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By Melisa Mendoza
There is an increasing number of technologies that can support SEN (special educational needs) in the classroom. It is imperative to consider these students as unique individuals and to focus on learning needs starting from what they can do instead of what they can't.
LEARN ABOUT quizizz.com/ !
LEARN ABOUT quizizz.com/ !
Quizizz is a game show-style quiz tool similar to quizlet.com/ (to read about this amazing tool click here). Teachers create an account, but for students it's optional. Students access a quiz on their device or computer using an access code, and they can see both questions and answers on their screen. There's a searchable database of hundreds of quizzes, and teachers can use or edit them. When creating their own quizzes, teachers can add images, which is perfect for SEN students, as well as customize the feedback students see after each question on the quiz. Students can take the quizzes all together competitively as a class (and see classmates' progress), or teachers can assign the quiz as homework and have students complete it on their own time.
“Quizizz has been such an incredible resource for me during this remote learning period. THANK YOU to the Quizizz team for being so responsive to teacher needs!” - Sarah Whitman, Middle School ELA.
The inclusive approach & Quizziz
The inclusive approach & Quizziz
The website has an accessibility and inclusion policy which makes it perfect for our SEN students. Here are some of the ways Quizizz integrate content in order to support as many students as possible.
The website has an accessibility and inclusion policy which makes it perfect for our SEN students. Here are some of the ways Quizizz integrate content in order to support as many students as possible.
Read-aloud: Built-in read-aloud setting allows students to have questions and options read aloud to them and supports multiple languages.
Questions on learner devices: Content such as quiz questions is shown on learner devices, making it easier for many students to access by reducing the need to see across a room (as is the case with content projected on a whiteboard).
Language Support: User-interface translation and read-aloud support in several of our most commonly used languages.
Readability: Readability considerations such as text size, color, and contrast.
Printing: Quizzes, reports, and other content can be printed as needed.
Video, audio, and captioning: Quizizz supports the use of embedded video and audio from Youtube which provides captioning and other accessibility features. Additionally, instructors may pair media with text in quiz questions to provide additional context (this option also works with read-aloud).
Example activity
Example activity
This is a very interesting way to revise vocabulary. The activity is for a group of children aged 8-10; after learning new words about food they will play this interactive game with images and words. Students will see an image on their devices and they have to choose the correct word. It is perfect for students with reading disabilities since the main focus is on the images and the options can be read-aloud.
References
Hockly, N.(2017) Unit 45: 10 things to know about SEN students and technology. EtPedia: Technology.pp. 159-161. Hove:Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd.
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