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1. SLIDES.COM
Slides.com is a web-based platform for creating, sharing, and presenting slide presentations. While it's not specifically an educational platform, it can be highly useful in education and teaching in several ways. It facilitates collaboration among teachers and students, supports interactive quizzes, ensures accessibility, allows for content sharing, and enables the recording of presentations
How to use it
- Create an account
Visit the Slides.com website at https://slides.com/.
Click on the "Sign Up" button to create a new account. You can sign up using your email address or by connecting your Google or Facebook account.
2. Create a presentation
2. Create a presentation
After logging in, click the "New deck" button to start a new presentation.
Choose a template or start with a blank slide. You can customize the design and layout later.
3. Add content
3. Add content
Click on a slide to edit it. You can add text, images, videos, shapes, and more using the top menu bar.
To add a new slide, click the "plus" button option on the right and choose the type of slide you want to add (title, content, image, etc.).
4. Customize design
4. Customize design
Use the "Design" tab to customize the theme, fonts, and colors of your presentation. This step can make your presentation visually appealing
6. Arrange slides
6. Arrange slides
To rearrange slides, click and drag them in the slide sorter on the left-hand side. You can also use the "Slide" menu to duplicate, delete, or move slides.
7. Collaborate (optional)
7. Collaborate (optional)
If you're working with others, click the "Collaborate" button in the top right corner to invite collaborators. They can edit the presentation in real-time.
8. Share your presentation
8. Share your presentation
Click the "Share" button to generate a link to your presentation.
You can control who can access it by setting privacy options (public, private, or password-protected).
9. Export and download
9. Export and download
- If you want to download your presentation, go to "Export." You can choose to export as a PDF or other formats. Bear in mind that to download the presentation and use it offline in pdf format, you will need to pay for the full version.
How can it help SEN students?
The site allows educators to simplify complex topics into more manageable segments, making learning more accessible for SEN students who may struggle with information overload. Moreover, the platform supports audio narration, enabling educators to add verbal explanations to slides, which is particularly beneficial for students with visual impairments, enhancing accessibility.
Possible Task
A possible task for SEN students with difficulties in reading (dyslexia) could be to, instead of writing a story, to have a visual story. Each slide could contain a picture of the story (drawing, screenshots) plus an audio file previously recorded by students.
2. CHAT GPT
Chat GPT is a versatile AI language model. Its primary use is to assist and provide information across a wide range of topics. In the field of education, it can serve as a valuable tool with several uses and utilities, such as research assistance, homework help, language learning, tutoring and exam preparation, creative writing support, accessibility and inclusion, virtual classroom companion, among many others. However, it's important to highlight that while it can be a useful educational tool, it cannot substitute a personalized instruction neither human interaction. Its responses are generated based on patterns in data, and it may not always provide the depth of understanding or context that a human educator can offer.
How to use it
- Register
Visit https://chat.openai.com and click on "Sign in". You can choose to create an account from scratch or log in with your google, microsoft or apple account.
2. Start a Conversation
2. Start a Conversation
Once you're on the ChatGPT interface, you'll typically see a chat-like interface where you can start a conversation. There is a text box where you can write your questions and/or ideas. If in doubt what to ask, upon the chat you'll see some prompts to start chatting.
3. Begin with a greeting and pose your question or request
3. Begin with a greeting and pose your question or request
Start the conversation with a greeting or an introduction. For example, you can begin with "Hello" or "Hi."
4. Pose Your Question or Request
4. Pose Your Question or Request
After the greeting, type your question or request. Make your query as clear and specific as possible. For instance, if you want information about a historical event, you can ask, "Can you tell me about the Battle of Gettysburg?"
5. Engage in a Conversation.
5. Engage in a Conversation.
ChatGPT is designed to have interactive conversations. You can continue the conversation by responding to the AI's replies. Ask follow-up questions or seek clarification if needed.
6. Provide Context if Necessary
6. Provide Context if Necessary
If your question or request is context-dependent, it can be helpful to provide some background information to ensure the AI understands your query better.
7. Review and Edit Responses
7. Review and Edit Responses
As you receive responses from ChatGPT, review them for accuracy and clarity. If the response isn't what you expected, you can ask for clarification or rephrase your question.
