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Flipping the classroom with Assistive Technology

UDL - Universal Design for Learning

What are some assistive technology tools that can make a difference when flipping the classroom in the experience phase?Flipping the classroom was first developed to eliminate students learning misconceptions when completing tasks at home. Research shows that once a misconception is learnt it is twice as hard to correct the misconception. Flipping the learning sequence opens the classroom to student choice, collaboration, critical and creative thinking.
Using some of the assistive technology tools below can help all students when accessing flipped resources.

Assistive Technology	Enabling Learning
Close Captions	Students can turn on close captioning when watching Youtube, videos and TV. Close Captions allow students to see and hear the text assisting students to become better readers and recognise words spelt correctly. Teachers can model this practice in class by turning on close captions when viewing a video clip in the classroom.
Text to Speech	Most devices have text to speech available as a feature. Students can hear the word or sentence used in context and recognise correct spelling. Teachers can encourage students to listen to a task before handing it for feedback. Often our ears pick up what our eyes miss. Many authors use this tool before they hand work to their editors.
Audio Books	Giving students choice by providing access to novels as audio books. Local and school libraries are a great supply of audio books. Encouraging students to use commute time to listen to their novels is a strategy to promote better readers. Podcast are making a return in popularity. The Serial (16+) and Storynory ( 8+) are two sites.
Speech to Text	Speech to Text is another tool giving students choice in how to document their learning. The ability of being able to generate your thoughts and speak them in as text lessens the cognitive load. Once the text is in students can then manipulate the order and connect ideas together.

As we start on the AT Series journey we look forward to the sharing of resources and strategies in building our collective knowledge opening opportunities of student choice and the chance to experience a wide variety of learning opportunities.