1. 1. Karen Umstead, M.Ed, B.C.B.A Beautiful Minds of Princeton Teach, Reach, & Expand Potential www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com beautifulminds@comcast.net beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
2. 2. Introductions Who am I Who are you Job position (Teacher, Related Service, Para, etc) Age range of students Disabilities Placement You can also email me for more details on some of the strategies talked about 2
3. 3. Objectives Understand how you can use Microsoft Office, especially Powerpoint, to manage instruction, create materials, teach, and reinforce Learn about ways to utilize internet resources such as Google Docs, Youtube, and others Discover new uses for smartphones, PDA, and Iphone/Itouch/or Ipad beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
4. 4. RELATED SERVICES AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Assistive technology: tools that provide access to universally designed curricula Includes devices designed to help communicate more effectively, have more control over the environment, and achieve greater mobility Functional areas of need include: existence; communication; travel and mobility; body support, protection, and positioning; environmental interactions; education and transition; and sports, fitness, and recreation Flexer, Baer, Luft, & Simmons, Transition Planning for Secondary Students with Disabilities, Third Edition, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
5. 5. AT can be an educational tool by making it possible for them to correct or build on deficient skills that will make them more self- sufficient to make their learning experiences more effective, and enjoyable whereby a greater volume of learning will take place to allow for self-monitoring, and self-evaluation to allow for self-instruction. beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
6. 6. A bit of data collection Please consider the following: Ive heard of it Ive tried it Im great at it Im an expert (I could teach it ) Using Powerpoint for basic presentation Using Powerpoint for inserting and modifying pictures and animations Using custom animations in Powerpoint Using Powerpoint for other things 6
7. 7. Powerpoint My absolute favorite application for education is Powerpoint Use it for teaching Create materials Create books (including for social skills) Run activity schedules Providing reinforcement Switch to Teaching Powerpoint Examples beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
8. 8. Benefits of Powerpoint Can provide multiple means of representation Visual Animation on slide or in between slides Pictures Can be printed as a book Auditory Can include sounds Can include words or sentences being read aloud Can assist with fading supports Can make it much easier to generalize Can be used for review and instruction Can be re-used student to student or year to year Easily customizable to individual students
9. 9. Creating Materials Can create flashcards Can use multiple pictures/examples of an item Can move around text/objects to ensure generalization Can fade text by letters Can fade pictures by fading transparency or size Easy to revise
10. 10. Working with images Resizing images can be done manually (keywords: resizing, cropping) To fade coloring (keyword transparency) To adjust coloring, try looking under format picture tools, adjust, and then look at the color options Formatting where images go in Word is a little harder (keywords: picture position, text wrapping) beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
11. 11. Stimulus Shaping Cat
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20. 20. Creating Books Can easily print out the slides as a book (when using print feature, select print slides) Can set up Powerpoint book to run independently (using slide transitions and powerpoint show) Can add narration to the story (keyword: add narration) Can animate each letter or each word (keywords: animation, animate texts and objects) Can highlight certain words Can create hyperlink to vocabulary (keywords: creating hyperlinks)
21. 21. Things you can do to text Animate line By Line It is important towave to friends. C A R
22. 22. Things you can do to text- hyperlink For Thanksgiving, we usually eat stuffing.
23. 23. Leaving My Class Starring D.W. Written for Sample Student
24. 24. D.W. likes to go school. She loves learning new things and getting to work with her friends.
25. 25. D.W. goes to two different classrooms. In the morning, she goes to the 3rd grade classroom.
26. 26. D.W. gets to do Morning Meeting, Reading, and Writing with her 3rd grade class. She loves to read and share her thoughts.
27. 27. Later in the day, D.W. goes to another class for Math. This class has some of her friends and teachers from last year. She likes getting to see her friends.
28. 28. Sometimes at the end of her math class, she doesnt want to leave. She will miss her friends and the classroom she does Math in.
29. 29. D.W. tells herself, I can see my friends again tomorrow. She knows that she also has people who care about her in the other classroom. I can see my friends tomorrow. I have people who care about me in the other class too.
30. 30. She cleans up and says goodbye to her friends. Bye! See you tomorrow!
31. 31. D.W. walks back to her other class. She hopes her friend Sample can try to leave her CST classroom the same way.
32. 32. Hey Sample! Remember to: 1. Tell yourself Its okay. I will see my friends tomorrow. There are people who care about me in the other class too. 2. Clean up your things in CST 3. Say Goodbye 4. Walk back to Mrs. Smiths Class
33. 33. GREAT JOB REMEMBERING SAMPLE! 1. Tell yourself Its okay. I will see my friends tomorrow. There are people who care about me in the other class too. 2. Clean up your things in CST 3. Say Goodbye 4. Walk back to Mrs. Levys Class
34. 34. Creating Teaching Program Can provide prompts for students or students (visual or audio) Prompts can be faded out (visual or audio) Can provide feedback based upon a students response Usually student responds by clicking on answer Based upon the answer, using a hyperlink, a student will get a response, either that it is correct or to try again
35. 35. Thinking, Feeling, Acting A thought is something I think in my head. I respond to events or things that happen in several different ways. A feeling is something I feel in my body. An action is something that I do.
