Meeting+the+Needs+of+Special+Needs+with+an+IEP+in+your+Classroom

Presented by Kristine Hampton (Speech Language Pathologist, Conestoga Valley School District) kristine_hamptom@cvsd.k12.pa.us
 * Meeting the Needs of Special Needs with an IEP in your Classroom**


 * Conestoga Valley has 15 iPads in the Special Education department.
 * 9 iPads (within the 6 district buildings)
 * 2 iPads (Speech and Language pathologists)
 * 1 iPad (assigned to a student for communication purposes)
 * **Useful apps**
 * __Evernote__ (FREE)- sychrnoizes any iPad, iPhone, or iTouch to your computer for taking notes, photos, recordings
 * __Proloquo2Go__ ($190)- device for alternative communication
 * __Dragon Dictation__ (FREE)- allows you to speak and instantly see your text
 * __Splashtop Remote__ (on sale now $2.99/ normally $19.99)- remote desktop that streams video and audio from computer. It allows you to interact with Word, Excel, web browsers, etc
 * __SparkleFish__ (FREE)- mimics MadLibs and is helpful for parts of speech. Kids will record their voice saying a different part of speech. When finished, their voices will be integrated into the story.
 * __Irregular Verbs__ by Super Duper Publications ($5.99)- Picture cards and sentences that allow students to practice using irregular verbs. You can e-mail the parents the results of the student's "game". Ex: A picture of a kid with a coat on a hanger standing in front of a closet. The question says... "Timmy ____ up his coat." The child picks hung or hanged.
 * __Understanding Inferences__ by Super Duper Publications ($5.99)- Students use this app in a game format. It displays a picture and asks a question that requires the child to make an inference. Ex: A picture of a castle is displayed. The question is "Who lives here?"


 * [|Vizzle]- visual learning software.
 * The special ed. teacher can send a "vizzle gram" to parents and teachers to keep them informed of what's going on in the special ed. classroom.
 * Games can be created and used for lessons. She showed a game that focused on social skills (thinking of others).
 * At the end of every Vizzle lesson, there's a positive reinforcement.
 * rocket launch
 * bubbles