Assistive technology is a subject that is near and dear to
my heart. I am a dual major;
therefore I will be teaching Elementary and Special Education. In many special education situations,
children need to be provided with assistive technology. Technology is such a big part of
today’s society, it is not easily accessible for all students. I learned so much from this one
activity. There are so many things
that are free and readily available on your home computer that can benefit a
person with disabilities. As a
teacher, it is important to be up to date and knowledgeable of things such as
hearing and vision features on a computer. I have to be honest and say that if it were not for this
specific activity I would not be as familiar with some of the challenges that
can be easily over come using technology.
We
used aids that varied from enlarging text on the screen, to making your
keyboard beep when typing. It is
amazing just what technology can do. I believe that this lesson is more for
adults and for children with disabilities rather than your entire
classroom. It is important though
to have these aids readily available for any student in need. The NET Standard
it applies to is the model digital age work and learning. Teachers can model this to students
with disabilities in order to support them and their use of technology.
This
project would be extremely helpful in any class that is training students to
become future educators.
To
view my Assistive Technology PowerPoint please click the link below:
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