This document summarizes a student's experience in an assistive adaptive technology course. It describes the technologies the student used before the course, their introduction to and exploration of various assistive technologies during the course, including electronic dictionaries, Braille, and communication disorders. The student found the course very helpful and learned how high and low technologies can help people of all ages communicate and support education.

1. Dec. 11, 2008 ED 443G/Dr. Cyrus Assistive Adaptive Technology Liwanag C. Dominguez Five-Minute Presentation

2. Before Technology

3. Before Technology (continue)

4. Before Technology (continue) .

5. Before Technology I write my lesson plans. I do my personal teacher handouts. I do a lot of writing and drawing for my students.

6. Before High Technology Old Camera Old Telephone Old Radio Player Typewriter I used all of these and I was very fortunate to own some of these to help me with my studies.

7. . .

8. Teaching in action

9. Testing in action

10. Writing in action

11. Checking in action

12. Then comes the opportunity University of Guam is offering a course ED443G Assistive Adaptive Technology Dr. Jacqui Cyrus (Professor)

13. Welcome to University of Guam

14. Going to UOG’s Admission Office

15. Hooray! I’m in at ED443G class

16. First Day of Class (Aug. 21,2008) Excited Happy Curious

17. First month of class (Aug. 28, 2008)

18. First month of class (continue…) DELICIOUS (Began Posting)

19. Delicious…. some bookmarks 4Teachers : Tools Free Printable Math Worksheets Sight Words Reading Instruction: Tips for Teachers - Learning Disabilities Teachers First Teachers First Reading Rockets : Informal Reading Assessments: Examples TemplatesWise.com: Free PowerPoint Templates Autism (Autistic Spectrum Disorders or ASD) Causes, Diagnosis ... Identification and Evaluation of Mental Retardation- February 15, 2000 ... Communication Disorders

20. Delicious Bookmarks: Thirteen disabilities Assistive Devices Lesson Plans Educational Games Evaluation Free Handouts Free Games More, more, more, more

21. Second Month of Class AAT SURVEY High or Low Technology Assignment (Braille)

22. Summary Braille is a very useful device for people who are blind or having a vision loss. It is the primary medium of reading and writing using their sense of touch. Through the use of Braille, many people who are blind can access information faster and perform tasks that involve reading or writing effectively. It is an effective tool to use at school, workplace or anywhere. Knowing Braille makes it possible for people or students who are blind to read and take notes independently, and live as normal as possible.

23. Presentation . Communication Disorders: Speech and Language Presented By: Liwanag Dominguez Lois T. Gumataotao ED 443G Assistive Adaptive Technology Dr. Jacqui Cyrus

24. Summary Many of these disorders are diagnosed during childhood. Patients may struggle in academic settings and may have problems with social interaction. Many children with these disorders show dramatic improvement by adolescence. However, people with severe communication disorders may experience ongoing challenges to their ability to function as independent adults.

25. Topic Presentation . Emotional Disorders Presented By: Liwanag Dominguez Mae Mendiola

26. Conclusion It is definitely a challenge working with students who have an emotional disorder. But educators can have success with children who have emotional disturbances if they get support from co-workers and consistently implement behavioral strategies and classroom management techniques.

27. TOKBOX! I LOVE THIS……….!!!!!!!! Calling Video mailing Video conferencing Reply Forward Link / Embed Flag Delete Add as Friend Call Block Hi Liwanag, Jacqui sent you a video mail. To view your video mail, follow this link: http ://www.tokbox.com/vm/q03rtcgxuzub Jacqui wrote: "Hi: See how brave you have become. I'm really proud of you. -j-" - The TokBox Team

28. Presentation Franklin Electronic Dictionary

29. Electronic Dictionary (High Technology Device) Franklin Language Master Features 130,000 Words 300, 000 Definitions 500,000 Thesaurus Entries Phonetic Spell Correction ClariSpeech (text to speech conversion used for both words and definitions) Grammar Guide 12 Word Games

30. Electronic Dictionary (Includes) 8-line display AC adapter jack Contrast control Adjustable font size Automatic shutoff Headphone jack Volume control Battery low indicator

31. 10 -10 - 10 RESEARCH Ten (10) Assistive Technology Organization Websites Ten (10) Assistive Technology Device Websites Ten (10) Assistive Adaptive Technology Research Articles

32. E-mails, Bloggers, Moodle, and more…. [email_address] [email_address] [email_address] anagd Paul Gaughin, 1888

33. I learned more…….!!!!!!

34. Last day of school! (I am knowledgeable about AAT)

35. Finally!

36. Celebrating with my family!

37. Friends

38. And to all of you………

39. Now with High or Low Technology

40. I can see that using high or low technology….. People of all ages can have a better way of dealing with each other. People can communicate near and far. Students will have options to use some of these technologies to help them with their education. Parents may assist their children with their homework, and motivate them that learning is fun through the use of computer. Teachers will utilize this technology to better guide and meet the needs of every student in the classroom.

41. Thank you! This presentation is dedicated to Dr. Jacqui Cyrus. Many “thanks to you” for teaching us about Assistive Adaptive Technology. This technology knowledge will surely help me to accommodate my students to meet their individual needs. I will utilize this technology to communicate with my friends and family on- and off-island.