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David Rutledge

Assistive Technology: A Necessity for Student Success - Education Futures: Emerging Tre... - 0 views

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  • Assistive Technology: A Necessity for Student Success
  • At its core, the American educational system is about democratization of knowledge for all students, regardless of their circumstances.
  • In 2011, 22 percent of non-institutionalized adults with disabilities had less than a high school education.
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  • The key to improving the educational experience for students with disabilities is better accommodations in schools and continued improvements in assistive technology.
  • Assistive technology in K-12 classrooms, by definition, is designed to "improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability."
  • Alternative input devices:
  • Text-to-speech options:
  • Sensory enhancers:
  • Screen readers:
  • Assistive technology is important for providing a sound education for K-12 students with disabilities but benefits the greater good of the country too.
  • David Rutledge on 27 Sep 13
     
    Assistive Technology: A Necessity for Student Success
Sadie Moser

Assistive Technology for Young Children in Special Education: It Makes a Difference | E... - 0 views

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special education assistive technology

shared by Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13 - Cached
  • Much of the technology we see daily was developed initially to assist persons with disabilities
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      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      This defeats the assumption that students with special needs are incapable of using technology in and out of the classroom. Many, even younger students, can operate and understand a computer better than a worksheet or book.
  • Much of the technology we see daily was developed initially to assist persons with disabilities.
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  • Much of the technology we see daily was developed initially to assist persons with disabilities
  • Technology can be a great equalizer for individuals with disabilities that might prevent full participation in school, work, and the community.
  • Not inconsequentially, the children often feel better about themselves as active learners.
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      Many people see computers as distractions and negative alternatives to teachers, but do not realize how beneficial they are to students with disabilities or alternative learning styles.
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      Children can temporarily escape their disabilities and the stereotypes and assumptions associated with them through online interactions.
  • Educators are using computers as tools to deliver and facilitate learning beyond drill and practice, to provide environments that accommodate learning, and to ensure enhanced and equitable learning environments to all students.
  • In these environments, students around the world can interact in real time via onscreen messaging or video and audio transmissions. In most of these learning situations, a disability makes no difference at all.
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      Assistive technology helps students with disabilities break barriers that they may not have been able to reach before.
  • The benefit of AT is also easy to comprehend when a child who cannot hear can understand his teacher's directions because real-time captioning converts the teacher's speech to text projected onto his laptop computer.
    • Sadie Moser
      Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
       
      In my opinion, this practice would negatively affect the majority of students in the learning environment, disabled or not. Some students need special that cannot be provided in a regular education classroom or environment.
  • These individuals suggest that all children, regardless of ability, should be educated with their neighborhood peers in their local school.
  • Sadie Moser on 02 Oct 13
     
    This article describes various ways that students with disabilities can benefit from technology in the classroom. It not only explains opinions about assistive technology for special needs students, but also incorporates the legal aspect of including assistive devices in the classroom for children with disabilities.
Kellie Demmler

Should Teachers and Students Be Facebook Friends? - ABC News - 0 views

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  • Kellie Demmler on 06 Oct 10
     
    The debate over teacher/student friendships on facebook continues.  What do you think?
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