This is a power point presentation on how certain technologies can help assist in Special Education settings.

1. Special Tools for Special Needs Kathy Bua, Rory Conran, Jim Capalbo

2. Assistive Technology Accommodations Software Usage Concepts

3. Pen Scanners Read text and store information into the computer Digital Cameras Identification, making movies, and creates social opportunities Gives concrete examples for students with cognitive disabilities Devices

4. Intellitools Helps with students who have speech impediments Voice Recognition (Dragon’s Talk) Students who have fine motor skill deficits Books on Audio For students who have difficulties with reading Communication

5. Intellikeys Alternative keyboards, creates a customized keyboard for specific needs Write:OutLoud Allows the student to hear what hey have written Text-to-Braille Productivity Tools

6. Youtube Visual and auditory explanation for difficult concepts Movies School House Rock, has catchy new tunes for introducing new concepts Interactive Books Allows the student to create alternate story lines Multimedia

7. Washing your hands Keep germs from spreading Precautionary Health Issues Covering microphone devices Cyberbullying Policies To keep the kids emotionally safe Creating Secure Log-ins Social Responsibility

8. Keeping a visual up of the guidelines and rules Poster or Bulletin Board of rules Citing your work Important for both student and teacher Always keeping the technology in the classroom Adhering to Guidelines

9. http://questgarden.com/search/webquest_results.php?language=en&searchcriteria=anyword&descwords=learning+to+read&searchfield=descrip&search=Search Group projects Allowing the students to vote This allows them to navigate different technologies and different tools in the classroom Webquests

10. Phonics Helps students with dyslexia Computhura Helps autistic students with cognitive and reading skills Blackboard Learning Gathering and communicating information between students and teachers Instructional Software

11. Generates data Helps gain multiple perspectives Explores the topic Search Engines http://www.rylanclayne.com/seo/search-engine-marketing-as-popular-as-ever

12. http://bcsd.k12.ny.us/specialeducation/rubrics.html Evaluating students use of assistive technologies (assistive technology) Assessing student behavior (Elementary Social/Emotional/Behavioral) Rubristar Allows you to create your own rubric for what you need Rubrics

13. Skillstreaming book series Early childhood, Elementary, Adolescent-teaches acceptable social behaviors http://www.teach-nology.com/lessons/lsn_pln_view_lessons.php?action=view&cat_id=9&lsn_id=2256 It explains the steps of organized writing and developing ideas http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2730.html Teaches the alphabet in groupings rather than one whole list Lesson Plans

14. We have learned through exploring technology and SPED that there are interesting and very useful tools for use in SPED classrooms Not all of the technology will be available in all school, however being aware of technology options can propose to your community and board ideas and affects of certain technologies. Summary

15. What can you use voice recognition software for? Examples of assistive technology? For what types of students need? Assessment Measures