The+ADHD+Student+and+Web+2.0

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a medical condition in which a person displays hyperactive, distracted, impulsive and inattentive behavior.

There are several Web 2.0 tools that the ADHD student could benefit from like: wikis, blogs, text messaging, and more. Using a Wiki with ADHD students is one way to help these students to focus and make their learning interesting. The teacher can write the directions in the wiki with the assignments in kid language, and the students can read the directions as often as possible which will help them focus and work through the assignments at their own pace, if possible.

Wikis not only help the individual ADHD students to focus and express themselves, but they also allow other ADHD students meet on common ground and communicate with each other. They can share time management skills and what they have in common, along with solutions for their lack of focus. Wikis can be used to give instructions for individual students for their specific needs as well as the whole group. These students can work together on projects and help each other to stay focus while doing it.

ADHD students would benefit from using a wiki through personal instructions from the teacher, expanded time to complete assignments, and students collaborating with other students who are experiencing the same issues. These students have to organize their thoughts by writing down, step-by-step, how they are going to accomplish the assignments in the wiki and how they are going to work together to complete their projects. The major barrier that these students will face trying to use a wiki is the same problem they face in the classroom-focusing on what they have to do. ADHD students will have to be trained to organize their thoughts and how to use the wiki by the teacher, assistant, or another student.

ADHD students have a lack of organizational skills, often not completing homework because it gets lost between the school and home. A blog or classroom website would be a perfect place for the assignments to be posted in a centralized location that the student couldn’t ‘lose.’ Also, for the ADHD student who lacks focus, having the classroom lesson posted on the blog or classroom website would allow for that student to re-visit the concepts discussed in class multiple times.

Blogs set up environments for students to write more. According to blogger/author [|Seth Godin], just writing more, no matter if it is bad or good, will help improve writing. Additionally, if the students are writing for a blog, they will be motivated to write better because they are writing for an audience.

Using Web 2.0 online tools in the classroom, it is important to make sure all students (particularly those with Learning Disabilities and ADHD) are properly instructed in online safety and ethics. Blogs can quickly become breed grounds for bullying and inappropriate comments. The teacher needs to closely follow online activities of students and public comments they make and contribute. In addition, it would be helpful for teachers who use blogs to instruct the students on the difference between formal and informal language. Formal being the type of language we use when we write official papers, and informal language as text talk or even blog entries & comments.

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[|www.cheekylit.co] (Article: Getting the Most out of the ADHD Student)

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I agree that the use of Wiki's, blogs and classroom website would aid students with ADHD. Using these tools to can help students with alomst any subject or class. Many students would also benfit from the iPad and all the apps that are offered. Not only will the student have access to the web where ever they go, all their assignments would be with them. With this mobility student could work on assignment almost anywhere. The iPad is very interactive, it would keep an ADHD student on task longer and would allow for a system of rewards. For example when a task is completed they would be able to use one of their favorite apps.

Students, teachers and parents could add apps to help the student stay organized making it easier for all three to work together. Also communication would be improved by all three having access to the students daily schedule and weekly planning. From when assignments are due, outside of school activities and family requirements. The student would use their planner to stay focused of what is due and when making decisions if they need to add more their plate.

The iPad also has apps to work on a variety of skills, since each student has different needs. With over 300,000 apps out there there are many choices to help an individual child. Also they have apps that work on almost any skill and come in a variety of forms. They also range in age from birth to adult so the iPad can be adapted as the students age and interested change. [] []

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One of the most common problems I have in my classes involves students who are poorly organized and forget assignments and due dates. This is particularly true of students who have ADHD. All students at my high school are given a “Planner” notebook/calendar on the first day of school. However, students do not always write down assignments, check their Planner, or check a teacher’s website or blog - but they will check their phones!

“Remind” is an app that allows teachers to instantly send text messages to all students in a class quickly and easily. By using Remind, a teacher can remind their students about upcoming assignments or quizzes, or online videos or articles to view. It’s free to use. Teachers sign up and are given a class code word and a phone number generated by Remind. Students then text their class’s code word to the number to sign up. Teachers and students don’t need to exchange phone numbers and parents can also subscribe. To send a message, limited to 140 characters in length, teachers just need to log in, type their message, and press send. You can also opt-in to chat individually with a student or parent.

This sounds like a great tool to use with students. I love the fact that parents can also sign up for notifications, so it can involve them in the process of helping their child be organized and prepared for class. However, it’s problematical for those who are unable to read text messages, whether due to limited vision or other visual processing problems. There are several ways around this. For those with Apple iOS devices, Apple has provided an assistive feature that’s built right into their devices called “Speak Screen”. To turn on Speak Screen one can either swipe down the screen using two fingers or tell Siri to turn on Speak Screen. The text message will then be read aloud. For Android users, the app “TalkBack” adds spoken and vibration feedback to the phone. It also is built right into most android devices, and can be turned on by drawing a closed rectangle with your finger on the screen. These same iOS and Android tools can also assist vision-impaired students in using many other features on their devices.


