[senit] video with respect to students at early P levels

hello, I think Richard Walter on this list, commented

David,

watch out for generalising as to what each individual student might  
respond to, it's likely to be just as varied for those with profound  
learning needs as it is for our students working at higher levels of  
achievement. There are so many variables as well within it all, such  
as what sort of music did you try, what level of volume, was it via  
headphones or speakers, with or without a good heavy bass?? What  
works for one person won't necessarily be liked by another.  
Animations - how colourful were they, how fast moving, was the action  
contained within an easy space to monitor or spread all over the place?
And then there's the question of how we interpret their actions and  
comprehension based on how we might behave ourselves. So whilst we  
may think that hats etc will help them to spot themselves, don't  
overlook that some pupils may find features like that add  
distractions rather than assistance. Be open to exploring what the  
technology can give us, such as simply zooming in much closer than  
normal TV/video tends to show us for people, maybe try adjusting  
colours to either add impact or simply to explore each pupil's  
personal preferences that might encourage them to pay closer  
attention. Perhaps linger on the face for longer than an average soap  
opera would (just as you might give a pupil such as this more time to  
respond to your communication), try connecting the camcorder to a  
projector and throw the live image of the pupil up on a wall or  
screen, so that he/she may make the connection of seeing themselves  
and linking immediate changes to their own actions, however small.

Sean O'Sullivan
sean.frankwise at easynet.co.uk
Deputy Headteacher
Frank Wise School, Banbury
http://www.frankwise.oxon.sch.uk

http://www.parkroadict.co.uk

On 3 May 2007, at 12:52, david fettes wrote:

> hello, I think Richard Walter on this list, commented
> that some students working at very early p levels
> responded better to animation than video .
>
> Video definately doesnt capture some of their
> attention. Adding music helps. having it live on TV as
> recorded helps .  Now as for what to video- just their
> faces doesnt seem to be interesting, some cant wave.
> So to start to recognise that its them in the live or
> recorded video- have tried dramatic hats. Any other
> things/props can use to get them to realise that its
> *them in the video?
>
> thanks
> david