Icon Listing

Using icons as a visual cueing system for students assists students with disabilities, but also general education students as well. Roa and Gagie's (2006) provides reasons as to why you should use visual supports:

They are part of everyone's communication system.
They can attract and hold a student's attention.
They enable the student to focus on the message and reduce anxiety.
They made abstract concepts more concrete for the student.
They help all students.

The icons shown below have been chosen in an effort to standardize courses. Teachers may copy and paste the entire table into their content pages for use in Canvas. It is extremely important that the attributions at the bottom of the home page and the first content page in the template remain in place. These attributions allow teachers to use these images while following copyright guidelines. Teachers can (and should) copy and paste the attribution below to pages throughout their Canvas LMS course.

Attribution

Above icons created by Freepik from flaticon.com, copyright license CC3.0

Icons

The tables below are set up such that teachers can copy a table in its entirety to a content page in their course.

Use the "Additional Assitance" icon and table to highlight for students how and where they can obtain additional help with a topic.

Additional Assistance

If you need additional assistance with this topic, you can... (list options for student to receive additional help.)

Use the "Connect and Reflect" icon and table to indicate students should make notes or reflections in a journal or notebook.

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Connect and Reflect

Write a response to the prompt below in your notebook.

OR

Summarize the key points of the two paragraphs below in your journal.

Use the "Discussions/Collaborations/Group work" icon and table to indicates students will need to participate in a discussion, collaborate on a project or assignments, or take part in group work.

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Discussion

Now that you have reviewed all the content on this page, you need to participate in the discussion. Move to the next page in the module for more details about the discussion.

Use the "Homework" icon and table to indicate students need to complete an assignment at home.

Homework

Now that you have completed lesson 1..., you need to... as part of your homework.(List for students what tasks they will need to complete for homework including due dates or indicate where they can find the directions for completing any homework.)

Use the "Independent Practice/Practice" icon and table to let students know they need to practice the skill being taught.

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Practice

Now that you have..., it's time to practice. (List instructions for student practice.)

Use the "Instruction" icon and table to remind students what topic were covered or will be covered in class.

Instruction

Today in our face-to-face class we learned...(List what was covered during the class lesson or lecture.)

Use the "Interactives" icon and table to indicate to students that they are going to take part in an interactive activity.

Interactive Practice

Visit the website...and use the interactive game to practice...(list how and where students will take part in the interactive activity.)

Use the "Live Action" icon and table to point out to students they are going to see the skill put to use in live action.

Let's see this in LIVE action

The video below shows us...(list the purpose of watching the video)
(view time 5:12)

Use the "Quizzes/Tests" icon and table to indicate to students that they will be taking a quiz or test. The icon could also be used to indicate that a particular skill will definitely be tested.

Quiz

It is time to check your understanding of the new information by taking a quiz. (List quiz/test instructions for students.)

Use the "Read and Learn" icon and table to highlight a text heavy section of material.

Read and Learn

Read all of the following text to learn more about...

Use the "Real World Connection" icon and table to highlight a connection between the material being taught and use of that topic in the real world.

Real World Connection

Now that you have had a chance to explore... in the classroom, let's take a look at how ... is used in the real world. (Give a real world example, link to a website with a real world example, etc.)

Use the "Student Resources/Course Resources" icon and table to indicate to students that additional resources are available and where they can be found.

Student Resources

List for students what resources they will need and where those resources can be found.

For example:

In order to complete tonight's homework, students will need to use a graphing calculator. Students who do not have a graphing calculator can find one online at www.desmos.com/calculator. Students who have a smart phone can find several free graphing calculator apps for Apple, Android, and Windows phones. Finally, students can use the graphing calculators available in the classroom afterschool until 3:30pm.

Use the "Time" icon and table to indicate to students how much time they can expect it will take to complete a lesson.

How much time should this lesson take?

It will take approximately # hours to complete this lesson.

Use the "Visual Instructional Plan" icon and table to indicate to students they will be provided with a set of instructions using pictures.

Visual Instructional Plan

Let's take what we have learned and look at how to apply it to... by using the Visual Instructional Plan (VIP) below. A VIP has clear steps with pictures to assist you in learning ...(list what students should have learned and what the VIP is expected to help them learn.)

Use the "Vocabulary" icon and table to highlight key vocabulary terms for students.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary knowledge is an essential part to learning... The following vocabulary words are essential to your understanding of the concepts in this lesson.

word - definition
word - definition
word - definition