36. 36. Every day, different things happen. I can not always choose what is going to happen in my day. However, I can choose how I respond to things that happen.
37. 37. EVENT Thought Feeling Action
38. 38. Jonathan gets to watch a video Jonathan gets to watch a video. He thinks This is great. He feels happy. He shouts Awesome! This is great! He feels happy Awesome!
39. 39. It is time to go to Music It is time to go to Music. He thinks I hate that!. He feels angry. He throws his penny box. I hate that! He feels angry
40. 40. My Feelings Book By Ms. Umstead
41. 41. Everyone has feelings. Sometimes we may feel happy, angry, or sad. It is okay to have every kind of feeling.
42. 42. Feelings are what we think about something. How we feel is different than how we act. I feel angry!
43. 43. Sometimes I feel happy. When I win a game, I feel happy.
44. 44. Sometimes I feel sad. When my friend doesnt want to play with me, I feel sad.
45. 45. Sometimes I feel nervous. When I dont know what is next, I feel nervous.
46. 46. Sometimes I feel angry. When a friend takes the toy I wanted, I feel angry.
47. 47. Sometimes I feel sleepy. When I dont sleep good at night, I feel sleepy.
48. 48. Sometimes I feel scared. When the fire alarm goes off, I feel scared.
49. 49. Sometimes I feel sick. When I eat too much candy, I feel sick.
50. 50. Creating lists or activity schedules Can use as written list Can use photos Can use audio Can combine any or all (text, photo, audio) Can embed reinforcement Can set up action keys or make it so that the slide advance upon mouse click
51. 51. Blocks beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
52. 52. Puzzle beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
53. 53. Playdoh beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
54. 54. Using PowerPoint for Reinforcement Can show photos of favorite things/people Can add animations Can add sounds or songs Can add videos Of favorite places Of favorite shows Favorite people providing note of praise
55. 55. High School Musical Song beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
56. 56. Tools you can use Can set up Powerpoint to self-run as slideshow Keywords: create and distribute a self-running show This does not require ANY student involvement once started All student or staff needs to do is double click on the link on the desktop To do this Animate entire slideshow based upon timings (keyword: slide timings) Save file as Powerpoint show so that when opened it automatically runs as a slideshow Create desktop shortcut for file
57. 57. PowerPoint Games http://it.coe.uga.edu/wwild/pptgames/ Can be designed by teachers or students Various game templates for download Jeopardy Who wants to be a millionaire Password Hollywood Squares Concentration Are you Smarter than a 5th grader Twenty Questions Pyramid beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
58. 58. Microsoft Word Most things you can do in multiple MS Office programs (e.g. Word and Powerpoint can both insert Smart Art) You or your students can easily create graphic organizers (keywords: smart art) beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com Water Oxygen Oxygen Hydrogen
59. 59. Microsoft Word Instead of saving multiple files, you can track the changes or edits a student makes from first draft to final draft of writing Have the students type the original document and then select track changes. Anything added after that will be saved as a change. (keyword track changes) You can have students change the view to show the changes or to simply note them but not show them at the time. Additionally you can go through and accept the changes which will then incorporate it into the document You or your students can also electronically add comments to the writing (keyword: add comments) beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
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61. 61. Microsoft Word The research feature can allow a student to select a word (or words) that they dont understand and have dictionary or encyclopedia entries show up beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
62. 62. Microsoft Word Can also have students highlight words they dont understand (keyword: highlight) Can also create forms and then lock/protect the document so students can only enter information in the specified areas (keywords: creating form, protect document, editing restrictions) beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
63. 63. Microsoft Excel Text to speech feature (will read what is in the cells) (keyword: text to speech) Graphing of data (particularly useful for behavior data as it can facilitate self-recording or monitoring) Mathematical formulas (can have students use to solve a problem or to check their answer) (keyword: formulas) You can also use for your gradebook (can download templates from Microsoft) beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
64. 64. Educational Games in Ms Office http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/msgames.htm Various game templates for download in Powerpoint Excel Word beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
65. 65. A bit of data collection Please consider the following: Ive heard of it Ive tried it Im great at it Im an expert (I could teach it ) Using Google Docs Using Youtube Using Smartphones/PDA Using Iphone/itouch/ipad 66
66. 66. Google Docs You need to create a free google account You can use it to store or share Documents Spreadsheets Forms Presentations Drawings beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
67. 67. Google Docs beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
