iPads in an inclusive classroomIsabella Lieghio, Icon Learning

isabella@iconlearning.co.uk

Consider rationale behind use of iPads for learning Share best practice about what works in schools

Provide practical ideas which you can use straight away

Agenda for today

Session 1 - Using the iPad Accessibility features, tips and tricks

Session 2 - 'Mainstream' apps ***********

Session 3 - Specialist apps Session 4 - E-safety considerations,

your own CPD, questions and evaluations

Considerations

• How many do you have?

• Buying apps

• Connecting to a screen

• Saving / sharing work

• Using accessories

• Storage / charging / syncing

Using Airplay

or

iPad tips and tricks

• Creating folders

• Adding shortcuts

• Locking rotation

• Screen capture

• Restrictions, eg turning off camera

• Gestures

• iOS differences - search, closing, background app refresh,

Accessibility features

Accessibility features - Reader

• Siri,

• inverting colours,

• pinch

Vision support - VoiceOver and Speak selection

Vision support

Audio support

Physical support

Guided access

My scoop.it ICT and SEN site - http://www.scoop.it/t/ict-and-sen

Buying and installing apps

Apps to support reading and writing

Organising

Presenting

Phonics / spelling

• Book creator

• Morfo

• Our story

• Puppet Pals HD Directors Pass

• Shadow Puppets

• Explain Everything

• Abc pocket phonics

• Hiphophen apps

• Hairy letters

• Co-writer text prediction

• Oxford Owl

• Popplet

• Evernote

An iPad learning model from The Bridge School

Apps for communication

• My Choicepad - Makaton

• Predictable / Chatable AAC apps

from Therapy Box

• Proloquo2go - AAC

• Verbally - AAC

• Grace app - PCS

Specialist apps

• Autism apps

• Somantics - touch and gesture suite

• Tumble Tapp snap

• Clicker apps - sentences, books, docs

Apps to support Computing

• Beebot

• Bugs and buttons

• Daisy dinosaur

• Move the turtle

• Hopscotch

• Kodable

• Scratch Jr

• Tynker

E-safety resources

• Kidsmart SEN resources from Childnet - Clicker and BSL / Widget versions

• Thinkuknow from CEOP - Know your friends with Josh and Sue

• Avatar maker www.doppelme.com

• Childnet STAR toolkit for ASD

Twitter - who to follow?

1. @tes_SEN 2. @HelpKidzLearn (www.helpkidzlearn.com ) 3. @SENICT (Ian Bean, www.senictsoftware.com ) 4. @TESiboard

any good suggestions?

Questions / actions

Contact: isabella@iconlearning.co.uk @iconlearningict