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PT03 - Mobiles as Agents for InclusionFrom Overview to Exploration
Heidi Larson (Moderator), Jonathan Costa, & Susan Wells
Agenda
• Who are we?
• Why do we care about this topic?
• How can we build our capacity?
• What can we do tomorrow with our students and teachers?
• Where do we go from here?
Who We Are - Panelists
Jonathan CostaDirector School/Program ServicesEDUCATION CONNECTION
Susan WellsISTE SIGML PresidentSchool Based AdministratorApple Distinguished Program 2009-2011
Heidi Larson (Moderator) Project Director Education Development Center
Audience?
• Teachers of students:
– General Ed
– Special Ed
– ELL/ESL/EFL
– With physical disabilities
– Other?
Audience?
• Coaches
• Administrators
• Researchers
• Nonprofits/Vendors
• International?
Why Do We Care About Mobiles?
Achievement Gaps Persist
“Nearly two-thirds of [New York] city students failed the higher-standards math and reading tests, but districts with large percentages of high-needs students did especially poor, according a report from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. (August 2013)”
(http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/achievement-gap-widens-city-new-standardized-tests-article-1.1423531#ixzz2gcinDzBF)
As Numbers Increase“Currently, one in nine students in our classrooms is defined as an English language learner….By 2025, that number will approach around one in four students.”
(Closing the ELL Achievement Gap: A Leader’s Guide to Making Schools Effective for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: http://www.leadered.com/pdf/Closing%20ELL%20Gap%20kit%20excerpt.pdf)
And Mobile Use is On the Rise…
Here in the U.S. “78% of teens [in the U.S.] now have a cell phone, and almost half (47%) of them own smartphones.”
(Pew Internet & American Life Project: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx)
“There are more mobile users than tooth brush users in the world today.”
(Quote from Dr. Paul Kim’s EdWeb webinar “Opening a New Can of Worms? Teacher Competency Revisited in the Era of Mobile Learning” http://home.edweb.net/opening-a-new-can-of-worms-teacher-competency-revisited-in-the-era-of-mobile-learning/)
And Internationally
Building our Management Capacity
Jonathan CostaDirector School/Program ServicesEDUCATION [email protected]
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In a world where we can customize everything from hamburgers to jeans, can we really expect one instructional approach or resource to work for every learner?
An app for searching for apps: http://www.quixey.comAn app for organizing apps: http://www.schoolfuelapps.com A few sites that provision inclusion apps:http://www.tcischool.org/techtipshttp://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2011/02/02/the-special-needs-ipad-app-series/?gclid=CKaR36KF-bkCFelAMgodFi4ArQ http://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-appshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autism-apps/id441600681?mt=8http://blog.laptopmag.com/best-autism-apps-ipadhttps://autismapps.wikispaces.com/http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=312446http://www.onevoiceict.org/news/moving-together-mobile-apps-inclusion-and-assistance An inclusion tool that is designed for the mainstream and demonstrates how technology can be used to enable differentiation and enhance learning opportunity - http://www.newsela.com
ResourcesResources
ResourcesResources from, and in addition to, this session
http://www.slideshare.net/jpcostasr/mobile-tech-resources-for-inclusion
Classroom Strategies
Susan WellsISTE SIGML PresidentSchool Based AdministratorApple Distinguished Program [email protected]
Inclusion and the Big 3 Need Areas1. Note-taking2. Organization3. Communication
Translation Apps
ESL students working with Merrian-Webster and iTranslate
Augmentative Alternative Communication and Learning Activity AppsDevelopmental needs students working with TapToTalk, Lego 4+,
and Letter Quiz
Organizational and Production Apps
Students in a regular classroom collaborating in project-based learning with Edmodo, iMove, and Dragon Dictation
Notes AppsSpecial Needs Inclusion Student using Claro Magx and Dragon Dictation
ACC Apps
MultiHandicapped special needs learners using TaptoTalk
Enough Talk. Ready to experiment?
4 targeted apps for use in and out of classrooms
• Tap to Talk
• Claro Magx (iOS) or Your Magnifying Glass (Android)
• Edmodo
• Dragon Dictation
Tap to Talk
Autistic/Developmentally Delayed/AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication) Needs
Free / $99.95 / $179.95
iOS, Android, Kindle, Nook, Windows
Communication device. Library of pictures, ability to add your own. Customizable albums.
Claro MagX or Your Magnifying GlassVisually Impaired
Free
Claro MagX (iOS) Your Magnifying Glass (Android)
High definition visual magnifier.
Edmodo
Inclusion-EC/ESL
Free
iOS, Android
Students and teachers and parents stay connected; organizational app for inclusion. Post assignments, links, docs, notes between home and school. Great tool for home/school communication.
Dragon Dictation
Inclusion for all and Communication Needs
Free
iOS, Windows, Android
Speech to text app. Communication device. Note-taking for all ages.
Where Do We Go from Here?
Bringing it home
Question for you all: How to bring mobile learning for special
populations home to the school/class/district?
Thanks for coming!
Please keep in touch.
Heidi Larson: [email protected] / @heidil_edc
http://edc.org
Jonathan Costa: [email protected]
http://educationconnection.org/
Susan Wells: [email protected] / @wellssusan
http://www.mobilelearningequity.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/susanwells
