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Otsimo Special Education

Otsimo Special Education

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What is Otsimo Special Education?

Otsimo Special Education is an educational game application developed for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or learning difficulties.
Age Range0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13
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It works on any iOS and Android device.
Training
No need for training.
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Pedagogy

Certified Pedagogical Quality

Certified by Education Alliance Finland, 05/2020

EAF Evaluation is an academically-backed approach to evaluating the pedagogical design of a product. EAF evaluators assess the product using criteria that covers the most essential pedagogical aspects in the learning experience.
Passive
Active
Otsimo Special Education includes plenty of interactive tasks for the child to explore independently. The parent can set a daily goal, but the child has the freedom to progress and choose what and how to interact with it. There are ample praise and encouragement during the games and many different types of games that tackle areas for students with special needs.
Rehearse
Construct
The tasks gently guide the child to find the correct solution and information is quizzed until correct. The used images are easy to understand and the audio is clear and supportive. In Otsimo Special Education, the child can choose the content based on their own interests by exploring the different categories, or they can follow the path mode and see what the app is suggesting to them. This supports both repetition and drilling and variety and structure.
Linear
Non-linear/Creative
It is easy to identify, what kind of learning outcomes can be achieved with Otsimo apps: the learning goals for each section are clear, games have a clear start and finish and different games help to facilitate skills learned through different mediums (Choosing, matching, drawing, etc.). However, the involvement and progress of different learners can vary; The learners are free to do all sections as many times they like, and both apps allow choosing any piece of content whenever the learner like
Individual
Collaborative
Otsimo apps are meant for individual practice, providing the learner a roadmap to gain skills. The apps use videos and images of real people to support learning. Kids with special needs may have difficulties in interacting and interpreting the actions and feelings of other people, so videos and activities provide a safe space for practicing this.

Learning goals

Certified by Education Alliance Finland

The supported learning goals are identified by mapping the product against the selected reference curriculum and soft skills definitions most relevant for the 21st century.

  • Practicing getting dressed, eating, and taking care of personal hygiene and the child’s own belongings
  • Children are supported to express their emotions and self-regulate.
  • Practice settling into the position of another, learn to look at things from different perspectives and resolve conflict situations constructively.
  • Children practice interaction and expression skills in different situations.
  • Things and objects are named with the children and different concepts are learned.
  • Children are introduced to a variety of information and communication technology tools, applications and games.
  • Children practice their visual thinking, perception and interpretation of images.
  • Children's interest in music is reinforced.
  • Children are encouraged to express themselves both verbally and physically.
  • Children’s skills to structure, name and describe the environment and its phenomena are supported.
  • Practicing decision making
  • Practicing persistent working
  • Practicing to notice causal connections
  • Developing problem solving skills
  • Practicing to take responsibility of one's own learning
  • Learning to notice causal connections
  • Practising visual recognition
  • Practicing to observe spoken and written language
  • Practicing fine motor skills
  • Practicing memorizing skills
  • Practicing letters, alphabets and written language
  • Using technology to express one’s emotions and experiences
  • Learning the basics of spelling
  • Practising to understand visual concepts and shapes and observe their qualities
  • Learning to acquire, modify and produce information in different forms
  • Understanding and interpreting of matrices and diagrams
  • Experiencing and exploring sounds and music from different sources
  • Learning to understand and interpret diverse types of texts, from vernacular to academic
  • Practicing logical reasoning to understand and interpret information in different forms
  • Connecting subjects learned at school to skills needed at working life
  • Learning decision-making, influencing and accountability
  • Encouraging to build new information and visions
  • Practicing to notice links between subjects learned
  • Encouraging to build new information and visions
  • Learning to build information on top of previously learned
  • Practicing to notice causal connections
  • Practicing to recognize and express feelings
  • Developing problem solving skills
  • Practising visual recognition
  • Practicing to observe spoken and written language
  • Using technology as a part of explorative and creative process
  • Practicing to express own thoughts and feelings
  • Encouraging to build new information and visions
  • Supporting student to build their own linguistic and cultural identity
  • Learning to understand people, surroundings and phenomenons around us
  • Learning to face respectfully people and follow the good manners
  • Practicing to recognize and express feelings
  • Lapsia rohkaistaan sekä sanalliseen että keholliseen ilmaisuun.
  • Lasten kanssa nimetään asioita ja esineitä sekä opetellaan erilaisia käsitteitä.
  • Lasten kanssa harjoitellaan asettumista toisen asemaan, opetellaan tarkastelemaan asioita eri näkökulmista sekä ratkaisemaan ristiriitatilanteita rakentavasti.
  • Lapset harjoittelevat vuorovaikutus- ja ilmaisutaitoja eri tilanteissa.
  • Lapsia autetaan tunteiden ilmaisussa ja itsesäätelyssä.
  • Lasten taitoja jäsentää, nimetä ja kuvata ympäristöä ja sen ilmiöitä tuetaan.
  • Encouraging students to be innovative and express new ideas
  • Practicing to evaluate one's own learning
  • Practicing persistent working
  • Learning to find the joy of learning and new challenges
  • Practicing persistent working
  • Practising visual recognition
  • Practicing to observe spoken and written language
  • Practicing categorization and classification
  • Practicing fine motor skills
  • Practicing memorizing skills
  • Learning to plan and organize work processes
  • Enabling the growth of positive self-image
  • Practicing to take care of one's own wellbeing and health
  • Encouraging the growth of positive self-image
  • Practicing to recognize and express feelings
  • Lasten valmiuksia havainnoida, jäsentää ja ymmärtää ympäristöään kehitetään.
  • Lapsia rohkaistaan sekä sanalliseen että keholliseen ilmaisuun.
  • Lapset harjoittelevat kuvallista ajatteluaan, havainnointiaan ja kuvien tulkintaa.
  • Lasten kiinnostusta ja suhdetta musiikkiin vahvistetaan.
  • Lapset tutustuvat erilaisiin tieto- ja viestintäteknologisiin välineisiin, sovelluksiin ja peleihin.
  • Lasten kanssa nimetään asioita ja esineitä sekä opetellaan erilaisia käsitteitä.
  • Lapset harjoittelevat vuorovaikutus- ja ilmaisutaitoja eri tilanteissa.
  • Lapsia autetaan tunteiden ilmaisussa ja itsesäätelyssä.
  • Lasten kanssa harjoitellaan pukeutumista, ruokailua sekä henkilökohtaisesta hygieniasta ja omista tavaroista huolehtimista.
  • Lapsia kannustetaan sinnikkyyteen ja olemaan lannistumatta epäonnistumisista.
  • Lasten taitoja jäsentää, nimetä ja kuvata ympäristöä ja sen ilmiöitä tuetaan.

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