2. All of our students are exceptional!
Some of our students are special, but some of
them need special accommodations
We can help these students shine with assistive
technology!
3. What is Assistive Technology?
Assistive technology can be a wide variety of
things:
Hearing aids
Wheelchairs
Personal Emergency Response Systems
Etc.
Assistive technology is technology that helps a
student overcome disabilities and thrive in the
classroom.
4. For the Hearing-Impaired Student
Try using speech-to-text software to record your
lectures and send these to the student
Or let the student have a PC and do this
themselves!
FM Systems- These are like 1 on 1 radio stations
where a microphone worn by the instructor is fed
directly into the student’s hearing aid.
Induction Loop systems work much in the same
way, as do One-to-One Communicators
Try to reduce extraneous noise in the classroom
like air conditioners, music, etc.
5. Visual Learners
Some students learn best by seeing things done!
For them, try video taping lessons for them to
watch later
Bubbl.us is a site that allows students to create
“Mind Maps” of concepts and even save them to
their computer
This format, of course
Touch screens allow students to see immediate
connections between action and idea
6. Students with ADHD
Keep them in a minimally distracting place: few
loud decorations and a low-traffic area
Create and share a Google Calendar with them
that they and the teacher can edit to use as a
planner
Ebooks allow them to instantly look up the
definition and use of a word so that they don’t
have to go find a dictionary as well as Google
unfamiliar words or phrases
7. For Visually Impaired Students
Voice recordings of lectures
Optical character recognizing (OCR) software
Ebooks on devices that will read to them
These will also allow them to adjust font size
Allow them to create videos in place of some
written assignments (Audioboo, for example)
Preferential seating in the front of the classroom
8. For Homebound or Frequently
Absent Students
Use Google Docs to create and share
presentations, tests, notes, and calendars
Use skype or create Google+ groups for your
class and use Google Hangout
Create podcasts of lessons
9. To Conclude
Now more than ever we have an amazing array
of technology at our fingertips
Assistive technology can be beneficial to all
students, not just those in the most profound
need
