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=Integrated Unit Planner=

Critical Content/Concept Web

 * Unit Theme: Appropriate communication of Emotions**
 * Conceptual Lens: Conversation Via iPad**
 * Unit Length: Dependent upon consumer (starting with 2 weeks per emotion)**
 * Grade Level(s): Appropriate for any staff/consumer who has difficulty hearing, reading, and/or is unable to communicate verbally**


 * ===Unit Overview=== ||
 * Imagine waking up from a nightmare in a new home surrounded by unfamiliar faces, being scared and unable to communicate with anyone how you are feeling and why.

Using an iPad to develop increase communication relating to consumer's feelings, needs, and desires, this unit will provide staff with skills to properly navigate an iPad, to support consumers in increasing communication using an iPad as a supporting tool.

The lessons with consumers will be used primarily during increased behavior when consumer has begun to escalate. (Routinely, this happens mostly at night before bed and/or when consumer wakes up). Staff will be trained on how to navigate iPad prior to implementing lessons. Staff will be given one feeling every two weeks to discuss (when appropriate) with consumer, encouraging use of the iPad. When using the iPad, staff will ask consumer how they can help consumer and/or what the consumer would like from them. Here, usage of the iPad is encouraged by asking consumer 'Show me/tell me how you feel' followed by 'how can I help you' or 'what can I do for you.' ||

Designer(s): Eleni Margaronis, Jacqueline D.
 * Supporting Staff/Administrator || Staff ||
 * * Assessment of Consumer
 * Appropriate use of feelings Icons via iPad
 * Behavior
 * Presentation/Implementation of Feeling per two weeks
 * Areas of importance to further increase communication using an iPad || * Continual Assessment of Consumer
 * Appropriate use of feeling Icons via IPad
 * Behavior


 * Presentation/Implementation of Feeling per two weeks
 * Navigating an iPad
 * Application Search and Download
 * Encourage communication with iPad when around peers
 * Areas of importance to further increase communication using an iPad. ||


 * Consumer Communication || Consumer Technology ||
 * * Appropriately Identify Feelings/Emotions
 * Communicate using compound sentences on iPad
 * Address feelings to staff and peers || * Navigating an iPad to communicate with applications (PECS)
 * Compound sentences
 * Feelings/Emotions ||

Students (consumer) will understand that the iPad is a tool that can increase communication.

Essential Question: How can staff support consumers to communicate more accurately when using an iPad.

Mission Statement: We believe in the worth and dignity of all people. We promote experiences of joy, wellness, and personal growth.We exists to empower western and central Maine people with developmental disabilities to lead joyful lives with dignity, independence, and autonomy by providing them with comprehensive and individualized supports." LEAP Inc. Farmington, Maine.