Presenters Kasie Hamman General Education Teacher Sean Kugler Assistive Technology Specialist Laura Leff Allen Special Education Teacher Amy Ronn Special Education Teacher Valerie West Occupational Therapist ID: 775137
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Assistive Technology
Or is it Educational Technology?
Slide2Presenters
Kasie
Hamman
, General Education Teacher
Sean Kugler, Assistive Technology Specialist
Laura
Leff
-Allen, Special Education Teacher
Amy
Ronn
, Special Education Teacher
Valerie West, Occupational Therapist
Linda Wilkins, Speech
Language Pathologist
Slide3Definition
The term assistive technology device means 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 a child with a disability. The term does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, or the replacement of that device."[20 USCS §1401(1)(2)34 C.F.R. 300.5].
IDEA Statute: Title I/A/Section 602
Slide4The Continuum of Technology
Slide5Why Use Assistive Technology?
IDEA 1988 was the first time that IDEA
governed the
provision of AT
Provides students with another way to access materials
May motivate some students more so than only using traditional means
May help the teacher distribute
their
time/workload
Slide6Identify the Skill, not the Technology
When thinking about how best to implement
technology,
it is necessary to determine what skill the student needs support
in.
After the skill has been identified,
the
appropriate technology can be identified as well.
ADE has created a tool to assist teachers in properly identifying both the skill and the technology options to support that skill.
Slide7Examples of Assistive Technology
Slide8Consideration Guide
We will train staff on the guide.
Slide9Breaking Down the Guide
The Guide specifically
addresses:
Reading
Writing
Spelling
Math
Listening
Oral Communication
Activities of Daily Living
Recreation and Leisure
Prevocational and Vocational
Seating, Positioning and Mobility
Slide10Tasks
What you want the students to do
Identify letters in isolation and sequence
Recognize/read name
Read basic/primer sight words
Comprehend age/grade appropriate reading materials
Read material from a worksheet with comprehension
Answer literal questions regarding materials
Slide11Standard Tools
How the lesson is traditionally presented and carried out.WorksheetsTextbooksWorkbooksPresentation softwareWebsitesPrinted testing materials
Slide12Accommodations
Adjustments to the lesson to meet a student’s individual needs:
Increased time
Color code to emphasize key points (highlight)
Adding color background for student with visual needs
Adjusting the way things are printed
Spacing for letters or lines
Size
Color
Font
Slide13Modifications
Changing a lesson for student compared to the rest of the class to meet a student’s individual needs:
Partnered
reading
Using High-interest, low-reading level materials
Increased time to complete assignment
Decrease length of assignment
Simplify complexity of Text
Color code to emphasize key points (highlight)
Customize the vocabulary list
Use symbol-supported text
Slide14AT Solutions
The items used to help the students achieve the lesson goals. These will vary depending on the lesson.Slant boardsOverlaysAudio booksE-readers or E-textText-to-speech softwareScreen readersMobile devices with a variety of applicationsSpeech-to-text software
Slide15Exploring A Lesson
Math
Task:
Standard Tools:
Accommodations:
Modifications:
AT Solutions
:
Slide16Exploring A Lesson
Cherry Blossom Festival
Task:
Standard Tools:
Accommodations:
Modifications:
AT Solutions
:
Slide17Exploring A Lesson
Christmas
Task:
Standard Tools:
Accommodations:
Modifications:
AT Solutions
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