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CAI-Technology and LD Students
Modular Readings: Chapter 12, Bender text, pages - 324-341
Major Presentation(s) - Caucus Conference
OVERVIEW
HYPERMEDIA INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
Hypermedia stack consists of several major components:
1) stacks
2) cards
3) buttons
analogy------> 1) stack of index cards
2) each card represents a computer screen
3) buttons on screen are activated to move between stacks
HYPERMEDIA VS MULTIMEDIA
Multimedia uses hypermedia based programs
1) allows learner to roam freely through program information
2) presents text and graphics
3) presents information in other media-sound, music, video, etc.
4) enhances learning and interest in topic presented
INTERNET INSTRUCTION
Various types of instruction
1) research using web sites
2) cyber-space pals for writing improvement and conversation or social skills
3) on-line mentoring with experts in the field
4) cross class projects-students work with students in another class, school or country on same project
SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
Programs developed specifically for students with LD
1) HypermediaNOW!
a) program developed to allow teachers and students to create their own hypermedia text options
b) type in text selection and enhance it
2) Hint and Hunt program
a) involves decoding words
b) study of vowels and vowel words
SALT- Student Assistant for Learning From Text
1) teachers and students develop a variety of text supports
2) reading and subject area texts
COMMON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR LD STUDENTS
1) spell checking programs
2) grammar checks
3) daily organizer programs
4) assistive technologies-speech synthesizers
Web Resource Links
a) WA2000 Word Prediction Software
b) Kurzweil Advanced Reading System for Students and Adults with LD
b) Co-Writer and Write Outloud-speech to text software
TEACHER RESOURCES-KICK START
Web Resource
Links
1) Closing the Gap Publications
3) CEC for articles and latest information on the use of technologies with LD students
4) Special Issue: CEC Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol. 30 No.5 May/June 1998 featured the World Wide Web and Special Education
QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS, POINTS TO
PONDER
Reflect on where you are and where you need to be in terms of using technology to open up opportunities for your students to better access the Ontario curriculum. What does this mean to you? How can you change the way things are done in your school, e.g. equal computer/ computer lab access for students with LD; high end technology with speech to text capabilities; print with colour capabilities; Internet access in classrooms and resource rooms/multimedia centres that encourage/facilitate access by LD students? Post any comments to Caucus as M3SJ1.
Reflect on the major presentations around the topical idea expressed in this strand. Post comments to Caucus at the CRITIC’S CORNER.
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