Supporting Students with Special Needs in Remote Learning with Accessibility Features, Assistive Technology, Accommodations, Modifications and more!

#EduDuctTape S02-E040

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• Which of the Following Would Be Less Torturous - flipgrid.com/0a984ed4
• Guests & the Tools & Tips that they Shared:
  • Jake Miller - @MrJakeMiller
  • Jennifer Pearson - @1hightechteach
    • Jennifer's blog post & Podcast appearance on Shake Up Learning
    • Jennifer's free webinars with Shake Up Learning
    • Kasey Bell’s “Grace is Greater Than Grades” post that features Jennifer’s thoughts
    • Guided Access on iOS devices - support.apple.com/en-us/HT202612
    • Set a timer!
    • Hatch app - apps.apple.com/us/app/hatch-stay-focused/id1320527234
    • MathLearningCenter.org  
    • “If the method of delivery is already going to be online, let’s have them process information offline.”
    • Sketchnoting with a purpose - flipgrid.com/s/b112d1951bff
  • Catherine Day - @DayCatherineM
    • Meet Remotely with the IEP Team and plan this out
    • “Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” cast.org/our-work/about-udl.html#.XoVlotNKhpg
  • David Allan - @_david_allan
    • Be sure to look at the accommodations, modifications, SDI (Specially Designed Instruction)
    • Modify content, process or product?
    • Assign work individually or in groups to differentiate
    • Digital copies of your textbook? Audio copies?
    • Snap and Read - snapandread.com
    • Read & Write - texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write
    • Chromebook Accessibility Features - edu.google.com/why-google/accessibility/chromebooks-accessibility
      • Select to Speak
    • Embed audio or directions into your platform, i.e. Google Slides - youtube.com/watch?v=7HgPaeCVViA
    • Microsoft’s Immersive Reader  - youtube.com/watch?v=wHJJCLV-DNg 
    • Immersive Reader Chrome Extension - youtube.com/watch?v=NHfy6QoiXjE
    • How to scribe?  First - what are you assessing? Is it actually writing?
    • Screencastify - screencastify.com
    • Loom - loom.com
    • Flipgrid - flipgrid.com
    • Chromebook Voice Typing - support.google.com/chromebook/answer/177893?hl=en
    • Built-in Voice-Typing in Google Docs or Google Slides Speaker Notes - support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en
    • Add in images of checklists
    • Give real-time feedback
    • Provide Word Banks
    • Use slides with 2 columns (resources on 1 side, typing on the other)
  • Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles - @HillaryGFphdatp
    • Hillaryhelpsulearn.com
    • “Designing [online instruction] is not just flipping a switch. It is designing with intention. So, how do we support our learners with special needs? We design with intention first.”
    • National Center on Accessible Educational Materials - CAST - aem.cast.org
    • AEM's Upcoming Webinars
    • Council for Exceptional Children - cec.sped.org
    • Google Hangouts/Meet
    • Read & Write - texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write
    • Flipgrid - Flipgrid.com
    • UDL - cast.org
  • Matt Meyer - @54Mr_Meyer
    • Matt’s 1st video - flipgrid.com/s/cf60b6a2442f
    • Iron Chef eduProtocol - eduprotocols.com/iron-chef
    • Matt’s 2nd video - flipgrid.com/s/e11a28f62652
• Which of the Following Would Be Less Torturous - flipgrid.com/0a984ed4
• MORE Guests & the Tools & Tips that they Shared:
  • Lauren Hawkins - @TheiTeamHawk
    • iPad stuff:
      • Voice dictation on iPad - support.apple.com/en-us/HT208343
      • Read Aloud on iPad - support.apple.com/guide/ipad/turn-on-and-practice-voiceover-ipad9a246898/ipados
      • Tools for Learning - Reading.mov
      • Tools for Learning - Creating.mov
      • Tools for Learning - Writing.mov
      • ‎Opening Doors to Access on Apple Books by Morgan Cave-Twitter: @its_morgancave
    • Immersive Reader built into Flipgrid & Wakelet (and other places)
      • Wakelet & Immersive Reader: bring text to life
      • Flipgrid and Accessibility
    • Google Read & Write from TextHelp - texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write
    • Equatio from TextHelp - EquatIO® is now Free for Teachers!
  • Angela Greene - @AngelaGreene12
    • Nearpod - Nearpod.com
    • Add audio-overlay on text-heavy slides to either (a) read the text for them or (b) include messages to the students
  • Pam Hubler - @SpecialTechie 
    • Chromebook Accessibility Features - edu.google.com/why-google/accessibility/chromebooks-accessibility
    • Built-in Voice-Typing in Google Docs or Google Slides Speaker Notes - support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en 
  • David Allan - @_david_allan
    • 3 options for keeping your images in Google Slides getting messed up by kids:
      • Editing the Master Slide - jakemiller.net/update-the-master-slide-in-google-slides
      • Adding Images as Backgrounds - jakemiller.net/creating-locking-google-slides-backgrounds
      • David’s suggestion - Put images on Google Slides and cover them with a transparent rectangle
    • Use Google Slides to chunk assignments 
    • → Lauren’s response and tip about using Keynote on Apple Devices
    • Set video to play in separate chunks on different slides - shakeuplearning.com/blog/4-video-options-in-google-slides-that-will-make-your-day
    • Use Slide specific URLs - jakemiller.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Different-Doc-Sheet-Slides-Bookmarks.gif

 

 

 

 

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