This document discusses the use of assistive technology for a student with low vision at a private school in Philadelphia. Specifically, it describes the SmartView 360 video magnifier, which helps the student see classroom materials like the blackboard and workbooks. It is implemented in the student's classrooms and easily incorporated into lessons without needing curriculum adjustments. The school relies on community donations for funding and serves a mostly African American population. The SmartView 360 allows the student to learn as effectively as peers without similar visual impairments.

1. WEEK 6 ASSIGNMENT
I-ESHA RIVERA
EDU620: MEETING INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS
WITH TECHNOLOGY (MRC1417B)
INSTRUCTOR: ANGELISE ROUSE
JUNE 2ND, 2014

4. Assistive technology is a vital part of
life for those who have a disability. It
can help those with hearing problems,
hear more productively or those with
vision problems, help them to see in
the best way possible for them.
These devices help students to live a
more fulfilled life “Assistive Technology
services and devices allow access to
the general education curriculum for
academic, social, and extracurricular
activities. School leaders play an
essential role in ensuring that students
with disabilities receive appropriate
assistive technology to be successful
learners” (Dyal, A. 2009).

5. There are many different Assistive Technology devices that a school may use.
This depends on the needs of the students that they have attending and their
disabilities.

6. QUESTION 1 – THE CHOICE OF TECHNOLOGY
T H E C H O I C E F O R T H I S
P H I L A D E L P H I A P R I V A T E
S C H O O L I S T H E S M A R T V I E W
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The SmartView
360 is a video
magnifier, which
helps to bring the
world into a larger
and clearer point
of view for those
with low vision.

7. QUESTION 2 - HOW IS THE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTED?
The technology is implemented into the
classrooms that the visually disabled
student attends. It is used on the
blackboard, in order for the student to
see, for their workbook and other
lessons.

8. QUESTIONS 3 AND 4 – FUNDING AND
POPULATION SERVED
Funding for the
AT Devices as
well as the
school itself
comes from the
community in
which it serves.
Which is mostly
African-
American and
the school
survives off of
donations.

9. QUESTIONS 5 AND 6– WHO IS IMPACTED AND
HOW IS IT INCORPORATED INTO THE
CURRICULUM?
There is only the one student who is impacted by this device.
The class sizes are small (about 10 students per class) which allows the
teachers that educate this student, time to focus on that student as well
as the other nine. Every assignment including workbook assignments
are able to be magnified. There are no real adjustments to be made.
This device has made it relatively easy to accommodate this student.

10. QUESTIONS 7 AND 8 – HOW IS TRAINING
OFFERED FOR THE DEVICE AND WHAT IF ONE
BREAKS.
PowerPoint Presentations are given to educate the teachers on the
device, as well as the parents. The school tries to involve the parents
as much as possible into their students education, with how they are
learning and what they are learning. Each teacher receives training and
additional help with working the device if necessary. The student
however, is fully functional on the device and very little goes wrong
If a device breaks, we have a technician that comes into repair it.
However, due to our donations we were lucky enough to have 2
SmartView360 devices. The student does not miss out if there are
technical problems.

11. QUESTION 9 – REVIEWS AND DISLIKES
Pros - The arm
can be turned in
any direction.
Objects can be
magnified up to
57x. Color can
be adjusted to
whatever the
user is
comfortable
with.
Cons – There were
no cons
disclosed by
this instructor.
He is satisfied
with this device.

12. QUESTION 10 – TRACKING BENEFICIAL
LEARNING
The student
would not be able
to see the board,
their workbook or
calculator to do
their classwork.
Without the
SmartView, they
would not be able
to see, to learn at
they level they are
learning now with
much less
difficulty.

13. REVIEW AND JUSTIFICATION
The SmartView360 is a benefit to any class that has low vision students,
if it’s one as this school had, or many many more the SmartView360
made a student who may have struggled before into a student who can
view their work as easy as any other student.
The color is able to be adjusted, students can have white letters and a
black screen or yellow letters on a blue screen. Whatever may be easier
for them to see. The SmartView 360 will help students view text in a
book with an enhanced black and white contrast control; then they can
simply twist the camera for a full-color image of a blackboard or
presentation screen (Humanware, 2010).
The functionality of this device makes it the perfect asset to a
classroom that instructs those with low-vision. With its many options
and it being easy to use, young and old would benefit from this
assistive device. Currently, this device is being sold at $1,995.00 + 30
day free trial and technical support.

14. Reference List
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Safhi, M., Zhou, L., Smith, D., & Kelly, P. (2009). Assistive technology in teacher-training
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SmartView 360 - The point and shoot Video Magnifier for low vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMh9AsprZnY
(2010, October 26). HumanWare unveils the SmartView 360, the electronic magnifier
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