9/15/2016
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Chris Waterman
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I too have several students in my theatre classes with high functioning autism (Asperger's). I've found that many of them are wanting to work by themselves. Due to the nature of my theatre class setup & requirements, the students work in collaborative groupings (paired partners, small/large group) and write their own scripts. One young man had some difficulties in writing his script by hand due to having poor writing skills. He and his partners decided they would use their IPads in class along with working on Google Docs to create their script. This helped the young man feel better about the writing process & since that time he has returned for another Theatre class and actually wrote in a reflective journal entry that he really likes writing his own scripts and acting them out on the class stage. |
9/16/2016
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Chris Waterman
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Option 2: Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability.One way that I've used technology to assist with a student's learning has been through the use of his IPad. This young man has assisted learning devices on his IEP and will bring in his IPad to use when writing out assignments in class. Within my class I have the students write their own scripts within each period. So this means that each day the students would come into class and pick up where they left off in their scripts. This young man will use his IPad to type up any notes for his group or the entire group will log on with their phones/laptops and work along with him using Google Docs. Therefore, they all are helping to complete their scripts. |