Weinland Park Community Civic Association July 2014 Newsletter
Assistive Technology Zackary Dempsey, Danielle Poignon, and Elizabeth Weinland.
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Assistive Technology
Zackary Dempsey, Danielle Poignon, and Elizabeth
Weinland
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Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology- is any device that helps students with physical and mental disabilities perform task that would be difficult or impossible for them to do on their own.
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Multiple Intelligences
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Learning Disabilities
Common Learning Disabilities found in schools:
Dyslexia
Dysphasia/ Aphasia
ADD/ADHD
What can we do to help these students?
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Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities
- READING AND WRITING- Text to Speech- Books on Tape- Voice Activated Typing
-Dragon Dictate
-Scribes
REMEDIAL SUBJECT MATTER
-Subject based web tutorials
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Assistive Technology for the Physically Disabled
Adaptive seating Wheel chairs, walkers
Printed notes with large print
Microphone or recorded class lectures
Ergonomic Pens Touch screen
computers Voice recognition
software
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Assistive Technology for the Average Student
Many assistive technologies are being established in everyday classrooms to help average students grasp the subject matter.
Flip Camera Skype and other social
networking sites Smart Boards or
interactive boards Google Docs
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Assistive Technology for Gifted Children
Web-based interactive lesson plans
-The Gifted Kids Network
Guided research, projects, and classes online
Personalized experiences
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Some issues with Assistive Technology
Untrained in the uses.
Can be expensive.
Always changing and improving.
Design: Making it universal rather than specialized.
Click icon to add picture
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Famous People with Physical and Mental Disabilities
Stephen Hawkin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Magic Johnson
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Works Cited
Demski, Jennifer. "AND ACCESS for all." T H E Journal 35.12 (2008): 30-35. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
Eckstein, Michelle. "The Gifted Kids Network." Gifted Child Today 32.2 (2009): 20-28. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.
Elkind, Ken. "Choosing Assistive Technology for Teaching Reading and Writing." Media & q Methods 40.6 (2004): 20. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011
"How to Teach Children With Physical Disabilities |eHow.com." eHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.<http://www.ehow.com/how_4894870_teach-children-physical-disabilities.html>.
"Introduction to Assistive Technology: Trends and Issues."ATTO: Assistive Technology Training Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2011. <http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/intro/introtrends.php>.
Kennedy, Michael J., and Donald D. Deshler. "LITERACY INSTRUCTION, TECHNOLOGY, AND STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: RESEARCH WE HAVE, RESEARCH WE NEED." Learning Disability Quarterly 33.4 (2010): 289-298. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.
Lever-Duffy, Judy and Jean B. McDonald. Teaching and Learning with Technology. 4th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. Print.
Wallace, Patricia. "Distance education for gifted students: leveraging technology to expand academic options." High Ability Studies 16.1 (2005): 77-86. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.
Williams, Peter, and David Nicholas. "Testing the usability of information technology applications with learners with special educational needs (SEN)." Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs 6.1 (2006): 31-41. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.
Disabled World. Well Known People with Disabilities. N.p.: www.disabled-world.com, 2006. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/article_0060.shtml>.