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Thursday, June 18, 2009
No Tech, Low Tech, & High Tech
P.L. 100-407, The Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 (Tech Act) was designed to enhance the availability and quality of assistive technology (AT) devices and services to all individuals and their families throughout the United States.
Public Law 105-17, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), uses the same definitions for assistive technology as the Tech Act and mandates that assistive technology be considered in developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities. IDEA also emphasizes access to the general education curriculum for all students with disabilities.
The Tech Act and the IDEA define an AT device as any item, piece of equipment, or product system (whether acquired off the shelf, modified, or customized) that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
AT devices may be categorized as no technology, low technology, or high technology (LD Online, 2001).
Assistive Technology in the Classroom flipchart.
Check out these Web2.0 Tools that are being used in the classroom.
Public Law 105-17, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), uses the same definitions for assistive technology as the Tech Act and mandates that assistive technology be considered in developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities. IDEA also emphasizes access to the general education curriculum for all students with disabilities.
The Tech Act and the IDEA define an AT device as any item, piece of equipment, or product system (whether acquired off the shelf, modified, or customized) that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
AT devices may be categorized as no technology, low technology, or high technology (LD Online, 2001).
Assistive Technology in the Classroom flipchart.
Check out these Web2.0 Tools that are being used in the classroom.
Exploring the Frontiers of Assistive Technology (Video)
Explore this video podcast showing how people use assistive technology to communicate, express their creativity, play games and make so much more out of life. These videos show that there is no reason why people with physical, vision, speech or language impairments cannot use the same creative and educational software as every other Mac OS X user. There are a few episodes per year, each starring a different person. Copyright AssistiveWare, all rights reserved.
Check them out here: http://www.assistiveware.com/podcasts.php
Leave a comment reflecting on an episode that you watched. Click the comment link below this entry.
Check them out here: http://www.assistiveware.com/podcasts.php
Leave a comment reflecting on an episode that you watched. Click the comment link below this entry.
Friday, May 29, 2009
AssistiveTechnology Wiki
A wiki is a website that anyone can edit easily using a regular web browser. To learn more about them watch this video from CommonCraft:
But what about wikis in education?
Check out a couple:
Let's try this out!
Visit our class wiki at http://atksu.pbworks.com/
Practice editing the front page with links to helpful Assistive Technology sites. While we work on that we can upload the reflections from our flip cameras to the sidebar.
But what about wikis in education?
Check out a couple:
- Thousands Project - Each month, Mr. Monson's fifth grade class posts a new question, hoping to receive 1000 responses from students and visitors from around the world.
- Math 12V Outcomes Portfolio- Twelfth grade math students create an online review for the entire math curriculum.
- FHS Wolves Den - Site to support eleventh grade English and U.S. History classes. Hub for class lectures, essays, novels, projects, links, learning applications, discussions, and more.
- Primary Math - Primary students share their math learning with students around the world.
Let's try this out!
Visit our class wiki at http://atksu.pbworks.com/
Practice editing the front page with links to helpful Assistive Technology sites. While we work on that we can upload the reflections from our flip cameras to the sidebar.
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