On Wednesday, February 28, 2024 I had the privilege of presenting as workshop as a part of the “Reimagining Learning: Fulfilling the Promises of Educational Technology” Series, I was invited to be a part of “Creating the Space for Neurodiversity with iPad” event along with my ADE colleagues Kerry Dwyer-Mitchell and André Kapitan.
The focus on this day was to “empower educational decision-makers to shape positive school cultures and cultivate future-ready environments” for students with neurodiverse needs. In specific, our workshops focussed on Access + Ability = Accessibility. Each session had a different focus: Access Content (Kerry), Access Thinking (André), and Access Communication (myself).
In Access Communication we covered a variety of ways that my school uses built in Apple Apps to enhance communication for students including:
Dictation
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph2c0651d2/ios
Speak Screen
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/ipad/ipad9a247097/ipados
Translate
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/ipad/ipadfa732a83/ipados
Creating Basic Communication Boards & Timers
In Pages
https://support.apple.com/pages
In Keynote
https://support.apple.com/keynote
In Numbers
https://support.apple.com/numbers
Using Freeform Boards to Communicate with Students and Decrease Office Referrals
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/ipad/ipadc6d7301e/ipados
If would like to learn more about how we use these programs or create AACs for our students’ needs, please reach out!
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Kaleena Hanoski
ADE 2023
March 14, 2024
I would have enjoyed being in the audience for your presentation.
I am curious how you use Freeform to communicate with students. Since it is a newer program, I'm still looking at the different ways it can be used, and I am intrigued about how you use it with students to decrease referrals.
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