Oct. 30th (Technology Across the Curriculum)

In class assignment

Last time - worked on technology for curriculum areas.

- This time - look at tech supports for disability areas. When you are working with kids, there are no blanket areas. Looking at the issues tonight. Have to think about the specific thing for their student. There are a few websites for younger kids and more severely handicapped.

Software searches:

- http://www.assistivetech.com:591/chartsonline.htm (Search for STAGES levels for software)



- In terms of teaching students cause and effect - teaching them "click and hold, click and

release"

Language readiness

-http://closingthegap.com/ go to Resource Directory About the Resource Directory Can I search the Resource Directory on-line.



Even if you have a student who is very severly impaired but older you want to make sure that all graphics are age appropriate for them.

Reflection: Class was going well until the earthquake! Yikes! My group and I had generated many great ideas for assistive tech ideas to help students with cognitive delays. I found that it was sort of difficult at times to generate different ideas than the ones that we had listed for our other group project since some of them intertwined with ones that could be of use for a student with cognitive delays.