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Central Consolidated School District Alisha Cornick Director of Technology cornickalcentralconsolidatedk12njus Purpose The vision of the Central Consolidated School District is to be one of the best school systems in the State of New Jersey ID: 443876

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Slide1

Assistive Technology in the Central Consolidated School District

Alisha Cornick, Director of Technology

cornickal@centralconsolidated.k12.nj.usSlide2

Purpose

“The vision of the Central Consolidated School District is to be one of the best school systems in the State of New Jersey.”

The purpose of this presentation is to outline how our district implements assistive technology in the classroom.Slide3

What is Assistive Technology?

Assistive Technology (AT) is the use of devices or software that enables individuals with disabilities to perform tasks.Slide4

Why is Assistive Technology Important?

In education, assistive technology provides students who possess cognitive, physical, or motor-skill challenges with support in their learning experiences.

The support received from the apparatuses will prompt students to become independent learners both in and out of the classroom.Slide5

Examples of Assistive Technology used in the districtSlide6

iPod Touch

Scenario:

A high school student who is visually impaired.

Possible modification:

The iPod has a feature called VoiceOver.

It is compatible with

wireless braille

display

devices.

VoiceOver describes to the user what is on the screen through an artificial voice. The operator can

control

the iPod through the

braille display. Slide7

iPad

Scenario

:

A

4

th

grade student who is Autistic

and can

not always communicate his needs and wants with his teachers.

Possible modification:

The

iPad

has an application (app) called MyTalkTools

Mobile. This

app is a form of

augmentative communication

.

The

student will be able to express himself through symbols, images, and multimedia files. Slide8

Mac computer

Scenario

:

A 6

th

grade student who struggles with literacy because of dyslexia.Possible modification:

The

teachers can upload some reading assignments to the Mac computer

for the student to “read” using Text-to-Speech.

This feature reads the text to the student while highlighting the area being read.

The middle school student will be able to follow along both visually and aurally. Slide9

Optimist-MMX2 with Windbag

Scenario:

A Kindergarten student who has a fluency disorder such as stuttering.

Possible modification:

When the student is pulled out for Speech Lessons, the instructor can use this device to help the student

pronunciation.Slide10

Closing

Our students and teachers rely on these assistive technologies as supplements

to

enhance

teaching and learning.Slide11

Contact information

Alisha

Cornick

, Director of Technology

Central Consolidated School District

2010 Main Street

Central Township, N.J. 00000

Telephone: (973)777-7777

Email:

cornickal@centralconsolidated.k12.nj.us