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Beyond Assistive Technology: Essentials for the college student.

Beyond Assistive Technology: Essentials for the college student. Joan Shindel – OVR, York Michael Fiore – The Sierra Group. How is college different?. From high school From 5 years ago From 20 years ago (Hint: A lot has to do with the competitive changes in the labor

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Beyond Assistive Technology: Essentials for the college student.

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  1. Beyond Assistive Technology: Essentials for the college student. Joan Shindel – OVR, York Michael Fiore – The Sierra Group

  2. How is college different? • From high school • From 5 years ago • From 20 years ago (Hint: A lot has to do with the competitive changes in the labor market – See The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman)

  3. The 5 things that most students think will work out without a hitch • I will be able to keep up with my assignments – look at all the free time between classes. • Managing my unstructured time will allow me to blossom like a flower in the warm summer sun. • I write killer papers (see my essay: What I did last winter break) • I’ll read a good 15-20 minutes per day - honest • I can handle any math work they throw at me – psst, what’s an integer again?

  4. What to look for if you’re afraid your kid will struggle to succeed in college • Workload • Independence • Reading skills • Writing skills • Critical thinking and listening skills • Organizational skills

  5. The line between innovation and accommodation is blurring • Electronic texts • Self directed work teams • Facebook, blogs, and Wiki’s • iGoogle and phone apps • APA, MLA and Word • Live Scribe in Target & COSTCO

  6. The Big 4: Reading Speed/Comprehension, Creating a paper, Note taking, and Organized studying • Joan: How to qualify and quantify the need. • What students think • What parents think • Michael: How to accommodate to achieve mastery. • What students do • What parents do

  7. Michael Fiore, BSE, MBA The Sierra Group, Inc. (c)2009

  8. Michael Fiore, BSE, MBA The Sierra Group, Inc. (c)2009

  9. Michael Fiore, BSE, MBA The Sierra Group, Inc. (c)2009

  10. Sample Paper Topic: How is climate change impacting food costs?

  11. Michael Fiore, BSE, MBA The Sierra Group, Inc. (c)2009

  12. Michael Fiore, BSE, MBA The Sierra Group, Inc. (c)2009

  13. Basic Assistive Technology • Speech input: Naturally Speaking www.nuance.com • Speech output: ZoomText www.aisuqared.com or Natural Reader www.naturalreaders.com • Macros: X-Keys www.xkeys.com

  14. What can you do If your child is still in high school If your child is already in college Michael: Resources Strategies Tracking and monitoring • Joan: • IEP’s • Homework • Tracking and monitoring

  15. Your presenters Joan Shindel Michael Fiore The Sierra Group, King of Prussia, PA 610-992-0288 • PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, York, PA • 717-771-4407

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