Assistive Technologies Jamie Mutch IT Facilitator Dept. of Education

Introduction Graduated B.Ed. - UPEI – May 2007 Holland College – Adult Ed. - Math and Computer IT Facilitator – Dept. of Education Maternity Fill-in (Lana MacIsaac)

Graduated B.Ed. - UPEI – May 2007

Holland College – Adult Ed. - Math and Computer

IT Facilitator – Dept. of Education

Maternity Fill-in (Lana MacIsaac)

Responsibilities Internet safety (Technology in Education) School web pages (Technology in Education) Special Projects (Tech. in Ed./Student Services) Assistive Technologies (Student Services) (research, purchase, install and train) 80% Tech in Ed. / 20% Student Services Kurzweil – Text-to-Voice for LD / Visual impaiments

Internet safety (Technology in Education)

School web pages (Technology in Education)

Special Projects (Tech. in Ed./Student Services)

Assistive Technologies (Student Services)

(research, purchase, install and train)

80% Tech in Ed. / 20% Student Services

Assistive Technology Hundreds of products Handout with a few highlighted Aid students – cognitive and intellectual development Participate in the regular curriculum (if possible) Achieve their IEP goals Inclusion in classroom Software and hardware

Hundreds of products

Handout with a few highlighted

Aid students – cognitive and intellectual development

Participate in the regular curriculum (if possible)

Achieve their IEP goals

Inclusion in classroom

Software and hardware

Students using Assistive Technology Learning Disabilities and/or students struggling in a particular area Text-to-Voice Scans and reads printed text Books on CD Surf the web Available at UPEI Joanne McCabe - Student Accessibility Services Kurzweil 3000

Learning Disabilities and/or students struggling in a particular area

Text-to-Voice

Scans and reads printed text

Books on CD

Surf the web

Available at UPEI

Joanne McCabe - Student Accessibility Services

Students using Assistive Technology Learning Disabilities and/or students struggling in a particular academic area Voice-to-Text Students unable to write or type Speech recognition and word prediction Surf the web Full control of computer Available at UPEI Dragon Naturally Speaking SpeakQ

Learning Disabilities and/or students struggling in a particular academic area

Voice-to-Text

Students unable to write or type

Speech recognition and word prediction

Surf the web

Full control of computer

Available at UPEI

Students using Assistive Technology Learning Disabilities and/or students struggling in a particular academic area Word Prediction Software for word processors and email Word prediction Grammar support Vocabulary support Co:Writer WordQ

Learning Disabilities and/or students struggling in a particular academic area

Word Prediction Software for word processors and email

Word prediction

Grammar support

Vocabulary support

Students using Assistive Technology Learning Disabilities and/or students struggling in a particular academic area Reading/Language Software Struggling readers Language development earobics Rosetta Stone Start-to-Finish Books

Learning Disabilities and/or students struggling in a particular academic area

Reading/Language Software

Struggling readers

Language development

Students using Assistive Technology Cognitively / Intellectually Disabilities Students functioning much lower level than peers IntelliPics IntelliMath IntelliKeys IntelliTalk Classroom Suite IntelliKeys Classroom Suite

Cognitively / Intellectually Disabilities

Students functioning much lower level than peers

IntelliPics

IntelliMath

IntelliKeys

IntelliTalk

Classroom Suite

Students using Assistive Technology Physical Disabilities Adapted hardware AlphaSmart keyboards Touch Screens Big Keys Half Qwerty Keyboard AlphaSmart Touch Screens Big Keys Half Qwerty

Physical Disabilities

Adapted hardware

AlphaSmart keyboards

Touch Screens

Big Keys

Half Qwerty Keyboard

Students using Assistive Technology Other Areas (typically not my area) Blind and visually impaired Zoom text CCTV Braille devices Deaf and Hard of Hearing FM systems Assistive Listening Devices Zoom Text Braille Devices FM Systems

Other Areas (typically not my area)

Blind and visually impaired

Zoom text

CCTV

Braille devices

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

FM systems

Assistive Listening Devices

Accessing Assistive Technology Dept. of Education Budget $25,000 to $35,000 Procedure Needs determined by the schools Requests to Special Education Consultants (ESD/WSD) Districts/Boards prioritize requests send to Dept. Department purchases and installs software/hardware

Dept. of Education Budget

$25,000 to $35,000

Procedure

Needs determined by the schools

Requests to Special Education Consultants (ESD/WSD)

Districts/Boards prioritize requests send to Dept.

Department purchases and installs software/hardware

AT Demos AlphaSmart: Rugged keyboard Portable and user friendly Up to 8 files Connectivity to PCs and printers Students: Poor penmanship Slow to copy Disgraphia

AlphaSmart:

Rugged keyboard

Portable and user friendly

Up to 8 files

Connectivity to PCs and printers

Students:

Poor penmanship

Slow to copy

Disgraphia

AT Demos Co-Writer: Easy to use Word Prediction Students: Poor penmanship Difficulty Spelling Dyslexia

Co-Writer:

Easy to use

Word Prediction

Students:

Poor penmanship

Difficulty Spelling

Dyslexia

AT Demos Dragon Naturally Speaking: Easy to use Fast text entry Virtually full control - verbally Kids think it is cool! Students: Physical issues Slow to copy Disgraphia

Dragon Naturally Speaking:

Easy to use

Fast text entry

Virtually full control - verbally

Kids think it is cool!

Students:

Physical issues

Slow to copy

Disgraphia

AT Demos Kurzweil: Easy to use Scan text - OCR Surf the web Kids think it is cool! Students: LDs Attention issues

Kurzweil:

Easy to use

Scan text - OCR

Surf the web

Kids think it is cool!

Students:

LDs

Attention issues