Original Teaching Materials and School Activities for Students With an Intellectual Disability

Most of the present authors, the teachers at the School for the Mentally Challenged at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba, have been creating original teaching aids and materials using low-tech and high-tech methods. Original teaching aids created with woodworking and metalworking are usually used for students with an intellectual disability. The original teaching materials with Grid Onput dot code, which could link multimedia, such as audio, movies, web pages, html files, and PowerPoint files were created in collaboration with one of the present authors, Professor Shigeru Ikuta, who organized a large research project, and Gridmark Inc. that developed Grid Onput dot code. The present authors have recently developed a new software program, SmileNote, to help students create presentation slides in expressing their feelings, will, and desires to classmates, teachers, and parents. Basic information on these materials and their use in schools is presented in this chapter.

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Original Teaching Materials and School Activities With Multimedia-Enabled Dot Codes

Handmade Teaching Materials for Students With Disabilities - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-6240-5.ch003 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 50-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Satsuki Yamashita ◽

Hayato Higo ◽

Jinko Tomiyama ◽

Noriko Saotome ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Special Needs ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Authoring Tool ◽

Web Pages ◽

Basic Information ◽

Teaching Materials ◽

School Activities ◽

The Creation

Original teaching materials with dot codes, which can be linked to multimedia such as audio, movies, web pages, html files, and PowerPoint files, were created for use with students with disabilities. Hand-crafted original teaching materials can easily be created by the users themselves—for example, by schoolteachers—with newly developed and easy-to-handle software. A maximum of four multimedia files can be linked to each Post-It sticker icon and/or dot codes overlaid with a specially-designed software (GM Authoring Tool), and such multimedia files are replayed with a specially-designed sound pen (G-Speak) and scanner pen (G-Pen Blue) with Bluetooth functionality just by using the pen to touch the Post-It sticker icon and/or the dot codes on the printed document. Many activities using dot code materials have been successfully conducted, especially at special needs schools. Basic information on the creation of these materials—and on their use in schools—is presented in this chapter.

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School Activities Using Handmade Teaching Materials with Dot Codes

Technologies for Inclusive Education - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2530-3.ch011 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 220-243 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Fumio Nemoto ◽

Emi Endo ◽

Satomi Kaiami ◽

Takahide Ezoe

Keyword(s):

Complex System ◽

Special Needs ◽

Web Pages ◽

Communication Aids ◽

Teaching Materials ◽

School Activities ◽

Software And Hardware ◽

Multiple Media ◽

Audio Files

Practitioners have been using three communication aids in conducting many school activities at both special needs and regular schools. In the simplest system, voices and sounds are transformed into dot codes, edited with pictures and text, and printed out with an ordinary color printer; the printed dot codes are traced to be decoded into the originals by using a handy tool, Sound Reader. In the most complex system, in addition to audio files, multiple media files such as movies, web pages, html files, and PowerPoint files can be linked to each dot code; just touching the printed dot code with sound or scanner pens reproduces their audio or multimedia, respectively. The present chapter reports the software and hardware used in developing originally handmade teaching materials with dot codes and various school activities performed at both special needs and regular schools.

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Multimedia-Enabled Dot Codes as Communication Technologies

Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Media and Communications - Advances in Multimedia and Interactive Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch021 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 263-276

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta

Keyword(s):

Special Needs ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Smart Phone ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Web Pages ◽

Basic Information ◽

School Activities ◽

The World ◽

The Creation ◽

The Invisible

The author has been using new dot codes developed independently by Gridmark, Inc. and Apollo Japan and conducting school activities with original handmade teaching materials overlaid with these dot codes in collaboration with schoolteachers all over the world. In the chapter, just touching the “invisible” dot codes printed on the paper or symbol icons by using a sound pen clearly reproduces voices and sounds. By using a scanner pen connected to a tablet or PC, multimedia sources such as movies, web pages, and PowerPoint files, in addition to voices and sounds, can be reproduced on its screen. In this chapter, state-of-the-art dot code technology including a recently developed new application for a smart phone is outlined, and basic information regarding the creation of original handmade materials using dot codes and the use at both general and special needs schools is presented.

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Handmade Content and School Activities for Autistic Children with Expressive Language Disabilities

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education - Supporting the Education of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0816-8.ch006 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 85-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Ryoichi Ishitobi ◽

Fumio Nemoto ◽

Chiho Urushihata ◽

Kyoko Yamaguchi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Special Needs ◽

Expressive Language ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Web Pages ◽

Basic Information ◽

Autistic Children ◽

School Activities ◽

Language Disabilities ◽

Audio Recordings

Original teaching materials with dot codes, which can be linked to multimedia such as audio, movies, Web pages, html files, and PowerPoint files were created for use with autistic children with intellectual and expressive language disabilities. A maximum of four audio recordings can be linked to one dot code icon. One of the authors (S. I.) also created “Post-it” icons, on which dot codes were printed, and shared these with teachers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). As part of this project, many activities using dot code materials were successfully conducted at special needs and general schools. Basic information on the creation of these materials and their use in schools are presented in this paper.

