[senit] social interaction via technology

Definition of learning difficulties may be the issue

I think that SLD is an unhelpful definition in this context 

Playing team games on the Wii or Xbox360 depends on the nature of the
games - are you thinking of pupils with a  combination of a physical
impairment with SLD etc 

Bercow is right to say that much social interaction is mediated by
technology, all of the examples quoted are used by schools, colleges of
FE etc with students with a range of learning difficulties - many are
using text emails that are copied and pasted into symwriter to symbolise
text etc 

Are all of these mediations accessible to all of the pupils who may
attend an SLD school ? well, No, but many pupils within that broad
church use some of them, especially voice systems across the internet
which can also be used to send files etc    

Look at forums as well, things like BBC ouch etc are all examples of
mediations through technology 

David Banes
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Subject: Re: [senit] social interaction via technology

I meant severe learning difficulties really. 
So email- would need symbolisation- anyone using the
widgit symbol email? MSN &skype text would be too
hard, but I suppose voice communication -any examples?
or video based communicationeg signing.Using msn for
signing with peers or even some videoconferencing
systems don't seem very good still? youtube would not
be social interaction if just looking at videos that
are there- would need text to comment on videos,or are
you meaning uploading own content -but is that social
interaction? do you mean using xbox360 or wii in
online gaming? is that at all accessible for SLD? 
thanks
David
--- David Banes <david.banes at abilitynet.org.uk> wrote:

> Definition of learning difficulties may be the issue
> 
> 
> But examples include youtube, MSN, Skype, email 
> 
> All of which are used by people with LD - also think
> about online gaming
> such as xbox360 or wii to see how social
> interactions can be based on
> activity rather than text etc    
> 
> David Banes
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> Subject: [senit] social interaction via technology
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> hi the Byron report says that much of teenager's
> social interaction with peers is mediated by
> technology, rather than being face to face. Have you
> got any examples of students with learning
> difficulties interacting with adults or peers via
> technology in this distance sense? And any comments?
> David
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