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Technology in Special
Education
By: Alexis Atkins, Julie Crane, David Coupland, Daniel Faust, Dayna Wilkins
Concepts
Universal Design for Learning
Technology Integration Strategies for Special Education
Interactive and Multimedia Presentations
Writing Programs
Use of Digital Devices and Computer Systems
Use a digital camera to take pictures of items to use with PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
Closed Circuit Television for Sensory Disabilities
IMovie for MAC
Analog System
Use an optical character recognition software to scan and translate print into a word-processor.
How technology can be used in communicating, collaborating, conducting research, and/or solving problems for special
education.
Use a blog to collaborate with fellow special education teachers.
Tools to convert printed information
Coin- U- Lator
Problem Solving Projects
How to use Productivity Tools for Special Education
Use a word-processing program to create a classroom newsletter for parents.
Business Multimedia System
Teach Visual Literacy
List and share online resources with and between students
Provide low cost applications for students to use at school and within their homes for extra practice
Multi Media Tools
Select an interactive story to help a student with attention problems or poor reading skills from Clifford Interactive Storybooks
Books on audio
Smart Boards
Projectors
You Tube
Adaptive and Assistive Devices
Attach an adaptive switch to a computer so students with limited physical abilities can use the computer.
Canes and Sensor Technology
Joystick
Switches
Alternative Keyboards
How teachers and students can practice different resources
Interactive Story Books
How to follow copy right laws and guidelines
Reference the site by its URL and owner name.
How an existing TrackStar or WebQuest can be used as an
activity
WebQuest - Who I Am
Track Star- Hip Hip Hooray for Hands
Track Star- Fun Brain
WebQuest- Figures and Shapes
WebQuest- Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Instructional Software
Millie's Math House
Compu Thera
Ed by Design
Orion Systems
Reader Rabbit
Tele Communicate and Tele- Research Projects
Square of Life
Pen Pals
Two great tele communicate website http://www.uvm.edu/~jmorris/telenet.html and http://communitydisc.westside66.org/HTML/colette/telecom/telecom.html
Rubrics
Journal Writing
Multimedia rubric for video project
On line History Project Rubric
Power Point Creation rubric
Team work evaluation
Integration Idea of Appropriate Lesson Plans
Csun.edu
Provides teachers with less plans and teaching strategies
Shows specifically how to integrate an idea into the lesson plan
Summary
All of these examples could be used in a Special Education classroom.
By using these examples the students will better learn the concepts being taught in the classroom.
It enables them to actively learn.