Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Assistive Technology
Assistive technology (often abbreviated as AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. People often think in physical disabilities but these technology is also available for students with emotional disabilities.
Last semester while I was teaching 7669 Practicum in Educational Technology, one of my students decided to explore an area I wasn't familiar, Assistive Technology for Emotional Disabilities. Please listen this podcast to Ms. Burgan in a Brooklyn School who teaches 1211 classrooms, that means the students take standarized tests. Her students have emotional disturbances and learning disabilities http://www.internationalprofessor.com/documentation/interviews/emotinaldisab.m4a
The teacher in the podcast works with Assistive Technology, in this case using Ipad. She is use a macbook, LCD projector, and project in their ipads. She mentioned several Apps. Dragon Dictation, Pretzi - she consider this was good for indeed presentation, padlet.
There is ATIA Online Professional Development and conferences. I found out that there is a webminar and seminars in their website
http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3859
Please listent to the podcasts or webminars, and add any interesting information about Assistive Technology
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Technology has become so infused in our everyday lives and more importantly, in our schools. I’ve worked in schools and agencies that have used assisted technology for individuals with emotional and physical disabilities as well as in general ed. Some educators believe that we use too much technology in are schools or are afraid because the feel they’re unable to monitor students usage effectively. As for assisted technology, it has helped those individuals with disabilities overcome obstacles that were unheard of years ago. Something as simple as a felt board to help a nonverbal individual communicate or a large keyboard for someone with a vision disability is something to embrace. Technology is teaching tool that if used appropriately, will enhance teaching and learning for students and teachers.
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