68. 68. Google Docs- Sharing Public on the web Anyone on the internet can find and access Anyone with link Anyone who has link can access, Private You can restrict sharing to certain people Only people explicitly granted permission can access You can restrict who can view something versus modify Under edit access you can allow anyone to edit You can also grant editing access to only certain people or keep editing access strictly for yourself beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
69. 69. Google Docs- Sharingwhy? Can share information via Google Docs with parents Homework assignments Forms that may get lost or need re-printing Grades for a particular student Can share data and information about individual students across different classrooms or settings Great for tracking behavior across places Great for use with consultants who are not always on site beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
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71. 71. Google Forms You can create forms that people use to enter information that would then automatically enter the data into a spreadsheet for you You can set things up so that people only see the form used to enter info and you only see the spreadsheet that the data transfers to
72. 72. Google Sketchup You can download the software to create 3-D designs You or students can draw a variety of things such as buildings, do interior design, etc Can import and use images from Google Earth Have the ability to look at things from multiple perspectives beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
73. 73. You tube Can create an individual account for a student Can pre-select videos and/or create playlist Can subscribe to channels (e.g. Muppet Studio) Can set it up so that you can view what a student has recently been viewing Can use site such as Youtubedownloader or savetube.com to get around firewalls or download youtube videos for free Can usually find short free videos on subjects related to preferred things as well as potential instructional videos
74. 74. Slide Share Free service to share presentations Viewers cannot edit or download the slides Share presentations, documents and professional videos Can be used to share as well as to learn new things
75. 75. Other Computer Applications For teaching DTT Trainer (discrete trial instruction) Activity Trainer (video modeling) For tracking Excel graphing Word prediction software (Co-writer) AlphaSmart Dragonspeak (voice to text) beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
76. 76. Smart Phones/PDA Bluetooth technology Can provide prompting from a distance Can make non-contextual vocalizations seem more typical (person looks like talking to someone) Utilizing a picture schedule on the phone Can use to track individual if lost or for individual to find their way if lost Individual may take photos of things around them Can use google maps now to find walking and train routes in addition to other items Can provide tactile, auditory, and/or visual prompt beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
77. 77. Smart Phones/PDA (cont) Ability to download certain applications to assist in communication and/or functioning (e.g. proloque, google maps, etc) Can create lists, reminders, copy homework Need to watch out for: Size (of keyboard or screen Sensitivity (touch screens in particular) Protection (in case of throwing, drooling, etc) Ease of use (watch out for frustration beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
78. 78. Iphone/Itouch/Ipad Can use keynote to play powerpoint and vice versa Applications can be useful for: Augmentative Communication Proloque is most popular for that Tap2Talk Speech to text (Dragonspeak) Prompting Instruction Productivity/utility Reinforcement Some applications require internet access
79. 79. For prompting/visual schedules Soundscape Can quickly record verbal prompts Downside is no customizable pictures Iprompts First Then Visual Schedule iAssist Communicator
80. 80. Apps for basic skills Iwritewords Does alphabet, numbers, and words Dot to Dot number whiz Pocket Phonics First Words Toddler ABC Feelings books or interactive storybooks Quizlett for flashcards (online or app) Most apps need to be tailored to the specific skill you are looking to practice or teach
81. 81. Apps related to Productivity Ireward Only does daily check offs Will calculate how much a student has earned Will calculate the balance left Will allow you to use preset behavior or add your own Will allow you to create a reinforcer menu Ecove observation software (variety of preset tools) On-task Praise statements Disruptions
82. 82. Apps related to Productivity Chronolite (stopwatch/timer) Podium Timer Hd (countdown with ability to change colors after certain times) Tally Counter Audio memos Keynote Notes Maps
83. 83. Fun and Language Talking friends collection Cat, hippo, bird, dinosaur, hedgehog or robot Roby the robot is free Will speak what is typed Will speak back what is said Will move around and do different things based upon where tapped Can record what he does and then play it back or send it
84. 84. Apps related to music Apps related to music (all free!) Virtuoso Pocket Piano 2player xylophone Sound drop Jampad Music studio Beatwave Apps for sounds Halloween Sound Shelf Relax HD
85. 85. Apps for Fun Pocket Pond (fish and water sounds interactive) Scratch a sketch lite Doodle buddy Glow Coloring Air Hockey Little gems Telsa Toy (GREAT for students who love visuals and lights)
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87. 87. Stuffing Put inside of the turkey usually Made usually out of seasoned bread crumbs beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com
88. 88. Thanksgiving People eat turkey and other things Made usually out of seasoned bread crumbs beautifulminds@comcast.net BMOP 2010 www.beautifulmindsofprinceton.com