Using ICT to support SEN

Motivate reluctant workers Aid ability to work Support Independence Activities at their level

Why use ICT?

Things to think about

Why do you want to use ICT to support the child and for what purpose? E.g. to finish written work quicker, all other solutions have failed.

What is working well for the pupil? What is not working so well? What are the needs you wish to target? Why is the pupil having problems?

Is ICT the most appropriate support?

IWB allows you to: Change the background colour Change the text font Change the size Interactive – child can have a go

Multimedia: Bright – catches attention Engaging – catches attention Interactive - child can have a go

IWB and Multimedia

Smartboard Technologies offer a number of games and resources to use on the interactive whiteboard at http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0

  The SWGfL http://www.swgfl.org.uk/ offers access to a number of

multimedia websites, free for our school as part of the South West Grid.   Here is a list of other websites that may be of use: http://www.school-clip-art.com/ http://www.heritage-explorer.co.uk/web/he/default.aspx http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/ http://www.pics4learning.com/ http://www.freeimages.co.uk/ http://www.schoolsworld.tv/ http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6081830&s_cid=RESads_T

TVvideos

Useful Websites

specialist word-processing software package allows teachers and TAs to create word-

banks and sentence grids to support writing. quick to create grids form websites or

documents without the need to insert every word.

See Clicker Website http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/tools/clicker/home.aspx

Clicker 6

Similar to clicker

Packages include: Write Paint Turtle Chart Pictograms Animate Mix

J2E – Infant Toolkit

3 in 1 cameras Easi-speak microphones Recordable Whiteboards Video cameras Tablets

Sound Recording and Video

Predictive Software Text to speech Screen magnification Change of colours (background and text) Change of text Change of text font

Other ways to support children

2Publish – publishing (leaflets etc) 2Create a Story – Multimedia presentation

software similar to Power-point but simpler 2DIY – A useful selection of tools to create

different things (good for children to use and for resource making)

2Infant Video Toolkit – similar to the J2E software available through Merlin

Other software to support SEN

Mathletics Spellodrome Bug Club (online reading) Oxford Learning Tree –

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ (free reading and maths ebooks )

Kent Trust Web SEN ICT - http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/senict/default.cfm?sectionid=1 (useful information on how ICT can support specific areas of SEN need and resources)

Other useful sources