1. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 1 Scenario 1 You have entered HANDS for the first time and have a lot of questions that needs to be answered. What do I do, Where do I do it and how? Scenario 2 You are familar with prototype 1 but would like to get familar with prototype 2. You also want to increase your insight of when it is most Appropriate to use HANDS. Welcome to HANDS prototype 2 and the tunnels!

2. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 2 Solution 1.What is the HANDS software? 2.What can HANDS do for pupils? 3.What can HANDS not do? 4.What are the benefits of using HANDS for teachers – and their pupils? 5.What are the costs of using HANDS? 6.Why should I use tunnels and how are they used? 7.And finally where do we start with our pupils?

3. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 3 What is the HANDS software? HANDS consists of 2 parts: 1.The HANDS mobile software that runs on a Windows Mobile Smartphone and is used by the pupil. 2. A web-based application; CoMe, used by the child’s teachers, Caretakers and parents that makes it possible to customise the smartphone to the pupils needs.

4. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 4 What is HANDS software? The primary functionalities in the HANDS mobile are designed to help manage time (The Handy Interactive Persuasive Diary, HIPD), Support in the execution of tasks involving social skills and life Skills (The Personal Trainer) and for customisation(The Individualiser). These three functions in CoMe let you modify the Level of cognitive support and the look and feel of the HANDS mobile whenever you want on the computer. You can then the Footprints of the child’s use with the report function. All together they give teachers new possibilities when working with children with an autism diagnosis.

5. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 5 What can HANDS do for the pupils? HANDS mobile is available everywhere and can turn the child’s focus on to how to solve situations in the most beneficial ways. Whether it is an everyday task like cooking, shopping, taking a bus or anger management. Independence is an important attribute to foster and HANDS is most Beneficial for such situations.

6. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 6 What can HANDS do for pupils? HANDS can assist with time management as it consists of a number of ways to support individuals with an autism diagnosis: Individually adaptable dayplan, Weekplan organised by parents and teachers together, easily customisable minutewatches.

7. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 7 What HANDS cannot do? 1.HANDS cannot be used without any pedagogical considerations of the need of the individual pupil. 2.HANDS cannot be used ’as it is’ without customisation to the individual pupil. 4.HANDS cannot have an effect without integration with pedagogical plans and activities. 5.HANDS cannot solve problems immediately.

8. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 8 What are the benefit of using HANDS for teachers – and their pupil? 1.They get a cognitive support tools that works in the situation in which they usually have difficulties coping with. 2.They get help managing time where ever they are and whenever they need it. 3.They can potentiallly increase their self-insight by using Interventions and Personal Trainers on HANDS. 4.Successes on the phone can increase self-confidence. 5.Teachers and parents can track the use of the HANDS mobile.

9. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 9 What are the costs of using HANDS? 1.Careful pedagogical planning takes time. 2.Positive effects do not appear immedately 3.Customisation to the single pupil is a new task for teachers in which new competencies are demanded: graphical and ICT competences, planning and combining traditional pedagogical work with online pedagogical work and evaluation of online activity.

10. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 10 Why are tunnels named “tunnels” and how are they used? 1.Tunnels are roads that lead one from A to B. Distances that can be troublesome to pass but eased by the use of tunnels. 2.Tunnels have a subject that may be important to you (called a scenario) and a number of steps that shows you how to solve the scenario. 4.Tunnels durate typically 5-15 minutes. 5.Tunnels are written by individual authors and differ in writing style and quality. 6.Tunnels are available in 3 levels: 1. Why level,2. How to solve real problems, 3. How to operate HANDS

11. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 11 And finally where do we start with your kids? Consider your kids needs and interests! You may read some tunnels ”Which pedagogical challenges can be solved better or more efficient?” (tunnellink)Which pedagogical challenges can be solved better or more efficient?

12. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 12 Tips 1.HANDS is a new pedagogical tool – you may learn a lot just through The process of using it! 2.HANDS is a consortium that is eager to listen to your experiences and give you advices. 3.HANDS may challenge current pedagogical concepts and strategies. Please tell us what your challenges are! 4.HANDS takes time!

13. HANDS The individual child’s needs Support systems everywhere Cognitive support at home and school HANDS Beginners – start here Self insight – but how? What works best? Collaboration among teachers and parents Tunnel overview: 1. Scenario » 2. Solution » 3. Steps(13) » 4. TipsScenarioSolutionStepsTips Content description: Duration: 10 minutes Goal: To ease getting started Length (step/minutes): Level : 1 Number of slides: 13 Institution: AAU Author: Name: Morten Aagaard Contact: morten@hum.aau.dk Note: This the the place to start When you are new to HANDS or want to know More about how to use HANDS in the most benefical ways. 13 Tips Read the tunnels on why HANDS improves your pedagogical efforts With the individual child: ”Child self awarenes” or ”Improve Collaboration”.Child self awarenesImprove Collaboration Read the overview of tunnels answering the question ”Why HANDS?”Why HANDS? Consider your pupil: what does he or she need most? What you think may differ from what your student thinks! See the overview of tunnels ”Which pedagogical challenges can be solved better or more efficient?”Which pedagogical challenges can be solved better or more efficient?