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Having looked at immersive reader and other Microsoft tools through this module I feel they are probably more aimed at children of higher ability than the children I would be teaching. However I do like some elements of the immersive reader like the way the words are highlighted as the child reads and the spaces are obvious would be good for our kids. It is very visually appealing which is great.
We find most of our children who are verbal lack the motivation to read unless it is something they are interested in. As a result we find book maker app very good as you can make personal books for the kids. I wasn’t aware Microsoft 365 had so much to offer for literacy development which I am excited to try with my class this year.I was really excited when i heard the name of the course and how it was geared towards SEN. The SETT Framework guides teachers in selecting the best assistive technology to address students’ specific needs. Some examples of AT used include laptop or ipads/tablets with modified software, joysticks, keyboards, touch pads, braille equipment and audiology equipment. We have put a big focus on using technology in the classroom since covid and on our school development plan the use of see-saw was one area we decided to focus on. For the moderate/ low children we focus more on it as a communication tool between home and school using it send home photos and pictures of activities the children completed in school. Parents loved this aspect of it.
For the more mild and academic kids I found myself teaching them how to use QR codes to log into their individual profile and they were completing assignments at home which they enjoyed.
We also are trying to get interactive whiteboards for every class and find that they are so motivating for the children to learn.
We have alot of non verbal children in our school and find app likes proloque2go really good for communication and some children have individual mini ipads solely for the use of it as a communication device. There is a lot of preparation and we find parents/staff lack of training the most frustrating aspect as it takes a lot of time to set up device and not everyone is confident in using it.
