Module Four Multimedia Project in Class -10 points
Putting it all Together
Students participate in a project-based learning activity in class earning 10 points for using multimedia effectively into the project, for team participation and the reflection post after the activity is completed.
Essential Question Options:
1. You have been tasked with providing district-wide professional development to help your district meet all the AT needs of your students with diverse special needs. What must be included for comprehensive and effective professional development? Develop a district-wide PD plan to help your district understand what is available and to help them reflect on their current instructional methods. Is what is in place working to reach all learners, including those with special needs?
2. Your school only provides assistive technology for students with complex special needs and is not addressing the needs of students with high-incidence special needs such as learning disabilities, executive function issues or mild cognitive impairments. How will you ensure the needs of all students are addressed? What tools do you believe your school needs to implement effective UDL and AT to meet the needs of this category of students who are overlooked? (The issues include reading below grade level, difficulties understanding content, problems with written output due to a variety of reasons, problems with organizing materials).
3. A new family is moving into your district. One son is a middle school student, autistic, non-verbal, decodes at grade level, uses visual supports to follow his routines and has infrequent aggressions toward staff. Another son is a high school student who is on grade level in all areas but has a motor disease which affects all extremities. He is able to power his w/c using a head switch, but will need to be assessed for AT needs in his new environment. What will the plan look like for these two students?
4. Participants in this class have identified the main obstacles to AT implementation as insufficient financial resources, lack of time, fear of technologies and lack of training/PD. How would your group overcome these obstacles so that all students, including students on IEPs, needs are met?
5. Nationally, many educators, administrators and parents believe that AT is only for AAC and not for learning and instruction, or believe that AT is a crutch. You have been tasked by OSEP at the federal government level to reimagine a campaign to change public attitudes about assistive technology. What would your (marketing) campaign look like? How would you influence change at the national level? Include a specific plan, including implementation and time lines. Money is not a consideration.
6. Brainstorm another idea as a group and present it to the instructor.
Students can choose the type of presentation tool they would like to use based on their professional needs/preferences: Video, Explain Everything App, Google Slides with embedded links, Powtoon, Prezi, Video, 30 Hands app, ThingLInk App, Video, etc. Let the instructor know which tool (s) you would like to use.
BE CREATIVE!!!! MAKE IT INTERESTING! LET YOUR SKILLS AND PERSONALITY SHINE THROUGH! IMPRESS YOURSELF in your role as a team member!
Change the name of the Sheet to include the names of the people in your group.
2. Present your Project to the class and view the other projects. Reflect on Project work as a team and provide feedback for other teams. You will have ten to fifteen minutes to present your work.
3. Post a Multimedia Project Reflection by Tuesday on the Google Form below and indicate that you completed it on the Edmodo site, PBL Assignment Reflection:
Review the Module 4 Overview Investigations first
Module Four Multimedia Project in Class -10 points
Putting it all Together
Students participate in a project-based learning activity in class earning 10 points for using multimedia effectively into the project, for team participation and the reflection post after the activity is completed.
Essential Question Options:
1. You have been tasked with providing district-wide professional development to help your district meet all the AT needs of your students with diverse special needs. What must be included for comprehensive and effective professional development? Develop a district-wide PD plan to help your district understand what is available and to help them reflect on their current instructional methods. Is what is in place working to reach all learners, including those with special needs?
2. Your school only provides assistive technology for students with complex special needs and is not addressing the needs of students with high-incidence special needs such as learning disabilities, executive function issues or mild cognitive impairments. How will you ensure the needs of all students are addressed? What tools do you believe your school needs to implement effective UDL and AT to meet the needs of this category of students who are overlooked? (The issues include reading below grade level, difficulties understanding content, problems with written output due to a variety of reasons, problems with organizing materials).
3. A new family is moving into your district. One son is a middle school student, autistic, non-verbal, decodes at grade level, uses visual supports to follow his routines and has infrequent aggressions toward staff. Another son is a high school student who is on grade level in all areas but has a motor disease which affects all extremities. He is able to power his w/c using a head switch, but will need to be assessed for AT needs in his new environment. What will the plan look like for these two students?
4. Participants in this class have identified the main obstacles to AT implementation as insufficient financial resources, lack of time, fear of technologies and lack of training/PD. How would your group overcome these obstacles so that all students, including students on IEPs, needs are met?
5. Nationally, many educators, administrators and parents believe that AT is only for AAC and not for learning and instruction, or believe that AT is a crutch. You have been tasked by OSEP at the federal government level to reimagine a campaign to change public attitudes about assistive technology. What would your (marketing) campaign look like? How would you influence change at the national level? Include a specific plan, including implementation and time lines. Money is not a consideration.
6. Brainstorm another idea as a group and present it to the instructor.
Students can choose the type of presentation tool they would like to use based on their professional needs/preferences: Video, Explain Everything App, Google Slides with embedded links, Powtoon, Prezi, Video, 30 Hands app, ThingLInk App, Video, etc. Let the instructor know which tool (s) you would like to use.
BE CREATIVE!!!! MAKE IT INTERESTING! LET YOUR SKILLS AND PERSONALITY SHINE THROUGH! IMPRESS YOURSELF in your role as a team member!
Use the Multimedia and PBL Planning Form
Change the name of the Sheet to include the names of the people in your group.2. Present your Project to the class and view the other projects. Reflect on Project work as a team and provide feedback for other teams. You will have ten to fifteen minutes to present your work.
3. Post a Multimedia Project Reflection by Tuesday on the Google Form below and indicate that you completed it on the Edmodo site, PBL Assignment Reflection: