Free stuff for early learning

Lynne Silcock

Ministry of Education

Centre for Assistive Technology

- Advice, support and information on assistive technology products

- CAT resources database (TKI)

- CAT information database

- Resources available for loan to trial with individuals

Individual Learners

Learning Needs Clearly Identified- involves team around the student (including

family/caregivers) - recognises the individual needs- supports teaching and class programmes- Could involve a formal or informal IEP process

Technology is one of a variety of tools- enables the student to achieve goals - the less intervention the better - low tech options tried first

Role of Technology

Content- Reinforcement

- Non-threatening

- Novelty

- Time (1 to 1)

Support- Overcoming

Barriers

Making the Most of Your Computer- Accessibility

- Control Panel - Accessibility- Mouse- Accessories - Accessibility

Making the Most of Your Computer- Word

- Toolbars- Word Spacing- Auto Text- Drop Down Menu's- Languages Toolbar- Recording sound- Statistics

Text to SpeechWindows Language Bar

Making the Most of Your Computer- Powerpoint

- Recording sound- Talking Books

Freeware – Google it!

Software for Learning- Cross Word- Mind Mapping- Mark Overmars

- Game maker

- Drawing

- Lego

- Puzzle & Quiz building

Symbol SupportPriory Woodshttp://

www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/index.htm Online

Alphabet

Literacy Centre Education Network

www.literacycenter.net Online

AlphabetStarfallwww.starfall.com Online- Flashcard activities- Sounds, activities, songs

Starfall

Learning Mediahttp://www.learningmedia.co.nz/nz/online/activities

Learning Media

Series for year 5 and 6- Wild and Wacky and Other Stories- Postcards in Space and Other

Stories- Sailing the Pacific and Other

Stories- Write a Postcard- Write a Cartoon- Write a poem

- Series for Year 7 to 10- The Game and Other Stories- Swimming with Sharks and Other

Stories- Punk Junk Mailer and Other Stories- Taiaha and Other Stories

- Writing activities follow most of the stories

Wild and Wacky

Taiaha

BBChttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/games/

Large variety - Example

- 4-7 Literacy

Kids OLR http://www.kidsolr.com

Teaching ideas UK

Maths

NZMathshttp://www.nzmaths.co.nz - Links and reviews for

huge number of Maths sites

- From Sesame St and Spot the Dog to Compound Interest and University level skills.

Telling Time

- http://www.mrmyers.org/Math_Mania/Math_Games/Jude_e-Clock/clock.htm

- http://www.kidsolr.com/earlychildhood/page4.html

-  http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/clock/index.htm

- http://www.time-for-time.com/interactive.htm

Place Value- http://

www.homeschoolmath.net/other_topics/tens_ones.php

- http://mathforum.org/t2t/discuss/message.taco?thread=2538&n=9

- http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/contents2.htm (other concepts

- here too that may help with number concepts in general)

- http://www.funbrain.com/tens/ game

- http://education.jlab.org/placevalue/index.html another game

- http://www.gamequarium.com/placevalue.html more games

Fractions- The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/

- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/index.html

- Fractions http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html

- Visual fractions http://www.visualfractions.com/

- Mr. Glosser's Math goodies http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/

- King's List of on-line Math activities http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm

Maths

BlockCadhttp://web.telia.com/

~u16122508/proglego.htm

- virtual lego building program

- Appropriate for children as well as adults

- Requires precise mouse movement and an ability to visualise in 3D

Maths

Virtual Manipulatives

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/

vlibrary.html

- Variety

- Mouse only accessible

Maths

Tangramhttp://www.cs.uu.nl/people/

markov/kids/index.html) Mark Overmars- This is the traditional shape

puzzle game- Small pieces (triangles,

squares, parallelograms etc) are used to create the shape given in the window

- Click and drag- Variety of levels

Drawing

Tux Paint

Drawing

Drawing for Children http://www.cs.uu.nl/people/markov/

kids/index.html

Mark Overmars

Craft

DLTK's Crafts for Kids:Educational Activitiesfor Children

www.dltk-teach.com- Activities

- Phone number, scissor practise activities

- Alphabuddies printable Bingo cards

- Craft & holiday activities

Music

Music Gameshttp://www.inclusive.co.uk

- Key Stage 1 music activities

- Mouse and onscreen keyboard

Freeware for Support

Access – Onscreen Keyboard

Click-n-typehttp://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/

- Switch scanning and dwell switch

Access - Switch

SENSwitcherhttp://www.inclusive.co.uk

Online or download

- Early switch skills

Access - Cursors

Ace Centrehttp://www.ace-centre.org.uk

Access - Mouse Skills

Mouse Skillshttp://www.customsolutions.us/

mouse/index.htm Online

- practice programs

- data for testing

Mouse ClickSinging Horseshttp://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaHage_site/Kor/hestekor.swf

Online

- Cool start stop harmonies

Access - Keyboarding

TuxTypehttp://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/

Text Readers - FreewareReadPleasehttp://www.readplease.comHighlights words as they are read

Natural Readerhttp://www.naturalreaders.comHighlights words as they are read

Concept Mapping Freeware

CMaphttp://cmap.ihmc.us/ - Text only

Considering Alternatives

- Word (voice)

- Powerpoint (voice)

- Video (imovies)

- NCEA Issues

Information and resources

- District TC

- CAT (cat.help@minedu.govt.nz)

- Google