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The Power of KINECT in Special Needs Education
Uploaded on 10/31/2012
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Learning objectives
- Motor Learning in Special Needs Education
- Improving motor skills to increase autonomy and citizenship
Created for
Age 7 and below
Ages 11 - 13
Ages 8 - 10
Subject
Physical Education
21st Century Skills
Collaboration
Knowledge building & critical thinking
ICT for learning
Problem solving & innovation (creativity)
Learning activity details
Microsoft’s Kinect motion sensor was used in our school for special needs education to improve students’ motor skills. The students describe their own movement problems , experienced in real life situations. Improving their motor skills is part of increasing autonomy and citizenship inside and outside school situations. Students who participated in our project, experienced dynamic balance problems (‘I often fall when I play outside’) and physical fitness problems (‘I get quickly out of breath when I play soccer with my friends’)
