Supporting Students with Special Needs in Remote Learning with Accessibility Features, Assistive Technology, Accommodations, Modifications and more!
Release Date: 04/02/2020
Holly Clark, Rethinking Assessment in the Digital Age, Chromebook Infused Classroom, Flipgrid, BookCreator, Screencastify, Seesaw, Wakelet, OneNote
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In the Season 3 Premiere, Jake chats with the author of The Chromebook Infused Classroom about rethinking assessment in the digital age. Holly and Jake discuss how tools like Flipgrid, BookCreator, Screencastify, Seesaw, Wakelet, and OneNote can level-up your assessments to get you richer information about student learning! Jake also shares about using the word “and” to help solve problems presented by remote learning.
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EdTech Tool Comparison: Screencastify VS Loom
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Jake breaks down the differences between Screencastify Free and Loom Pro (which is free for educators and students).
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#EduDuctTape Season 2 Finale - Listener Success Stories & The Season 2 Giggle Mix
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In the Season 2 Finale Episode, Jake shares “success stories” from 8 educator listeners. The listeners share about uses of CommonSense Media, Code.org, Dash, Ozobot, Spheros, Shapegrams, Bitmoji, Quizizz, brain science, Google Forms, Choice Boards, WeVideo, Screencastify, Flipgrid, Adobe Spark, Pear Deck, blended learning, EdPuzzle, and HyperDocs, all of which stemmed from episodes of the show.
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Mini013 – Keven Rinaman – Problem-Solving, 3D Printing, and TinkerCAD in the Classroom
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In the 13th mini-episode, Jake talks to MAGIC Potion Edu Podcast host Keven Rinaman about helping students find and solve problems. Keven shares about his experiences with helping students use 3D printing to solve authentic problems.
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Mini012 - Mike Feldman - Gamified EdTech Coaching
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In the 12th mini-episode, Jake talks to technology integration specialist and middle school teacher Mike Feldman about strategies--including gamification--that he used as a tech coach to motivate teachers to try new technologies in the classroom. Mike also talks about his passion for using a wood lathe to craft pens and how it benefits students when they see their teachers as makers.
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Dr. Sarah Thomas, PLNs, Voxer, Periscope, Twitter, EduMatch, Pass The Scope Edu, EdCamp Voice, GridPals
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In the 20th regular episode of Season 2, Jake is joined by Dr. Sarah Thomas, ISTE co-author and founder of EduMatch, about growing your professional learning network (PLN), crowd-sourcing solutions to problems, and using tools like Voxer, Periscope, Twitter, Skype, and Flipgrid.
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Mini011 - David Allan - Chromebook Accessibility Features + a Special Announcement
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In the 11th mini-episode, Jake talks to Special Education Consultant David Allan about some of the accessibility features available on Chromebooks. Also, Jake shares a special announcement before the interview.
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Catlin Tucker, Feedback in Blended Learning, SE2R, Real-time Feedback, 1:1 Conferencing, Tips for Efficient Digital Feedback
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In the 19th regular episode of Season 2, Jake is joined by Catlin Tucker, author of Balance With Blended Learning, to talk about how teachers can streamline feedback during class time so that they have less to do outside of class time. Catlin shares strategies from John Hattie and Mark Barnes as well as a handful of great tech tips to make feedback more efficient!
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Mini010 - Dan Stitzel - Using Screencasts to Give Feedback to Students
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In the 10th mini-episode, Jake talks to Technology Integration Coach Dan Stitzel about the success that he had as a middle school language arts teacher with using Screencastify to give students feedback during the writing process.
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Supporting Students with Special Needs in Remote Learning with Accessibility Features, Assistive Technology, Accommodations, Modifications and more!
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In the 18th full episode of Season 2, Jake shares tips, ideas, and recommendations from multiple educators about supporting students with special needs during remote learning. They discuss different accessibility features and assistive technologies within Chromebooks, iPads, Google Chrome, Microsoft and more, as well as some best practices, accommodations, and modifications.
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- Today’s SoapBox Moment - “The Tale of the Dry Erase Marker Fail”
- 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)
- Google Read & Write from TextHelp - texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write
- Equatio from TextHelp - EquatIO® is now Free for Teachers!
- iPad stuff:
- 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
- 3 options for keeping your images in Google Slides getting messed up by kids:
- Lauren Hawkins - @TheiTeamHawk
