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PapooSwitch | Ultra sensitive tactile button (External switch) - 2 views

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AT switches

shared by J B on 19 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • This is a tactile, universal and completely customizable external switch. It can be activated with any body part.
J B

Little Dialers - 4 views

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shared by J B on 07 May 11 - No Cached
  • J B on 07 May 11
     
    Little Dialers is a FREE app to teach kids an emergency contact phonenumber. You choose the ten digit phone numberyou want the child to learn. Repetition and positive visual, audio,and tactile reinforcement will have the child learning that phonenumber in no time.
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NSTA News - 0 views

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science classroom inclusion Assistive technology

shared by Samantha Ward on 25 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • AT can be any item, piece of equipment, or teachermade product that is designed to improve a student’s functional capability or help a student succeed in accessing the general education curriculum
  • pencil grips
  • text-to-speech
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  • Commercially available mapping software, such as Inspiration, is an example of a high-tech solution to organizational work and thought problems
  • Clip art, videos, animations, maps, diagrams, and other graphic elements can be found online as well and are useful in assisting students who need visual imagery to better understand the concepts in a lesson
  • modified meterstick with staples at the centimeter markings for tactile use by those with visual impairments
  • instructional software program that converts text to speech for students who function at low reading levels; such devices could be used with headsets by students during classroom time
  • Lahm and Morrissette (1994) identify seven instructional areas in which AT has proven advantageous for use with students with mild disabilities: organization, note taking, writing assistance, productivity, access to reference materials, cognitive assistance, and materials modification
  • Organization
  • Light-tech solutions include the use of flow charts, task analysis, webbing or networking ideas, and outlining
  • Graphic organizers
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