 * Resources:**


 * Remind:** [[@http://One%20of%20the%20most%20common%20problems%20I%20have%20in%20my%20classes%20involves%20students%20who%20are%20poorly%20organized%20and%20forget%20assignments%20and%20due%20dates.%20This%20is%20particularly%20true%20of%20students%20who%20have%20ADHD.%20All%20students%20at%20my%20high%20school%20are%20given%20a%20%E2%80%9CPlanner%E2%80%9D%20notebook/calendar%20on%20the%20first%20day%20of%20school.%20However,%20students%20do%20not%20always%20write%20down%20assignments,%20check%20their%20Planner,%20or%20check%20a%20teacher%E2%80%99s%20website%20or%20blog%20-%20but%20they%20will%20check%20their%20phones!%20%20%E2%80%9CRemind%E2%80%9D%20is%20a%20website%20that%20allows%20teachers%20to%20send%20text%20messages%20to%20all%20students%20in%20a%20class%20quickly%20and%20easily.%20By%20using%20Remind,%20a%20teacher%20can%20remind%20their%20students%20about%20upcoming%20assignments%20or%20quizzes,%20or%20about%20online%20videos%20to%20watch%20or%20articles%20to%20read.%20It%E2%80%99s%20free%20to%20use.%20Teachers%20sign%20up%20and%20are%20given%20a%20class%20code%20word%20and%20a%20phone%20number%20generated%20by%20Remind.%20Students%20then%20text%20their%20class%E2%80%99s%20code%20word%20to%20the%20number%20to%20sign%20up.%20Teachers%20and%20students%20don%E2%80%99t%20need%20to%20exchange%20phone%20numbers%20and%20parents%20can%20also%20subscribe.%20To%20send%20a%20message,%20limited%20to%20140%20characters%20in%20length,%20teachers%20just%20need%20to%20log%20in,%20type%20their%20message,%20and%20press%20send.%20%20This%20is%20a%20great%20tool%20to%20use%20with%20students.%20I%20also%20love%20the%20fact%20that%20parents%20can%20sign%20up%20for%20notifications%20too,%20so%20it%20can%20involve%20them%20in%20the%20process%20of%20helping%20their%20child%20be%20organized%20and%20prepared%20for%20class.%20However,%20it%E2%80%99s%20problematical%20for%20those%20who%20are%20unable%20to%20read%20their%20text%20messages,%20whether%20due%20to%20limited%20vision%20or%20other%20visual%20processing%20problems.%20There%20are%20several%20ways%20around%20this.%20For%20those%20with%20Apple%20iOS%20devices,%20Apple%20has%20provided%20an%20assistive%20feature%20that%E2%80%99s%20built%20right%20into%20their%20devices%20called%20%E2%80%9CSpeak%20Screen%E2%80%9D.%20To%20turn%20on%20Speak%20Screen%20one%20can%20either%20swipe%20down%20the%20screen%20using%20two%20fingers%20or%20tell%20Siri%20to%20turn%20on%20Speak%20Screen.%20The%20text%20message%20will%20then%20be%20read%20aloud.%20%20For%20Android%20users,%20the%20app%20%E2%80%9CTalkBack%E2%80%9D%20that%20adds%20spoken%20and%20vibration%20feedback%20to%20the%20phone.%20It%20also%20is%20built%20right%20into%20most%20android%20devices,%20but%20has%20to%20be%20turned%20on%20under:%20Settings%20%3E%20Accessibility%20%3E%20TalkBack.%20%20Resources:%20%20Remind:%20https://www.remind.com/%20%20%20A%20short%20YouTube%20tutorial%20on%20Remind:%20%20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gME_zwLeRV8%20%20Apple%E2%80%99s%20iOS%20SpeakScreen:%20https://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/#vision%20%20%20TalkBack%20@%20the%20Google%20Store:%20https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback%20%20%20Strategies%20for%20Helping%20Children%20with%20ADHD%20Stay%20Focused:%20%20http://www.addcenters.com/articles/disorganized%20child.htm%20%20%20Gifted,%20ADD,%20and%20Disorganized:%20http://school.familyeducation.com/add-and-adhd/gifted-education/41035.html%20|https://www.remind.com/]]

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 * A short YouTube tutorial on Remind:**


 * Apple’s iOS SpeakScreen:** [|https://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/#vision]

@https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6007100?hl=en
 * Google Support for TalkBack:**

@http://www.addcenters.com/articles/disorganized%20child.htm
 * Strategies for Helping Children with ADHD Stay Focused:**


 * Gifted, ADD, and Disorganized:**

@http://school.familyeducation.com/add-and-adhd/gifted-education/41035.html

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 * ADHD and Apps **

According to the CDC, 11% of children between the ages of 4-17 suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This means it is the most common mental illness for this age group. Some think that technology is the problem causing attention disorders. I believe technology can be the solution for students with attention issues. Programs that have visual and audio features for students can help those with ADHD understand and retain the information.

Some examples of programs that can help are Audible.com, Bookshare.org, Read2Go App, StoryBird App, etc. There are some websites and apps that can help students with attention deficit stay on task. There are also apps like Wunderlist (where you can create lists with to-do items) and Timer Apps (so that the students can be aware of how much time they have to complete something).

There are tons of apps and websites available with similar tools to these. I think that there is truth in the fact that technology can be distracting to students with attention issues, but I also think it can be the solution. If given the right tools, students with ADHD can use these apps to enhance their learning and even to focus.

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__ [|__http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/11161.html__] __

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__ [|__https://www.wunderlist.com/__] __

__ [|__http://storybird.com/__] __

[|Read2go.org] __

[|__http://www.audible.com/__]

[|__https://www.bookshare.org/cms__]