8. Use Prompts for Specific Tasks
8. Use Prompts for Specific Tasks
For certain tasks, like creative writing or coding assistance, you can provide more specific prompts. For example, "Write a short poem about nature" or "Help me with a Python code snippet to calculate factorial."
7. End the Conversation
7. End the Conversation
When you're finished with your conversation or have received the information you needed, you can conclude the interaction with a thank-you message or simply by closing the chat.
How can it help SEN students?
ChatGPT can be a valuable tool to support students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in various ways. It can provide information and explanations in a text-based format, making it accesible to students who may have difficulty with traditional printed materials or visual content. Appart from that, it can offer personalized assitance, explanations and guidance that is tailored to the individual needs of the students, who may need a customized instruction. It can be useful for students with reading disabilities or visual impairments given the fact that it can read text aloud. This text-to-speech functionality can make written content more accesible. This chat can also describe visual content or provide explanations that help students understand visual materials, such as diagrams or images. Lastly, for students with specific learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia), ChatGPT can recommend specialized resources, tools, or teaching methods that may be beneficial.
Possible task
This task is aimed at students who struggle with reading long texts or may have a short attention span. Depending on their age and if they already use technology in the classroom, they can paste the text into the chat box of chat GPT and ask the tool to make a summary of it, highlighting the most important ideas and/or concepts. They can also ask the chat to provide them with questions to check comprehension of the text.
3. QUIZZIZ
Quizizz is an online platform and educational tool used for creating, conducting, and sharing quizzes, surveys, and polls. It is designed primarily for teachers and educators but can also be used by students and individuals for self-assessment and learning. Quizizz offers a fun and interactive way to engage students in the learning process.
How to use it
- Create an account
Go to the Quizizz website (https://quizizz.com/).
Click on "Sign Up" or "Log In" if you already have an account. You can also sign in with Google or Microsoft accounts.
2. Dashboard
2. Dashboard
After signing in, you'll land on your Quizizz dashboard. This is where you'll create, manage, and access your quizzes.
3. Create a new quizz
3. Create a new quizz
Click on the button "create" to generate a Quiz or a Lesson. You can also import ready-made content from Google forms or Google Slides.
4. Adding questions
4. Adding questions
Give your quizz a title and create a question. Click on "Add a Question" to start adding questions to your quiz. Assessment has multiple settings, though the free ones are Multiple Choice and Fill-in-the-blank.
5. Settings
5. Settings
For each question, enter the question text and provide answer choices. Indicate the correct answer(s) where applicable. There's an option useful for SEN students which allows to add pictures, audio and video to the questions. Once finished, click on "save question".
6. Review and Edit
6. Review and Edit
Review your quiz questions and make any necessary edits. You can rearrange questions by dragging and dropping them.
7. Done Editing:
7. Done Editing:
When your quiz is complete, click on "Publish" to finish creatingyour quiz.
8. Assigning or Sharing a Quiz
8. Assigning or Sharing a Quiz
You can assign the quiz as homework or conduct it live in class. To assign, click on "Assign homework". Follow the prompts to set a due date (for homework) or generate a game code to play live by clicking on "Start a live quiz"
How can it help SEN students?
Quizizz can help SEN students in various ways. First and foremost, this tool provides a digital and text-based platform, making it accessible to students who may have difficulty with printed materials or visual content presented on paper. Secondly, educators can customize and tailor the quizzes to meet the specific needs and abilities of individual students. For instance, they can offer additional time for completing quizzes and adjust the difficulty level as necessary. Furthermore, this innovative tool allows for the inclusion of images, audio, and videos, which can be particularly beneficial for students with visual or hearing impairments. Lastly, Quizizz provides immediate feedback on quiz questions, enabling students to learn from their mistakes and reinforce their understanding of correct answers.
Possible task
A possible task to be done on Quizizz that enhances technology and takes into account the needs of SEN students could be a Quiz to check comprehension on a given video. The teacher can include a variety of question types, though using the same pattern (for example, true or false in most or all of them) may contribute to reducing students' anxiety when facing different pattern questions. Images and audio recordings can be added to support visual or auditory learners. Allow students to take the quiz at their own pace. Enable features like extra time or multiple attempts. Consider adjusting the difficulty level based on individual students' requirements. Provide immediate feedback for each question. Explain correct answers and offer hints or explanations for incorrect responses. Incorporate gamification elements, such as points and a leaderboard, to make the learning experience more engaging.
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