[senit] social interaction via technology

I think that SLD is an unhelpful definition in this

I think I was trying to be very careful here over terminology 

Ive been in several schools recently in different authorities which
cater for a population that each would define as having "SLD" but
through history and catchment each would be different 

I think you seem to be asking about pupils with complex needs including
those with multiple disabilities and certainly we have seen examples of
facilitated communication using simple video conferencing to connect
families with residential care, notions of connecting home and school in
this way are very embedded in some of the BSF projects we are looking
at.

When you talk about interaction mediated by technology for this group
you may well be looking at voice and video - alternatively you can
create send grids on programmes such as Grid 2 or Clicker to send
messages into a chat window, not that different from the environments
set up in online communities such as Club Penguin

Thinking back I can remember quite a few kids with CP and learning
difficulties enjoying the social elements of reading forums (with a
support assistant) and then composing a response - perhaps not direct
composition but certainly interaction mediated through an assistant and
technology. 

As far as adapted consoles go, if you are talking about adapted
controls, I always turn to Barrie Ellis at 1switch.org for advice, but I
also saw a lot of interesting exploration of the eyetoy a while ago on
the PS2 - not social networks etc but a lot of fun regardless          

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Subject: Re: [senit] social interaction via technology

hi, I don't think ouch http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/
is being used by people with SLD? By SLD I mean
students in a typical SLD school where the students
have severe learning difficulties, some have some
physical disability as well, some have ASD as well,
and some have PMLD. As you say it depends on the
student. However, very few of our students have any
print literacy.I have read Richard Walter's
description of using email with copy/paste symbols.
However that was some time ago and I wondered to what
extent students in SLD schools were using symbol email
now. And also if it is only in a structured context.
For example students without LD would email from home
without support. Are any students with SLD able to do
this , eg using symbol email?
With regard to the Wii or Xbox360, are there any
guides to using these with students with SLD?
With regard to voice communication, only a minority of
our students have speech. I have seen Sean's use of
podcasting, but not seen anything on synchronous use
of speech, whether via MSN or mobile phones, for
students with SLD- do you know of any research or web
documented practice?
thanks
David
--- David Banes <david.banes at abilitynet.org.uk> wrote:

> 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 
> 
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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    
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> > Subject: [senit] social interaction via technology
> > 
> > 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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