Assistive technology in the classroom : enhancing the school experiences of students with disabilities by Dell, Amy G, Newton, Deborah A; Petroff, Jerry G instant download

Assistive technology in the classroom : enhancing the school experiences of students with disabilities by Dell, Amy G, Newton, Deborah A; Petroff, Jerry G instant download

xxii, 338 pages : 24 cm, With an emphasis on the integration of assistive technology into the curriculum, this text focuses on how assistive technology can be used in schools to enhance the teaching and learning of students with disabilities. This link between technology and teaching and learning drives the book's organization as well as its content. It is organized by school-related tasks that students must perform on a daily basis to be successful -- reading, writing, practicing academic skills, and communicating with their teachers and peers? and presents descriptions of technology-based solutions to the obstacles students with disabilities face in completing these tasks. Since being able to access computers is one major barrier, the text features a section on making computers accessible to students with a wide range of disabilities. A companion web site offers up-to-date information on product names, vendors, web site addresses, and other time-sensitive material, Includes bibliographical references and index, Section I: Benefits of Computer Use in Special Education -- Introduction to Assistive Technology -- Focus Questions -- Introduction -- What is Assistive Technology? -- The Legal Basis for Assistive Technology -- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 -- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) -- Brief History of Assistive Technology -- Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning -- Summary -- Suggested Activities -- Assistive Technology to Support Writing -- Focus Questions -- The Context--Process Writing -- Problems Students With Disabilities Have With Writing -- Technology Tools That Support The Writing Process -- Sidebar: Low-Tech Adaptations That Support Writing -- Pre-Writing: Graphic Organizers -- Drafting -- Evaluating What was Written -- Editing and Revising -- Sharing/Publication -- Technology Tools that Support Note-Taking -- Technology In Isolation Will Not Improve…