2. Synopsis
Integrating Assistive Technologies with the AHRC
client to enhance active learning, cognitive
development, and social skills.
3. All students can learn and succeed,
but not on the same day in the same way.
William G. Spady
“I use multiple intelligences to sort it all out.
Multiple Intelligences is not an exact science. I
use my imagination plus my experiences plus my
heart. What do I mean by imagination? Taking
something from what you hear today and
change it! Mold it to suit your needs!”
4. “It’s not how smart you are…
it’s how you are smart!”
5. Verbal/ Linguistic/ Word Smart
Have sensitivity to the meanings, sounds, and rhythms
of words
Love reading, poetry, humor, puzzles, and storytelling
Encourage client to tell stories and share experiences
Tape recorders, YouTube, cell phones, webcams are
helpful aids
Experiment with your imagination!
6. Logical/ Mathematical/ Logic Smart
Enjoy number games, problem solving, pattern games
and experimenting
Have strong reasoning skills
Work well with structure, consistency, and step-by-step
instructions
Try painting/ coloring, baking, and routine activities (set
table, sort clothes)
Make lists, posters, or signs and hang them in common
areas
Experiment with your imagination!
7. Visual/ Spatial/ Picture Smart
Enjoy creative visual patterns and visual stimulations
Have client take pictures to document, stimulate, and
remember (set table, learn address, etc)
Utilize pictures/photographs, posters, signs, matching
games, touch screen technologies
Cameras (Polaroid or digital), SMART boards,
camcorders, webcams, posters/ signs, flashcards, and
YouTube are helpful aids
Experiment with your imagination!
8. Musical/ Rhythmic/ Music Smart
Like the sounds of the human voice, environmental sounds
and instrumental sounds; enjoy creating music/rhythm
Encourage client to sing or clap to rhythm, have sing-a-
longs and build their confidence/self-esteem
Write/rewrite songs for easier memorization
Tape recorders, camcorders, CD players, iPods,
microphones, webcams, and instruments are helpful aids
Experiment with your imagination!
9. Naturalistic/ Nature Smart
Have keen sensory skills (sight, sound, smell,
taste, touch); observe and remember things
from environment and surroundings
Enjoy outdoor activities and appreciate nature
Can learn from compare/contrast
Try working in different environments (temperature,
location, lighting); water/pool works for Tracy
Experiment with your imagination!
10. Bodily/ Kinesthetic/ Body Smart
Enjoy role-playing, dancing, expressing with movement
and bodily/physical actions
Learn through movement, touching and feeling; may
touch while talking
Use movement, gestures, and physical expression to
learn and solve problems
Involve client in dancing, acting, walking, swimming, or
other physical activities while learning
Speakers, camcorders, Wii, and karaoke are helpful
aids
Experiment with your imagination!
11. Intrapersonal/ Self Smart
Like to work independently
Prefer solitary activities, self motivated
Have the ability to understand own feelings and moods
Have client make something for peers to enjoy
Encourage client to keep a journal (written, tape
recorded, drawn, scrapbooked)
Computer games, flashcards, watching/ listening to
prerecorded lessons, and headphones, are helpful aids
Experiment with your imagination!
12. Interpersonal/ People Smart
Act very social
Can “read” the feelings and behaviors of others
Enjoy leading and participating in group activities
Can help peers and work cooperatively with others
Encourage participation in group activities, discussions,
and problem solving
Playing games, the buddy system (consistent practice
with a peer), recorded videos of appropriate social
skills with others, webcams, and Skype are helpful aids
Experiment with your imagination!
13. Don’t be afraid!
Try something new!
“Trust that little voice in your head that says „Wouldn't it
be interesting if...‟ And then do it.”
Duane Michals, More Joy of Photography
“Think left and think right and think low and think
high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
Dr. Seuss
“When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.”
Tuli Kupferberg
Experiment with your imagination!
14. Try different TECHNOLOGIES…
Computer Webcam
SMART Board Skype
iPod/CD Player/ Tape MPD
Player Camcorder
Headphones Cell Phones
Microphone YouTube
Tape Recorder (Fisher- Television/ Movies
Price) Educational videogames
Digital Camera Experiment with your
Polaroid Camera imagination!
15. How/ when to use…
ALWAYS! Especially…
Personal Hygiene (brush hair/teeth, shower routine)
Household chores (set table, clean, vacuum, dishes)
General safety (street, electric, oven, car)
Clothing (sort, hang, fold, coordinate, put on)
Medical/Dental Desensitization
Music
Phone
Reading
Writing
Experiment with your imagination!
16. Technological ideas…
Experiment with your imagination!
Tape Recorder Music Headphones/iPod
♫ Recording and ♫ 2 Woodland ♫ Can record own
listening to Gate story lyrics/ notes and
playback is 3x ♫ Increases Tracy‟s upload it to an
practice average iPod or computer
♫ Simple attention span ♫ Not just musical
technology and ♫ Rewrite words to ♫ Can replay on
affordable popular and own time an
♫ Tracy enjoys easy tunes infinite amount
speaking into ♫ Fun and easy ♫ Variety of ways
microphone and way for learning to utilize and
hearing and memorizing incorporate into
playback information daily routine and
(repetition) lessons
17. Technological ideas…
Experiment with your imagination!
Camcorder Acting Webcam
♫ Ability to relearn ♫ Role play until ♫ Instant and
and remember appropriate convenient
when watching behaviors ♫ Connects to
♫ What if all become second computer
sessions were nature ♫ Can watch self
recorded and ♫ Buddy system being recorded and
can save
clients could (constant learning automatically to
watch recordings and helping each computer
in free time via other) ♫ Can communicate
computer/TV? ♫ Practice makes via Skype with
♫ Great for learning a hands family and peers in
repetition on experience other locations
18. Ideas:
Use creativity, ask “What instruments can I use to gain my client‟s
interest and increase their attention span?”
How do you figure out attention grabber?
Trial and error
Look to past interests, hobbies, notes of recurring behaviors
Ask family
Incorporate interests in leaning habits
Water works for Tracy. What mediums can work for others?
Sitting/ laying/ standing
Water, grass, sand, desk, floor
Cold/warm, light/dark
19. Take home points:
Taking time to just be with a client does not seem like
“being productive,” IT IS!
Utilize what they know and enjoy (drumming, rocking,
etc). Allow the person to be who they are.
Exuberance can seem disruptive, especially to the
parents, but it can be the quickest and easiest path for
them to learn!
The more they learn, the more they can learn!
20. Goal: Studio atmosphere with stations of different
Assistive Technologies being used to assist clients with
learning disabilities
Assistive Technologies Studio
21. Logistics for Assistive Technologies Studio
Performance
Training Stations Utility Areas
Stations
How to: brush teeth, Create Simulated kitchen
wash hands & face, Simulated meal
informational table
make bed, set & videos, movies, Simulated
clean table, meet & slides, etc that can bedroom
greet people , be shown to a Simulated
personal hygiene, group of clients bathrooms
get dressed, use Performance area
phone, read, write, Screened areas
hang & fold clothes, for observation
fasten seat belt, tie
shoelace
22. “All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Walt Disney
Please send me ideas, suggestions, input and questions
for an Assistive Technologies Studio!!
TINY KATZ
(917) 584 – 7666
TINYKATZ55@GMAIL.COM
