Creatively harnessing ICT in special needs education.
“The Feelings Game“ is a simple game teaching emotions. I works really well on an IWB. This would fit in really nicely with a lot of the work we do with our ASD learners.
I found it on the excellent Woodlands Junior School website, which has a page of useful SEN links.
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I recently started studying for an MA in ICT & Education at Leeds University via distance learning. I have been asked by my tutor to keep a journal of my experiences – and it made sense to me to intergrate it with my existing blog.
I attend weekly sessions that take place online. The current module [...]
Saw these ICT resources for the teaching of basic numeracy and literacy. Thanks to ictopus for the tip.
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I am currently carrying out a class-based action research project on using blogging with SEN students as part of the Tansformation Teachers Programme run by the Haringey CLC.
I’ve focused on a single learner, D, who suffers from Smith Magenis Syndrome. He is a relatively bright KS3 boy with some autistic tendencies. He has many obsessions - and often has [...]
I created the the attached animations with a GLD KS3 class. The class are mixed ability – and contain both verbal and non-verbal children. They all created animations. We used 2animate and the simple drawing tools to create the animations. We then used Windows Movie Maker to add the sounds. It was fun and the children [...]
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