This document discusses assistive technology and its uses for teaching diverse students. It defines differentiated instruction, universal design for learning, and assistive technology. Assistive technology can help remove barriers to learning for students with disabilities or other circumstances that make learning difficult. Examples of assistive technologies that can be used in the classroom include e-books, apps, voice recognition software and more. The document also provides specific examples of math apps and resources for integrating assistive technology into math instruction.

1. Teaching Diverse
Students with
Assistive
Technology
Kristina Scales
9/30/2014

2. • By definition, differentiated instruction is, “purposefully
designing instruction to accommodate the known needs
of one’s students and providing them with different
content, strategies, and means of demonstrating the
desired learning goals” (Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer,
2013).
What is Differentiated
Instruction?

3. • By definition, universal design for learning is, “an
approach to instruction in which teachers remove barriers
to learning by providing flexibility in materials, methods,
and assessments” (Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer, 2013).
What is Universal Design
for Learning?

4. • By definition assistive technology is, “any item, piece of
equipment, or product system used to maintain, or
improve functional capabilities of individuals with
disabilities” (Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer, 2013).
What is Assistive
Technology?

5. • Any student that has a circumstance that poses a barrier to
their learning can use assistive technology. Most often,
these students have an Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) which legalizes the use of an assistive technology
to remove the barrier of the learning process.
Who uses Assistive
Technology?

6. • E-Books & Apps
• Voice Recognition Software
• Free Text-to-Speech Software
• Audio Players
• iPads, Tablets
• QR Codes, Barcodes
• Magnification Software
Examples of Assistive
Technology in the
Clasroom

7. • Present levels of academic achievement and functional
performance
• Consideration of special factors
• Annual goals, benachmarks, and objectives
• Listing of special education and related services
• Supplementary aides and services
• Instructional, classroom testing, state-wide and district-wide
assessment accommodations
Providing Documentation
for the Need of Assistive
Technology

8. The following are apps that can be used to assist students in
removing barriers that impede the learning process.
• Park Math
• Algebra Touch
• Quick Graph+
• Talking Scientific Calculator
• Free Graphing Calculator
• Sudoko
Assistive Technology in
the Math Classroom

9. • http://www.turningpointtechnology.com/Manipulatives/M
ath.asp
• http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/
949-math-tools.gs
• http://www.edb.utexas.edu/atlab/Labinventory/Classroom
/classroom-ld-math.php
• http://cehd.gmu.edu/assets/docs/kihd/AIMVA/2011/Math
AssistiveTechnologyChart.pdf
Additional Resources for
Assistive Technology in
the Math Classroom

10. • Apps for Students | Dyscalculia & Math Difficulties. (n.d.). National
Center for Learning Disabilities. Retrieved September 30, 2014, from
http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education/
apps-students-ld-dyscalculia-math-difficulties
• AT Examples - Assistive Technology for Education. (n.d.). Assistive
Technology For Education LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2014, from
http://assistivetechnologyforeducation.com/examples-of-assistive-technology/
• Cennamo, K. S., Ross, J.D., & Ertmer, P.A. (2013). Technology
integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach.
(2nd ed.) Wadsworth,Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA.
• Documenting Need for Assistive Technology. (n.d.). Documenting Need
for Assistive Technology. Retrieved September 30, 2014, from
http://www.gpat.org/Georgia-Project-for-Assistive-
Technology/Pages/Documenting-Need-for-Assistive-Technology.aspx
• Ramp Up to Access: Assistive Technology. (n.d.). Ramp Up to Access:
Assistive Technology. Retrieved September 30, 2014, from
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~wilbur/access/assist
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