Lesson Plans: Special Education Lesson ( Autism - can be used with all nonverbal students )

Introduction

Technology integration in the Elementary Education levels requires students to actively use technology, not just view technology-based content created by their teachers. The goal of technology integration is for teachers to apply the use of technology in a seamless manner so that it supports and extends curriculum objectives and engages students in meaningful learning.

Teachers should strive to make technology a part of everyday life in the classroom, while using it to enrich learning activities. They should not use technology just to use it. They should find ways to use it so that it enhances instruction and improves student learning. The focus of technology integration activities should not be on the technology that is used, but on the student activities that are conducted using technology.

Technology integration does not happen by accident. Teachers must learn how to incorporate student use of technology into meaningful activities in their lesson plans. There is a learning curve to becoming proficient in technology integration, but once the skills are learned and activities are identified and located or developed, teachers find that technology can actually reduce preparation time.

1. Learners

Age & Grade Level:- Elementary Level
Content Area Entry Skills and Prerequisite Knowledge:- The student has demonstrated ease, frequent and appropriate use and a comfort level in using his/her manual communication boards.
Technology Prerequisite Skills:- Students know how to use the manual communication board.

2. Lesson

Lesson Title:- Reading, Communication, ESL
Subject Area:- AAC (Alternative Augmentative Communication)
Student Technology Standards for the Lesson:- Communication and collaboration – interact and publish with peers and teacher.
Objectives:- Students will be able to:- a) To determine the necessary, frequently used vocabulary on a student's manual communication board(s) and develop an assessment tool in order:
b) To replace Mayer-Johnson picture symbols with words on student's manual
communication boards.
c) To move the student from manual communication boards to an electronic voice
output device

Lesson Technologies, Resources and Materials

Teacher Technologies and Resources:- Computer, Internet Access, and Projector
Student Technologies and Resources:- Communication Board
Materials and Supplies:- A thin strip of hard and soft velcro, pictures
Lesson Description:-
1. Ask the student to give a requested word by lifting it off the picture. (The student is initially allowed to look under the words at the pictures if necessary).
2. 2. Ask the student to match the word to the picture by velcroing (putting) the word back on the picture.
3. 3. Ask the student to give the requested word. This time the words should not be near the pictures but arranged on the table randomly.

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