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Software for Creating Self-Made Content With Multimedia-Enabled Dot Codes and Gifted School Activities for Students With Disabilities

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education - Handbook of Research on Software for Gifted and Talented School Activities in K-12 Classrooms ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1400-9.ch010 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 217-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Akane Yoshida ◽

Ryoichi Ishitobi ◽

Mao Kudo ◽

Megumi Sekine ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Students With Disabilities ◽

Authoring Tool ◽

Basic Information ◽

School Teachers ◽

Teaching Materials ◽

School Activities ◽

Audio Files

Gifted school activities for students with various disabilities were presented with self-made original content created with newly-developed software—Sound Linker, File Linker, GM Authoring Tool, and Gridmark Content Viewer software—that can handle multimedia-enabled dot codes, originally developed by Gridmark, Inc. Each dot codes can link up to four multimedia mediums—such as a movie—in addition to up to four voices/sounds. Touching dot codes with a speaking-pen enables audio files to be replayed, and touching dot codes with a dot-code reader enables multimedia to be replayed on iOS and Windows OS devices. Software and Post-it® sticker icon overlaid with dot codes and a speaking-pen and dot-code reader are distributed for free to school teachers. All the teachers can now create their own self-made original content and can conduct related school activities without buying any costly software and tools. Basic information on (1) creating original teaching materials using the developed software and (2) its use in schools for students with various difficulties is presented in this chapter.

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School Activities for Autistic Children Using Newly Developed Software and Tools

Education and Technology Support for Children and Young Adults With ASD and Learning Disabilities - Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7053-1.ch007 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 125-148

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Chisato Ouchi ◽

Jinko Tomiyama ◽

Yayoe Katagiri ◽

Shoko Hoshi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Expressive Language ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Basic Information ◽

Autistic Children ◽

Teaching Materials ◽

School Activities ◽

Language Disabilities ◽

Spectrum Disorders

Original teaching materials with dot codes were created for use with autistic children with intellectual and expressive language disabilities. One of the authors (S. I.) created “Post-it” sticker icons on which dot codes were printed and shared these with teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Each sticker icon was linked with up to four multimedia mediums of expression, such as a movie, in addition to up to four voices/sounds. Touching a dot code icon with a speaking-pen enables audios to be replayed, and touching a dot code icon with a dot-code reader with Bluetooth functionality enables multimedia to be replayed on iOS and Windows OS devices. New software to create self-made teaching materials with dot codes was developed by Gridmark Inc., with the help of author S. I. Basic information on creating original teaching materials using this newly developed software and its use in schools for students with ASD are presented in this chapter.

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Handmade Content and School Activities for Autistic Children with Expressive Language Disabilities

Accessibility and Diversity in Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1213-5.ch024 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 464-493

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Ryoichi Ishitobi ◽

Fumio Nemoto ◽

Chiho Urushihata ◽

Kyoko Yamaguchi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Special Needs ◽

Expressive Language ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Web Pages ◽

Basic Information ◽

Autistic Children ◽

School Activities ◽

Language Disabilities ◽

Audio Recordings

Original teaching materials with dot codes, which can be linked to multimedia such as audio, movies, Web pages, html files, and PowerPoint files were created for use with autistic children with intellectual and expressive language disabilities. A maximum of four audio recordings can be linked to one dot code icon. One of the authors (S. I.) also created “Post-it” icons, on which dot codes were printed, and shared these with teachers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). As part of this project, many activities using dot code materials were successfully conducted at special needs and general schools. Basic information on the creation of these materials and their use in schools are presented in this paper.

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School Rehabilitation Practices Using Multimedia-Enabled Dot Codes Technology

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education - Handbook of Research on Critical Issues in Special Education for School Rehabilitation Practices ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7630-4.ch011 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 200-223

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Sachiko Ueda ◽

Minori Yamazaki ◽

Junko Niwa ◽

Norihisa Moriya ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Word Recognition ◽

Basic Information ◽

Teaching Materials ◽

School Activities ◽

Software Packages ◽

Text Reading

Original teaching materials with multimedia-enabled dot codes were created for use with students with various disabilities. The “Post-it-like” sticker icons on which dot codes were printed were used there; each sticker icon could be linked with up to four multimedia mediums, in addition to up to four voices/sounds. Touching a dot code icon with a speaking-pen enables audios to be replayed, and touching a dot code icon with a dot-code reader enables multimedia to be replayed. Four software packages to create contents with dot codes were developed by Gridmark Inc. The sticker icons, a speaking-pen and dot-code reader, and software packages are distributed to schoolteachers for free; they can now create original self-made teaching materials for students in their classes. This chapter presents basic information on school activities, performed in promoting sounding out words, learning sound-symbol correspondence, word recognition, and text reading.

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School Activities with New Dot Code Handling Multimedia

Cases on Instructional Technology in Gifted and Talented Education - Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6489-0.ch015 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 311-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Diane Morton ◽

Mikiko Kasai ◽

Fumio Nemoto ◽

Masaki Ohtaka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Special Needs ◽

Case Studies ◽

Personal Computer ◽

Web Pages ◽

Teaching Materials ◽

Audio File ◽

School Activities ◽

Communication Aid

The authors use a new communication aid in conducting many activities at preschools, special needs schools, and general schools. They use dot codes printed on paper and linked with multimedia such as voices, sounds, movies, Web pages, html files, and PowerPoint files. More than one audio file can be linked with a single dot code, and other multimedia files can be further linked to the same dot code in addition to the audios. Just touching the dot code with sound pens (Speaking Pen and G-Talk) can produce the original voices and sounds clearly. If a G1-Scanner pen is connected to a tablet or a personal computer, the multimedia can be replayed on its screen. This chapter reports recent advancements in software used to create handmade teaching materials as well as several case studies from preschools, special needs schools, and general schools.

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