Using+Technology+to+Support+All+Learners+(H.A.B.)

Technology can help many different types of learners. This type of technology is called assistive technology. There are many students who have some sort of special needs, but not many schools that have the assistance that these students need. As we head farther into this new technology era, schools are better able to provide the materials that these special needs learners acquire. These new forms of technology allow students to perform the tasks that the regular learners are doing. This will eventually lead to full inclusion in the classroom, which is what all schools hope to accomplish some day.
 * interactive SmartBoards
 * interactive keyboards
 * pencil grips
 * paper holders
 * manipulatives
 * mini booklight
 * screen readers (JAWS)
 * calculators
 * reading pens
 * CLiCK
 * Microsoft Reader
 * Click-N-Type
 * Inspiration
 * electronic AAC devices
 * Fly Pens
 * LeapPad
 * Timeliner
 * databases
 * Webquests
 * Wikis
 * GoogleEarth

I personally enjoy the interactive SmartBoards. There are so many different ways that this technology can assist all different types of special needs learners. For students who have some sort of learning disability, and need to be interacting in order learn, they can use this program in many different ways to assist them. Also, the teacher can bring up all sorts of different programs, images, etc., that they would never be able to show their students on a simple blackboard or whiteboard. This will allow students to be able to see the concepts that the teacher is trying to explain, and this visual helps the students comprehend more because with all of this technology, most students are visual learners. The possibilities are endless with the SmartBoards.