Assistive Technology New Horizons in Education Joan R

Assistive Technology: New Horizons in Education Joan R Manchester Anne M Fein Deanna Gordon Tina La. Flam March 18, 2003 Copyright A. Fein, T. La. Flam, D. Gordon, J. Manchester. 2003 Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the authors. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the authors.

What is Assistive Technology? Definition ¡ Where is the Field Going? ¡ Importance ¡ l Benefit to all faculty/staff/students

Why Assistive Technology? ¡ ¡ ¡ Current Trends in Higher Education Learning Disabled Students Higher Level Thinking Skills

The Toolbox Hardware Options ¡ Software Options ¡ Low Technology Options ¡ Internet Accessibility ¡ Creating the Environment ¡

Hardware Options Alternative Keyboard/Mice Devices ¡ Joysticks ¡ Screen Enlargers ¡ Reading Pen ¡ PDA’s ¡ Speakers/Ear Phones ¡

Software Options Voice Recognition Technology ¡ Screen Readers ¡ Power. Point Narration ¡ Webbing/Mapping Programs ¡ Word Prediction ¡ On-Line Tutorials/Lessons ¡ E-Text ¡

Developing the Expertise ¡ ¡ Adult Learners Mainstream vs. Entrepreneurs

Creating the Environment ¡ LMC l Appropriate Space l Types of Support l Extra Services

LMC Technology Support Center Service Counter from Entry Faculty/Staff/Student Support Toshiba Repair Center Work Area

Curry College l l Space ESC LD/NON LD ¡ Speaking Center ¡ Math Lab ¡ Research Lab ¡ Honors Lab ¡ l Support Services TA Model ¡ Lab Workers ¡

Recommendations Research ¡ Recommended Reading ¡ Internet Sites ¡ Obtain Support ¡

Bibliography ¡ ¡ ¡ Barone, Carol A & Hagner, Paul R. ed. Technology. Enhanced Teaching and Learning. (Jossey-Bass Publ: New York, NY) 2001 Sandholtz, Judith Haymore, Ringstaff, Cathy, and Dwyer, David. Teaching with Technology: Creating Student-centered Classroom. (Teacher’s College Press: New York, NY) 1997. Rose, David H. and Meyer, Anne. Teaching Every Student in The Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning. (Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development: Alexandria, VA) 2002.

Internet Resources for Assistive Technology ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Assistive Technology On-Line l http: //www. asel. udel. edu/at-online/assistive. html Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) l http: //www. cast. org Closed Captioning l http: //www. educ. kent. edu/deafed/ivc 58. htm Closing the Gap l http: //www. closingthegap. com Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking & Technology (DOIT) l http: //www. weber. u. washington. edu/~doit/ Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) l http: //www. rit. edu/~easi/resource/kaitlininput. html International Technology Education Association l http: //www. tmn. com

Internet Resources for Assistive Technology ¡ Glossary of LD Terms l ¡ LD Impacting African Americans l ¡ ¡ http: //www. nifl. gov/calendar/101995. html LD On-Line l ¡ http: //www. ldanatl. org/articles/eric/glossary. html http: //www. ldonline. org LD, ADD, and Deafness l http: //www. rit. edu/~468 www/ld. html National Center for LD l http: //www. ncld. org/welcome. html Program for College Students with LD l http: //www. ucc. uconn. edu/~wwwpcse/upld. html Social Skills and LD l http: //www. weta. baweb. com/cgi-bin/ldonline/socskills

AT Vendors ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Vendor. Websites Alpha. Smart l http: //www. alphasmart. com Arkenstone l http: //www. arkenstone. org: 80/ AT, Inc. l http: //www. assistivetech. com/ Broderbund l http: //www. broderbund. com Don Johnston l http: //www. donjohnston. com Dragon Systems l http: //www. dragonsys. com Edmark l http: //www. intellitools. com. Kurzweilhttp: //www. sentinet. com

Presenters-email addresses ¡ Anne Fein l ¡ Tina La. Flam l ¡ tlaflam@landmark. edu Deanna Gordon l ¡ afein. landmark. edu dgordon@curry. edu Joan Manchester l jmanches@curry. edu