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Today…. The complexity of social challenges Technology tools for consideration … A continuum of possible solutions…. seanjsmith.pbworks.com/ aic2013. UDL. My Sheldon. Don ’ t let the Smile Fool Ya!. OCALI ’ s - AIM http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/. How to Write a Good Social Story.

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  1. Today… • The complexity of social challenges • Technology tools for consideration… • A continuum of possible solutions… seanjsmith.pbworks.com/aic2013

  2. UDL

  3. My Sheldon Don’t let the Smile Fool Ya!

  4. OCALI’s - AIMhttp://www.autisminternetmodules.org/

  5. How to Write a Good Social Story • Goal – Help change or moderate a student’s behavior – school/home/community • Written in first person and in the present tense…Today I am going to the library with my class… • Descriptive sentences addressing the “W” (who, what, when, where, why) • Sense of perspective – what he/she should think or feel. • Action sentence stating desired behavior – I walk quietly to the library…

  6. Boardmaker Share

  7. Word Walls

  8. makebeliefscomix.com 26 26

  9. Toon Doo - www.toondoo.com

  10. ToontasticToon Tube

  11. Comic Life plasq.com

  12. Video for ???? • Script task and rehearse • Flip to the iPad • Video to engage – represent – demonstrate knowledge • Demonstrate what I know

  13. Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President William Clark Meriwether Lewis

  14. Why Does VR Work? • Sensory problems VR can control the amount of sensory input for users • Visual thought patterns VR can help individuals with autism who are known as visual learners through its’ visual skills • Individualized treatment VR can be tailored for each user’s needs and level of skills – cheaply. • Responsiveness with computer technology the computer has been proved as an effective tool of learning. • Enhances Generalization and Imagination

  15. Allows for Imagination • Imagination • Role play • Symbolic play • Pretense – during and after • Cognitive flexibility • Represented vs Literal • Generalization • Technology • Familiar and Comfortable Environment • Sitting behind the computer removes social barriers and allows for a rich communication full of :), :( and [] • Entertainment can lead to Education – “Serious Games” • “Video games stimulate chemical changes in the brain that promote learning” (Mayo, 2007)

  16. Second Life • Autism Society of America in SL • Tiatopia Island • Brigadoon Island

  17. iSocial(Laffey, Schmidt, Stichter, Schmidt, & Goggins, 2009)

  18. Blue Room(Wallace, S., Parsons, S., Westbury, A., & White, K., 2010)

  19. Café Virtual Environment(Mitchell, Parsons, & Leonard, 2007)

  20. FaceSay Games

  21. AViSSS

  22. I Need an App… • Help with my writing • Word prediction • Text to speech • Knows most common spelling mistakes • Low Cost

  23. Go Deeper…

  24. Person Locators • Instamapper • Four Square • Most smartphones

  25. Person Locator – With a Purpose http://www.ablelinktech.com/

  26. Targeted Lists – e.g., OCALI

  27. a4cwsn.com/apps/apps-a-z/

  28. http://seanjsmith.pbworks.com/aic2013 Email: seanj@ku.edu Twitter: @seanjsmith

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