Need simple, straightforward training with easy to implement suggestions? These workshops will be held June 16th, 22nd and 23rd at the Indiana Wesleyan Education and Conference Center in Indianapolis. Click on the "Summer Workshops 2011" tab to get details and the registration form.
1) ABCs and AAC: Teaching Reading with AAC Devices - THIS SESSION IS CLOSED.
this session will share ideas for incorporating literacy and learning into the curriculum for nonverbal students at the pre-reading and early elementary level. Learn the different reading approaches that can be used with these students and how to incorporate use of devices such as the Springboard Lite, Vantage Lite, Dynavox V and more into the classroom. Rachelle Wright, an educator and reading specialist with 20 years of experience, will be sharing her knowledge in reading strategies giving us a fresh perspective on AAC and reading. We'll share information about various speech generating devices, features, and videos of students.
2) iPod/iPad UNIVERSITY: Learn to use the iPod Touch/iPad to Reach and Teach Students with Autism and Developmental Disabilites - this all day session is back by popular demand. Whether you just got your iPad or have had it for awhile, this session will take you through the built-in features as well as using apps for a variety of academic and functional purposes. Dave Lafever, Rehabilitation Engineer, guides you through the built-in features of these devices as well as using iTunes and the app store. I will show how to implement these devices for academics, behavior shaping, organization, communication and more through demonstration of apps and video examples.
3) Video Based Interventions for Students with Autism - THIS SESSION IS CLOSED: you've heard about video modeling but there is more to it than just pressing "record". Learn the difference between various video based instruction techniques (modeling, self-modeling, prompting, feedback), how to identify your behavioral goal and which strategy will help you meet it. Learn how to then script it, shoot it, edit it and use it effectively with your students. Liz Farmer, behavior consultant with over 25 years of experience, explains how to use various video-based interventions for specific skill development and behavior shaping. We'll share numerous case studies and video examples we've created while sharing step-by-step directions on how you can use these strategies with your students, too.
Recent iPod University Training:
Staff of Anderson Community Schools hosted
an "iPods as Assistive Technology" training at their lovely Tanglewood Conference Center on February 18th, 2011.
Using a playstation controller to acce
ss the computer?
One of my students with vision and fine motor challenges can't type on a regular keyboard, but he is amazingly fast with a Playstation controller. So, with a free download and a Logitec game pad, he can now use the same motor pattern he uses for video gaming with an onscreen keyboard and word prediction to write. Another student with Muscular Dystrophy has difficulty using a mouse, but is awesome with the controller and onscreen keyboard.
www.alltogetherwecan.com/ Here is a great website for curriculum support for students of all abilities - look for information about using the WII remote for an interactive whiteboard and more!
I'm Wild About Wiki's......
What's a Wiki, you ask? It is an easy to create and edit website that is perfect for online collaboration between groups who have news to share. Teachers, students and parents can have a Wiki, family members can have a Wiki, even YOU could have a wiki.
You can set your Wiki properties so that anyone on the web can find it, or just whomever you give rights to - the same with editing it. To watch a great video explanation of a Wiki go to: youtube wiki video. Still need handholding to get your WIKI up and running? Lots of tutorials on the web at www.wikispaces.com, www.wetpaint.com, www.pbwiki.com .