EDCI5825

Blog/Reading Questions:

• Please provide specific examples of technology/tools that you would recommend for a student with...
• (1) a hearing impairment- I would see if I could maybe get closed captioning on teachertube or by going on a virtual field trip.  You could also have them use the wikibook to study and learn new info. Flash movies might also be a great tool.
• (2) low-vision- A Daisy book per education/Daisy is  a great tool to use for anyone who is having difficulties with vision.  This is a talking book which will help level the field for those that are at a disadvantage due to any kind of vision difficulty.
• (3) a broken right arm-you might want to try speech recognition- MACspeech. The use of speech recognition software allows students that have little or no motor skills in their arms and hands to be able to produce typed reports, manage software, and perform research with a computer, just like other non-disabled students per the speech recognition wikibook.
• (4) autism (non-communicative)-You could start with a web-quest which you have designed with activities which might be appropriate for this students cognitive level.

As a special education teacher I will be constantly search for new technology that might help certain students who need certain accommodations out to learn easier. It would be so useful for special educators to have a list of all the various tools that might help during certain situations.

 Assistive Technology in Education: Helping All Students Succeed. Retrieve from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Assistive_Technology_in_Education/Speech_Recognition_Software

 Assistive Technology in Education: Helping All Students Succeed. Retrieved from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Assistive_Technology_in_Education/DAISY

Schrum, L. M., & Levin, B. B. (2009). Leading 21st century schools: Harnessing technology for engagement and achievement. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin.