In today's class we had a look at social stories. Although I do not have a lot of experience using these teaching tools I was familiar with them. It was neat to see how the social story can be presented using a video format. I quickly saw how useful a video social story could be. For starters it is very engaging, after all it is a video, and kids love watching videos. It also provides an additional dimension to the social story in that students who struggle with the book format, be it due to the physical aspects of using a book or challenges when it comes to reading, can acess the social story on a rather independent level.
I had never used an ipod nano before and it was nice to learn how to use video from that device on windows movie maker. Although I have used movie maker before, it has been a little while and having the time to do a refresher was nice. Our next class in which we produce our own social stories should be interesting!
