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| Single
Switch |
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| Type
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This
idea is a submission for:
__A curriculum idea
__Cool things to do
X A special
issue
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| Age
group for whom this activity is appropriate: |
Early
childhood
| Brief
description of activity: |
The
kids in my class all took turns using a single switch to play
games on the computer.
| What
I did to set this up and how I followed through: |
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I ordered
a single switch through Edmark and installed it on the computer.
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| Materials
used: |
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Single
switch
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| What
the children had to do and what I wanted them to learn: |
The
children had to learn how to use the single switch by watching
it scroll through all of the choices and picking the one they
wanted.
| Background:
How I got the idea: |
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of the children in my class has difficulty using the mouse and
the keyboard because of a disability. I found out that Edmark
had a device called a single switch, which allows a child (or
adult) with limited motor ability to use the computer. The way
the single switch works is that, when hooked up, the computer
scrolls through all of the possible places where you might "click"
to make things happen. The person using the switch hits the
button when the computer lands on the option they want. That
way, the person using the switch only has to be able to hit
a big button, instead of move a mouse around. We ordered the
single switch, and it worked well and let her use the computer
like the other children. When she started using the single switch,
a lot of the other kids gathered around and were interested.
I thought that it would be a good idea to have all of the children
use the single switch, so that they could play together. |
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| Analysis:
How the kids and/or parents responded: |
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This kids loved using a different type of switch than what they were
used to, and they learned how to use it easily and quickly. It was
nice that the girl in my class who needed to use the switch did not
have to be the only one, and we did not have to take time switching
between the mouse and the switch all the time. |
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