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Tutorial HOW TO USE THIS WEBSITE This website is a source of information for people who are seeking assistance for students with special needs. Within this site are three main modules that a viewer may choose to utilize. These modules are RESOURCES, NEEDS/TECHNOLOGY, and SCENARIOS. The following is a description of how each module functions.
This part of the website will help the viewer find examples of various assistive technology devices based on the students’ needs or area of deficiency. Once a “needs” category is clicked, such as “Writing,” the module will display a picture and description of some assistive technology devices that may help the student. The more information gathered about the student with special needs, the easier it will be to choose an assistive device. Keep in mind the students’ abilities/disabilities, the learning environment, and the task that the student must perform. The devices are categorized by the task for which it is needed. The procedure includes clicking on a “needs” category, and viewing the list of assistive technology devices. One may click on a link that provides information on where to find such a device and the price range.
This module may be best suited for pre-service teachers who are learning to recognize the special needs of a student in an educational environment. It is an interactive learning program which “tests” the viewer on how accurately he or she can analyze a special needs student. The viewer must click on one scenario, read the description of a student in a difficult learning situation, then click on the student’s correct “learning need/deficiency” from a list of choices at the bottom of the scenario. The module will respond by letting the viewer know if it is the correct or incorrect choice giving evidence from the story. A scenario may be chosen by scrolling down a list and clicking on one, or by typing in the title (a student’s name) into the search engine. A SAMPLE SCENARIO is provided with the correct answer
given and a description of evidence from the story to support the correct
answer. Part II RESOURCES From homepage click on RESOURCES. Clicking on one of the above choices either links the viewer to another website with information, or accesses part of this website’s database that provides information. 1. “Introduction to Assistive Technology” 2. “The Law” 3. “Key People to Contact” 4. “Vocabulary” 5. “Procedure for Getting Assistive Technology” 6. “Links to Other Websites” will bring the viewer to other related websites on the topic of assistive technology. NEEDS/TECHNOLOGY From the homepage click on NEEDS/TECHNOLOGY. The following categories will appear: Click on one of the above links and a list of specific assistive technology devices will appear for that category with a picture and description. The viewer may click on another link that connects to another website that tells the viewer where to buy or how to order or borrow the specific devices.
From the homepage, click on SCENARIOS. Clicking on the “Sample” will display an example of a scenario with the important information highlighted. At the end of the scenario the viewer must select the correct “student need” (student’s area of deficiency), but here the correct answer is selected. Clicking on the correct answer will display a list of specific assistive technology devices. Click on one specific device and a picture and description is displayed. Click on “ordering information” and the viewer is linked
to another website where the device can be purchased or loaned out.
This
Assistive Technology website was developed by Gus Farmakidis (gfarmakidis@hotmail.com),
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