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Assistive Technology - Along the Continuum

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Assistive Technology - Along the Continuum

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  1. Assistive Technology - Along the Continuum Lisa Boone Aroga Technologies

  2. www.ldedmonton.wikispaces.com Lisa Boone Aroga Technologies

  3. Assistive Technology any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially or off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. www.buffalostate.edu/offices/disabilityservices/glossary.htm

  4. Universal Design for Learning Based on research by Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) www.cast.org

  5. SETT Framework Student Environment Task Technology www.joyzabala.com & RE-SETT!!

  6. AT Continuum Low-tech options are usually easy to use, have a low cost, and typically do not require a power source. Mid-tech are easy to operate but typically require a power source. High-tech are usually complex and programmable and include items that require computers, and/or electronics, to perform a function.

  7. Low Tech • Items that you can often find in local office supply stores. • Raised line paper • Sticky notes • Whiteboards • Ergo pens • Pencil grips • Positioning Aids • Tracking Aids • Contrast Aids • Coloured notepads • Recordable buttons

  8. Mid Tech Scanning Pens Electronic Dictionaries Digital recorders Calculators iTouch

  9. High Tech Are there mainstream products? iPhone iPad there’s an APP for that!! Android Netbook Digital readers (Kindle, Sony Reader, etc)

  10. High Tech Are there mainstream products? Voicethreadswww.voicethreads.com PowerPoint/KeyNote MS Word for basic math (equation editor) MathTypewww.dessci.com MS Word/ Pages MovieMaker/iMovie

  11. High Tech Word Prediction Software Mind Mapping Software Text to Speech Software Talking Word Processors Text to Audio Software Speech Recognition Software

  12. Written Output • If our learner is faced with challenges to written output, perhaps we should examine a product designed solely for that task: • Word Prediction • Mind Mapping • Talking Word Processors • Speech Recognition

  13. Word Prediction WordQ is a software package designed primarily for word prediction. Word Prediction is often bundled with the more comprehensive software packages WordQ Comprehensive Word Prediction program Available in French and English Limited screen reading ability Learn phrases, jargon Used as either a real time spell check or to aid in getting an individual’s thoughts on paper Allows students to take risks

  14. Mind Mapping • Allows visual learners to map their thoughts • Develop ideas • Organize thoughts • Learn new concepts • Inspiration • Spark Space • Read & Write has a mind mapping feature developed to aid in research • Kurzweil 3000 v11 and v12has a mind mapping component that integrates with reading • OR

  15. Mind Mapping

  16. Speech Recognition • Allows student to speak into a microphone and dictate into a document • Discrete • Continuous

  17. Speech Recognition • Dragon Naturally Speaking / Dragon Dictate • WordQ& SpeakQ Bundle

  18. Comprehension and Decoding How do we accommodate the student who spends far too much time decoding every single word, and has to read text several times to understand it?

  19. Comprehension and Decoding • Text to Speech Software • Allows individuals to take either printed text or electronic text and have it “read” to them • Kurzweil 3000 • Read & Write Gold

  20. Text to Speech Software Kurzweil 3000

  21. Text to Speech Software textHELP Read&Write Gold

  22. Points to Ponder • Laptop vs. Tablet vs. Desktop • System requirements • Hardware compatibility • Future versions • School/Classroom support

  23. Assistive Technology • Never a cure all • ensure the support network as well as the user is well versed with the AT Solution. • Implementing learning strategies - software will assist in reaching goals • Evaluate AT based on desired outcomes • Resources and research • Assess, Evaluate, Train

  24. Thank you!  Questions? Want more information? Contact 780 415 5600 Lisa 1301 lisa@aroga.com Craig 1302 craig@aroga.com Diane 1301 diane@aroga.com

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