Blog #8

Assistive and adaptive technologies are important because not only are they the law, but they help make the classroom a more open environment and avoids alienation! My friend is a deaf educator in Hillsborough County, FL. and uses technology with no sound and just words, or sounds with subtitles. Every one in the classroom uses sign language even if some of the kids have cochlear implants and can hear, to make sure no one feels left out or lesser then. If children want to learn speaking better and have the cochlear implants, they can talk to my friend outside of class time and away from other kids who are completely deaf. It would be difficult, however, to make sure you are completely equipped in the classroom before the activity. You would need to make sure you have the parts added into the software of the computer for a disabled kid. Or you would need to make sure that a trackball or joystick is nearby instead of a mouse. This isn't a big deal, but I could see people running into problems of being prepared.

I think the technology that is used the most, and that I would probably implement the most is spell-check for kids with dyslexia, or the text-to-speech software for kids who have a physical disability and cannot use the keyboard. I also think it is easy to enlarge a font to help a seeing-impaired student read the screen better, or provide a smaller screen for them to read on. Technology has truly changed the way kids with disabilities can learn, and even makes the classroom a more inclusive haven. :)

The WebQuest assignment from last week actually had me stressed for a little! I used Wix and it was a little hard to use at first, I definitely had to get used to how to efficiently make the tabs I needed. I do like the layout of mine and the simple look of it, and how I was able to be creative during the process. This is going to help me create a classroom website, and assignment sites for submission in the future! Also I am taking a Web Design class in the fall semester so it is a good jump start into that.

https://madisonrattner.wixsite.com/2040


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