Podcasting

** Reading Voice Threading **
IV. **Technology for Communication and Expression**

(a) Use multimedia tools to express original ideas with print, drawings, digital images, sounds, and/or personal recordings.**
 * B - Expression
 * 1- Explore and use technology in an instructional setting to express ideas

VI. Assistive Technology

Understand human, equity and developmental issues surrounding the use of assistive technology to enhance student learning performance and apply that understanding to practice.


 * Summary: ** This digital photo story captures pictures depicting artwork, gross motor activities and fine motor activities the class used in order to reinforce comprehension of the modified reading text “On Summer”.


 * Description: ** This activity used voice threading to reinforce and assess the student’s comprehension of the modified Reading Lesson“On Summer”. Given a voice-output communication device paired with PCS (Picture Communication Symbols), the student was asked to state some of the different street games discussed in the text. Four pictures (some taken with the digital camera) are in the presentation. The first picture shows a mural depicting a summer scene that the students did as a part of art class. The teacher recorded her voice and stated that the picture was done to help reinforce the lesson then asked the students if they could name some summer games. The second picture, a hopscotch coloring page, was used to reflect another summer game the class incorporated in the lesson. A smaller version of this picture was paired to a voice-output device as a response choice to the teacher posed question posed. The student used their hand to activate the switch. In the third picture depicting two youth performing a hand clap game, a student sang the words to the song “Miss Mary Mack” as she also did the hand motions with the teacher. In the final picture depicting two youth enjoying a groundball sport, a student activated a voice out-put device of choice from a field of two to effectively communicate their response.


 * Reflection: ** The voice threading activity was a more involved activity. Being “in front of the camera” can be a challenge as Artina displayed while singing the “Miss Mary Mack” song. Other times when we’d do the handclapping game during the lesson, her voice was strong and sure. During the recording she almost whispered in some places and the teacher had to sing along with her to get her through the song. It is great that schools have activities like “debating and drama” to assist students with speaking before others. Now voice threading can be another activity to reinforce speaking without “being in front of others.” I know that as I feel more comfortable with using this program instructionally, the students will also. The voice thread application website is [|www.voicethread.com].

**__ VOICETHREADING: __** Modified Reading Lesson |||| ** Instructional Topic: ** Voicethreading (Podcasting) || When asked / given an augmentative communication device paired with PCS (Picture Communication Symbols), the student will use the Voicethread (Podcasting) activity in order to demonstrate comprehension and acquired vocabulary for the presented modified reading text “On Summer”. || The student(s) will · sing a handclapping game depicted in the lesson in order to participate in voicethreading. · respond to teacher-directed question by activating an augmentative communication device paired with PCS and presented in a field of two in order to participate in voicethreading. || |||| ** Description: ** The teacher takes pictures with the digital camera to use with the modified reading lesson || ** Teacher Comment:  ** Some student’s answers will be oral and some answers will be   through activation of a prepared AC devices. || The student will … · orally give a response to a teacher directed question. · use touch to a prepared AC device in order to effectively communicate a response to a teacher directed question. ||
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|||| ** Description: ** The student participates in making a mural depicting the modified reading text “On Summer”. || ** Teacher Comment: ** Some of the students need partial and / or full physical prompts to participate in this activity. Two students require gestural and / or verbal cues. || when they need partial and/or full physical cues from the staff. They have remembered the sun is **hot** in the summer and have colored it very large in the mural. AC devices have been used when needed to get input about their work. ||
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|||| ** Description **** : ** The students are physically unable to operate the digital camera, but can be included in the modified lessons through AC devices and DC photos || ** Teacher Comments: ** The usage of the digital camera with The Photo Story program has been very effective during instruction. The class has been able to reinforce studies on our STEM project, during motor classes for P.E. and Aquatics as well as in the classroom for math, reading and social studies. || The student(s) use the photos printed out, in the Photo Story format and paired along with an AC device to demonstrate comprehension of the modified text. They also have access to a 3, 6, or 9 picture topic board which correlates to the lesson. Students are asked to indicate their response using one of those methods. Using arts and crafts activities is an additional resource to reinforce comprehension skills. ||
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