Uses of Assistive Technology

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

"No excuses. No limits."

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Today was our final class for assistive technology and the focus shifted from assistive technology in the classroom to assistive technology ...
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Monday, July 19, 2010

The Possibilities are endless...

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I think one of the most important lessons I have learned from this class is to never put limitations on learning. I began this course thinki...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

You don’t need to be MacGyver to create your own low-tech AT

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It was my task to go to the dollar store to find some ‘off the shelf’ low-tech assistive technology. It was a lot easier than I thought it w...
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Friday, July 16, 2010

Boardmaker Plus!

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In today's class we were introduced to Boardmaker Plus. Boardmaker Plus is a computer software program that allows educators to program ...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

When is a switch more than just a switch?

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On the very first day of class we learned about an individual named Susie Rubin. Susie Rubin has autism and we watched a video that explaine...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Lights, camera, action!

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If you have never made a social skills video before do not be intimidated. Today was my first time ever creating a social skills video and I...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The moral of the story - How social stories teach social skills

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Today’s class was all about social stories. Social stores were developed by Carol Gray to describe a situation, skill or concept in terms of...
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Monday, July 12, 2010

Assisting student learning for a buck or two

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Part of our class today was spent discussing different example/s of low-tech assistive technology. One of the great things we learned is jus...
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Student learning - "There's an app for that"

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My assignment is to think of a student and pick three ‘apps’ for the iPod Touch that would benefit this student’s learning. This was actuall...
Friday, July 9, 2010

AT from a student's perspective

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During today’s assistive technology class I learned how important it is to think of assistive technology from a student’s perspective. We we...
Thursday, July 8, 2010

Proloquo2Go!

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I will be the first to admit that I am often a very slow learner when it comes to technology. I didn’t have my own computer with internet ac...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

AT assessment frameworks

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Frameworks used for assessing individual AT needs: There are five commonly used AT assessment frameworks that we learned about in class toda...
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I am a Masters of Education student at Acadia University. I enjoy long distance running and playing tennis in my free time.
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