2. Technology and Special
Needs
Technology Is…
• Taking over education
• Becoming more prevalent in all grade
levels
• Resourceful for all students
• Resourceful, especially for students
with special needs
3. Can Technology be
helpful?
• The amount of technology available is beneficial
to teacher who have children in the class with
special needs.
Technology in the Classroom:
1. Instructional Technology
2. Technology Tools
3. Assistive Technology
4. Instructional Technologies
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When incorporating technology with students with special
needs, some areas of concern are to be considered:
Technology Use Demands: Students needs to know how to
use the application.
Academic Demands: Academic skills need to be in place in
order to work the application.
Physical Demands: Use of the keyboard or mouse or other
pieces of technology could require other assistive
technologies for students.
Speed Demands: Some applications are speed based and
cannot regulate the speed of them.
Accuracy Demands: Some applications are sensitive to
correct answers and will not give students the correct
answer based on a typo.
5. Technology Tools
• Idea processors
– Kidsporation and Inspiration
• Word Processors
• Database Programs
– Spreadsheets
• Creativity Tools
– Spelling Software
– PDAs
6. Internet As An Instructional Tool
• Web Browsing
– Websites
• PBS, Education World, Teacher Planet, and
Discovery Channel
– Research
– Games
• Search Engines
– For Research
7. Web Based Tools
• Information Sources
– Wikipedia, Blogs, Email
• Social Media
– Twitter, Text Messaging, Conferencing Tools
(Skype)
• Networking Sites
– Socal Networking, YouTube, Flickr
8. Assistive Technology
• Listening
– Paper-Based Community Pen,
– Easy Listener, Hearing Helped, The Personal Assistive
Listening System
• Math
– Talking Caluculators,
– Electronic Math Worksheets
• Organization and Memory
– Free-form Database Software
• Microsoft OneNote, AskSam, Infoselect by Micro Logic
– Information/Data Managers
• Parrot Voice Mate, Franklin, Memo to Me, Palm, Match Minder
9. Assistive Technology
• Reading
– Audio Books and Publications
• Audible.com, Bookshare,Learning Ally
– Optical Character Recognition
• Printed material is scanned and added into a handheld reader or
audible device
– Kurzweil,Wynn Literacy Software, Intel Reader
• Writing
– Abbreviation Expanders
• Ez Keys, Gus!, TypeIt4Me,Active Words, Penfriend
– Alternative Keyboards
• Intellikeys
– Graphic Organizers and Outlining
• Inspiration and Kidspiration, Draftbuilder
10. Changing Fast
Technology everyday is changing so fast. The
PowerPoint I have shared is only a SMALL number of
uses of technology.
There are more out there.
More can be invented.
11. Work Cited
• Stanbury, K.. N.p.. Web. 1 Feb 2014.
<http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistivetechnology/945-organization-memory-tools.gs>.
• Lewis, R. B. , and D. H. Doorlag. Teaching students with special
need in general education classrooms. Pearson Education Inc., print.
