We received an email from a director at USD 501 regarding the types of devices and technologies used in this district. The following was taken from the email, "First, you want to remember that Assistive Technologies are the tools and strategies that enable all students access to curriculum that will assist interactions and learning....Here is a list of Assistive Technology you may find in our classrooms: pencil grips, slant boards, dycem (no slip material), visual schedules, communication books, books on tape, portable word processer, file folder games with velcro to meet Kansas standards, communication devices, switches, alternate keyboards, numerous software (start to finish, choose it maker, switch maker, boardmaker plus, accessibility Suite, Co-Writer, Write Outloud, Draftbuilder, classroom suite, word maker, bookshelf etc....), access to computers and parallel curriculum items (Unique learning). These are just some of the items available for use in our classrooms".
Many of the devices she lists are everyday resources that are often over-looked by students who don't use them or don't need to use them.
The following video was taken from YouTube. The teacher displays the importance of using technology in the special education classroom.
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