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

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technology assistive teaching children disabilities

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  • echnology can be a great equalizer for individuals with disabilities that might prevent full participation in school, work, and the community.
  • mobility, hearing, or vision impairments,
  • enable subtle motor movements to control mobility devices,
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  • new and more effective means of learning while individualizing instruction to the broad range of student learning needs.
  • 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.
  • "any item, piece of equipment, or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities."
  • used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities."
  • he 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.
  • "appropriate" education
  • apparent that new technologies can provide the tools to bring more children with disabilities into "regular" educational settings
  • Corynne Farmer on 09 Apr 13
     
    As a special educator it is our job to provide equitable accommodations for all students with disabilities. Assistive technology, ranging from low to high tech provide efficient educational experiences for students to reach their full academic potential  despite any disability. Assistive technology tools provide many opportunities for children with disabilities to learn and for the teacher to be able to provide learning opportunities for his/her students.
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Technology Gives Special Education Students a Voice - 1 views

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education technology voice

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  • several special education students in the Wayne School District who utilizes either an iPad, laptop, or other personalized technology to communicate and learn
  • “Using technology like this fosters independence and that’s what we want for all of our children, regardless of what grade they are in
  • rather provide students with a device than send them out of district to a private institution.”
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  • technology has literally given a voice to those students who have none
  • communicate more of what he is thinking and feeling
  • It gives her a feeling of control
  • she’ll have a voice for the rest of her life
  • A voice informs her of the choice she made, providing feedback
  • Instead of struggling to write a few words, she can compose them on the computer in a fraction of the time
  • The technology school districts use is only going to continue to advance
  • Corynne Farmer on 09 Apr 13
     
    Assistive Technology can make the difference between experiencing schools either successfully or a failed one. Assistive technology provides outstanding supports for students with disabilities to exceed through their school years. Assistive technology, or AT, allows students with disabilities to be a part of the general education classroom with the rest of their developing peers.
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Assistive Technology and Inclusion - 0 views

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assistive technology inclusion

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  • Assistive technology (AT) devices can decrease studentsÿfd isolation and allow them to become part of regular subject area classrooms
  • a tool that provides a method for an individual who is experiencing a disability or other issue to still participate in a classroom
  • Teacher preparation programs then need to ensure that teachers are educated in special needs pedagogy and assistive technologies as they relate to general education. The educational environment needs to be designed or adapted for all students have the opportunity for success, even those students who may need modifications and accommodations.
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  • The inclusion classroom is based upon teaching students with disabilities in regular classrooms, rather than in special schools, classrooms or pull-out locations.
  • with the necessary support services and supplementary aids (for the child or the teacher) both to assure the child's success - academic, behavioral, and social - and to prepare the child to participate as a full and contributing member of the society."
  • access by children with disabilities, ages five through twenty-one, to publicly funded educational opportunities and programs,
  • Assistive technology has the capacity for increasing student independence, increasing participation in classroom activities and simultaneously advancing academic standing for students with special needs, providing them the ability to have equal access to their school environment
  • Because of laws like the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 1992) which require that schools educate children who have disabilities in general education classrooms whenever possible, and that assistive technology devices and services to be considered, current and upcoming teachers are in need of additional instruction concerning assistive technologies
  • The exceptional education teachers are not the only ones who need awareness of assistive technology, all teachers are now likely to encounter mainstreamed special needs students, and the purpose for using the technology ideally is to allow and support the student in the general student population.ÿfd
  • In order for the learning, language and technology gaps to be closed, teachers of special needs children need effective integration methods along with expanded access to technology equipment and resources for the specific needs of their students.  
  • Assistive technology provides an educational resource that must be considered for any student classified with a disability and must be included on that studentÿfds individual education plan (IEP).
  • Corynne Farmer on 09 Apr 13
     
    As educators we need to be aware of assistive technologies so we can plan for inclusive classrooms for students with disabilities. Assistive technology provides educational resources for students with disabilities and allows them to be able to participate in the general education classroom despite their disabilitiy. It is critical that educators are aware of what can be provided so they know how to integrate assitive technology into the classroom. It is important for students to feel like a part of the class and now with assitive technology, students with disabilities are able to be part of the general education class as opposed to feeling isolated.
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