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Ashley Levesque Create your own project

There is an abundant amount of resourceful websites that are beneficial to a students learning process. I came across a helpful web resource called do2Learn that would be beneficial for educators as well as specific students. Within this site I targeted a particular educational sequencing game that I have began using to teach a personal learner of mine. I will start by introducing you to my personal learner Joshua and why the following site: do2Learn has been a supportive learning tool for him. Joshua is a cheerful, energetic five year old boy with black hair and brown eyes. His diagnosis includes Autism, and Dyspraxia. Joshua is currently in Kindergarten. The classroom he is in occupies seven children between the ages of four and five. At school and at home Joshua enjoys watching videos, looking out windows, and getting tickles from his teachers. Getting a lot of visual praise after completing tasks is also highly stimulating for Joshua. When learning new skills, Joshua follows instructions well when demonstrations and visuals are used. They can include pictures, images, videos, and outlines. Furthermore, Joshua performs best when he is in a quiet classroom with limited choices and restricted distractions. Joshua is very sensitive to sound and has always been a visual spatial learner. Teachers who have loudly praised Joshua on his good work have lost his attention and created anxiety for him. Therefore, visual praises and a subtle voice work best when working with Joshua. Currently, one of Joshua’s educational goals in the English Language Arts domain is Sequencing and Describing Events. As his teacher I have him working on story events that are three steps, increasing by four sequences. Joshua has been working on entry points to general curriculum learning standards that need to be acquired. These skills emphasize independent leisure activities, domestic skills, and self-help skills, etc., that are meaningful for Joshua to practice and maintain across environments. The web-based activity I found in do2Learn provides a time sequence game. I was blown away after learning that one particular educational game on this site highlights the sequencing of the functional skills that I previously mentioned and is a target skill for Joshua in his objective. For example, there is a leisure activity sequence that shows block building. In addition, there are self-help sequences: putting a shoe on, putting a coat on, making a sandwich, etc. Sequencing routines such as these are essential as Joshua will be practicing independence in activities and functional life skills across all environments. The activity game teaches the basics of time sequencing. The players are always first shown a demonstration video of a real person doing an action that leads up to the steps of the sequence. Joshua is a visual learner and enjoys videos; therefore the visual video sequence will help with instruction and be engaging. Also, one of Joshua’s accommodations is demonstration of instructions. This game presents this accommodation as it demonstrates instruction of the steps visually through video! In addition, there is a “hint” button Joshua can click, in order to review the demonstration of steps again and go forward at his own pace. The text that is shown throughout the game are key words, verbal phrases, and verbal praises with the use of visual sequencing steps which is most helpful for visual-spatial learners. Joshua is noise sensitive causing him to be irritable when attending and getting through tasks. The do2Learn game doesn’t have vocal instruction, or irritating noise, just text and limited subtle noise after completion of each step. I know Joshua has a lot of difficulty with distractions and this game has clear and organized screens without visual pop ups, irritable sounds game on do2Learn is an additional opportunity for Joshua to learn the steps of Sequencing and Describing Events. This activity begins with students learning the basics of sequencing story events which are essential for all learners to have a basic understanding of at this grade level. If I were an educator in an inclusive setting I believe the sequencing game and a ton other game opportunities would be an engaging as learning activities for peers to work on together. For example, I would have all of the students in a computer lab setting where they are grouped at stations, working on the same web-based activity using different sequencing story events or the same ones, depending on their ability. The web-based activity allows learners the opportunity to try and complete further sequencing story events as one sequence is completed and progress is met with steps. As faster learners progress in this activity they can work on additional sequencing story events. The more challenged learners can practice a particular sequencing story event that they may have more trouble with by referring to a printed copy as well. Each student can learn at their own pace as they progress. The do2Learn site offers educational material, games, resources, and instruction for all learners as well as the support for special need learners like Joshua. For example, there are accommodating activities such as, card games, math helpers, sorting / matching, and fine motor skills, etc. Some games provided are: emotion, songs, sequence, and word games, etc. It’s vital for me to make sure the game I choose is engaging and fun for my specific learner so success can be better reached. As an educator as well as an avid learner I highly recommend parents and other educators to use the web resource do2Learn and to research other endless online resource opportunities when teaching students. · Explain that he / she will begin the activity by watching a real life demonstration video of a person completing real life tasks in three steps, and then he / she will try sequencing that same task in order with pictures. · Tell the student that he / she will continue to work on his / her ability to sequence and be able to describe new events in a story. · The activity will help him continue to improve his ability to sequence more events in a story. · Print out a visual example of one of the three step sequencing events, review the steps of completion with the student and place it on the child’s desk as a reference that clearly shows the order of how the steps should be sequenced: first, next, and last. View the bottom of the first web-activity page that shows downloadable activity pages in PDF format. · Practice and remind the student of the sequencing steps: first, next, and last with everyday events at school. For example: first open your locker, next put your stuff away, then close your locker, etc. · Print out any of the sequencing activity pages the child completes. They are all downloadable in PDF format. · Screen shots of visual praise can be printed. For example, “great job, congratulations you win!” · Make use of all the downloadable printable sequencing pages and review the performance of different sequences for practice. · Try playing other sequencing web based activity games that have new events to put in order. This will maintain and improve target skills. · Have the child continue to work on sequencing events across different settings. · After mastery of three step story events, increase and practice the steps of sequences by four steps.
 * __ My own helpful hints in teaching the “do2Learn - Time Sequence Game” __**
 * Go over how to navigate the mouse or other device throughout the sequencing activity. For example, clicking play, and dragging each image into its proper location in order to move the sequencing pictures in the correct order.
 * Inform the student how he / she can click the hint icon at any time during the activity if he needs help and a demonstration of the task completion will replay. In addition, the student can always ask the teacher for help.
 * Take part in one of the sequencing events with the student in order to reassure that the activity is being played correctly.
 * After the completion of sequences, show positive body language, or any reinforcement specifically for that learner, remind him / her that he / she completed another sequence. “If you make a mistake its fine, keep trying by clicking on the hint icon and try again or tell me you need help”.
 * Reinforce the student’s completion of work by hanging up a completion of one of the sequencing tasks; provide a preferred trade in.

The web-based activity that is a time sequence game can be found at: [] The do2Learn homepage website that incorporates all different activities can be found at:

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