This document discusses how technology can be used as an assistive resource to help students with various learning difficulties. It provides examples of technologies like talking calculators, word prediction programs, and board maker software that can address problems in areas like math, reading, writing, and organization. The document emphasizes that technology provides multiple formats and entry points to engage students, accommodate disabilities, and expand learning opportunities at low cost.

1. Using technology as a remedial resource to improve student learning Eloise C. Leon Guerrero ED 480 Educational Technology Fall 2008

2. Advantages Unlimited Access of useful amount through the net -variety of tools available to assist in remedial problems in reading and writing. -Expansion of learning opportunities -Greater learning experience at low cost and downloadable…

3. Information and Communication Technology Literacy Communicate Effectively: Analyze and Interpret Data Understand Computational Modeling Manage and Prioritize Tasks Engage in Problem Solving: Ensure Security and Safety:

4. Accommodations for Students with disabilities Presenting information in multiple formats and multiple media. Offering students with multiple ways to express and demonstrate what they have learned. Providing multiple entry points to engage student interest and motivate learning. *For the most part, there are numerous technology available to cater to almost every kind of disability.

5. What Types of Learning Problems Does Assistive Technology Address? AT can address many types of learning difficulties. A student who has difficulty writing can compose a school report by dictating it and having it converted to text by special computer software. A child who struggles with math can use a hand-held calculator to keep score while playing a game with a friend. And a teenager with dyslexia may benefit from AT that will read aloud his employer's online training manual. There are AT tools to help students who struggle with: Listening Math Organization and Memory Reading Writing

6. Talking Calculators A talking calculator has a built-in speech synthesizer that reads aloud each number, symbol, or operation key a user presses; it also vocalizes the answer to the problem. Math Talking Calculators for student with communication problem.

7. Word complete- use for student with difficulty spelling and typing Writing

8. Board maker With Board Maker Users Can: Make a professional looking communication displays in minutes. Make the pictures any size with any spacing. Available in different languages. Build a communication board in any language without being able to speak it. Store, name, retrieve, resize, and paste scanned or custom-drawn pictures. Make worksheets, picture instruction sheets, reading books, journals, or posters.

9. Assistive Technology tools AT tools that support kids with learning disabilities include: Abbreviation expanders Alternative keyboards Audio books and publications Electronic math worksheets Free-form database software Graphic organizers and outlining Information/data managers Optical character recognition Personal FM Listening Systems Portable word processors Proofreading programs Speech recognition programs Speech synthesizers/Screen Readers Talking Calculators Talking spell-checkers and electronic dictionaries Variable speed tape recorders Word prediction programs Intellikeys Modified Keyboard ELL

10. ESL students and Technology Build conceptual frameworks. Teach learning strategies. Focus on reading in all classes. Give students opportunities to engage in free reading. Help students move beyond the text.

11. Conclusion: The world is changing and everything around us deals with technology. Technology supports integrating technology in the Classroom environment Technology provides numerous advantages, which all of us can use.

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