Early Childhood Special Education and Assistive Technology Blog

By: Jessica Heald, special educator and doctoral candidate in Education: Curriculum and Instruction at UNH. Below are six images and simple sentences helping a toddler pet her dog gently. This digital social story can be printed as a small paper book or viewed on a tablet (phone or computer). It was created using Google Slides. See below the story for other apps, web tools, and resources for creating digital social stories.      Apps and web tools to create digital social stories like the one above. App Name Creator Details Social Stories Creator & Library for Preschool Touch Autism Trial free version, can only create 2 social stories Social Stories Creator for Educators Touch Autism Can use photos, audio & text, play stories offline and send as PDFs, blank book template, can make visual schedules, Pro Upgrade includes ...

By: Danielle Vachon, EC-SEAT scholar and elementary school teacher I recently went to a workshop on Google Classroom at my school in Gilford, NH. In this workshop we were introduced to Google Classroom and how it works. We were shown what it looks like from the teachers point of view and the learners point of view. Google Classroom helps teachers stayed organized by going paperless. Teachers can see which children completed work and which children are still in the process of finishing it. Google Classroom also helps communication in the classroom. Teachers can create assignments, activities, send announcements, and start class discussions instantly.  I have started using Google Classroom this year and I love it (so do my learners). What is nice about a digital environment is the ability to differentiate. Google Classroom allows you to build a set of resources for a single assignment. This makes it possible to offer learners choices as to how they access the information or h...