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===Title: Snowshoe Monday, //Motor Development Digital Storytelling // ===

**Summary:** This is a lesson on using motor skills to ambulate wearing snow shoes, as students prepare for the school's Challenge Day Program to be held in May.


 * **__Technology Standards Addressed:__ **

and Instruction ** Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in a curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem solving, communication and/or collaboration.
 * V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
 * Assess students' instructional needs to identify the appropriate technology for instruction.
 * Evaluate technology materials and media to determine their most appropriate instructional use.
 * Select and apply research-based practices for integrating technology into instruction.
 * Use appropriate instructional strategies for integrating technology into instruction.
 * Select and use appropriate technology to support content-specific student learning outcomes.
 * Develop an appropriate assessment for measuring student outcomes through the use of technology.
 * Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student learning.

Understand human, equity and developmental issues surrounding the use of assistive technology to enhance student learning performance and apply that understanding to practice. # Identify and analyze assistive technology resources that accomodate individual student learning needs. backgrounds, characteristics and abilities. ||
 * VI. Assistive Technology **
 * 1) Apply assistive technology to the instructional process and evaluate its impact on learners with diverse
 * Description: The students are exposed to various motor development tasks throughout the year to enhance specific motor development skills as per their IEP. In the spring, the school hosts a "Challenge Day" to spotlight each student on a special motor development skill they have excelled in. The digital camera was used to photograph the students participating in a motor development class using snow shoes for ambulating. Using the snowshoes encouraged the students to be mindful of their step pattern, posture and balance. Even students needing more physical support with external M.O.V.E. equipment could practice ambulating wearing the snowshoes. ||
 * Reflection: The students were at varied levels of indepencence with ambulation before strapping on the snow shoes. The usage of the digital camera to capture the students ambulating, allowed the staff the opportunity to capture photos depicting the students' walk patterns and as needed, implement adaptations and or modifications beyond just using the external M.O.V.E. equipment. One student using a gait trainer, needed a different flooring in order to get her best ambulation pattern. Another student appeared to be able to ambulate without difficulty while a third student did not trust her capability to manuever wearing her snow shoes without support from another at the hand. The students were able to view the digital camera story, see their success, and be proud of their accomplishment. I have enjoyed using the photostory program. ||

media type="file" key="PhotoStory-Snowshoes-Ken two.wmv" width="108" height="109" Snowshoe Photostory

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