SLT

Interactive digital media

Visual Organisers and Mind Maps

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)

Multimedia Social Stories

Collaborative Digital Platforms

Multi-Sensory SocialGames

Collaborative Platforms for Social Learning

These platforms facilitate online interactions, group work, and communication among learners.

Google workplace

Microsoft teams

Padlet

Flipgrid

edmodo

schoology

slack

microsoft whiteboard

trello

Zoom

Flipgrid is a video discussion platform where learners can record and share short video responses. It promotes communication, reflection, and peer feedback by providing an interactive and engaging way for learners to engage in asynchronous video discussions.

Flipgrid

Microsoft Whiteboard is a virtual whiteboard platform allowing learners to collaborate and brainstorm ideas. They can sketch, write, and draw collaboratively, promoting creativity, problem-solving, and group work.

Microsoft Whiteboard

Slack is a team collaboration tool that enables learners to communicate and collaborate in channels and private messages. It allows real-time messaging, file sharing, and integration with other tools and services.

Slack

Utilise collaborative digital platforms or tools that facilitate online discussions, shared projects, and collaborative problem-solving.These platforms promote social interactions, communication skills, and collaboration among learners with autism or ADHD. Even though these platforms are trendy, the instructor must ensure the safety of learners by providing a safe place and working with IT support to guarantee it.

Collaborative Digital Platforms

Edmodo is an educational social networking platform designed for classroom collaboration. It allows learners to communicate with their peers, teachers, and parents, participate in discussions, share resources, and collaborate on assignments.

Edmodo

Engage learners in multi-sensory social games that involve physical movement, tactile components, and interactive elements. These games provide opportunities for social engagement, turn-taking, and joint problem-solving. Applying UDL principles ensures flexibility, accessibility, and inclusivity in social learning experiences, accommodating the diverse needs and preferences of learners with autism or ADHD.

Multi-Sensory Social Games

Suppose the organisation has the financial resources to access AR or VR applications. In that case, it will benefit by stimulating social scenarios and allowing learners to practice social skills in a controlled and immersive environment. These technologies offer multi-sensory experiences that can enhance social learning and provide opportunities for repeated practice. Instructors must be trained in approaching students, as not all of them would be keen on trying the technology.

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)

While primarily known for video conferencing, Zoom offers collaboration features such as breakout rooms, screen sharing, and chat functionality. These features enable learners to collaborate in smaller groups, share content, and engage in collaborative activities.

Zoom

Schoology is a learning management system that offers collaboration features such as discussion boards, group projects, and file sharing. It provides a centralised platform for learners to interact, engage in collaborative activities, and access course materials.

Schoology

Microsoft Teams is a platform that combines chat, video conferencing, and collaboration features. It enables learners to engage in group discussions, share files, collaborate on documents, and conduct virtual meetings.

Microsoft Teams

Use visual organisers and mind maps to represent social concepts, relationships, and sequences visually. (Classroom resource) These multi-sensory tools help learners with autism or ADHD to organise their thoughts, make connections, and comprehend social information.

Visual Organisers and Mind Maps

Padlet is an online collaboration platform that allows learners to create digital bulletin boards. They can add text, images, videos, and other multimedia content to the board, fostering collaboration, discussion, and idea sharing.

Padlet

Create multimedia social stories that combine visual narratives with audio narration or sound effects. These stories provide learners with autism or ADHD with multiple sensory inputs, reinforcing social concepts and facilitating comprehension. Video production is popular among these learners; with the right approach from instructors, learners take different roles according to their skills and interests.

Multimedia Social Stories

Trello is a project management and collaboration tool that uses boards, lists, and cards to organise tasks and projects. Learners can create boards for group projects, assign tasks, set deadlines, and collaborate on shared tasks.

Trello

Google Workspace provides a suite of collaborative tools, including Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, and Google Drive. These tools allow learners to work together in real-time, edit documents simultaneously, and provide feedback to one another.

Google Workspace (formerly G Suite)

Utilise interactive digital media, such as educational apps or online platforms, incorporating various media formats (e.g., visuals, audio, animations). These resources can provide multi-sensory experiences for learners, accommodating their different learning styles and preferences.

Interactive Digital Media