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Communication
Eyegaze Edge
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Cost: $8,000-10,000 (depending on whether it is desktop or portable)
The eyegaze edge enables a person to type messages to other people in order to communicate. This technology offers pre-programmed phrases for people to choose from as well. People with brain injuries and severe autism could use this device to communicate. Anyone with a disability that prevents them from talking clearly or at all could use this device. This device can come in a portable tablet, and be used in classrooms to enable a student to speak when he or she could not otherwise. It would assist with participation of these students in classroom or group discussions.
Katie Fitch
Symbolstix
Students who could benefit from this program are students with autism, who may need structure and plenty of pictures to organize their day. Students with language processing disorders could use this to help them follow directions. ELL learners would benefit from this website as they could use the pictures to understand directions or class material. It could be used in any classroom for any subject area.
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Katie Fitch
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Blabberize

During my 6 hour observation in Villa Cresta Elementary School I saw many different technologies being used. The self contained classroom that I observed had deaf or hard of hearing students. One technology that was incorporated into the instruction of the classroom was a promethium board. This is a very interactive and engaging technology to use in a lesson. The board allows diverse ways for information to be represented as well as diverse response and expression of the students' answers. Another form of technology that was used in this classroom was an FM system. This is a hearing device that attaches to the student's hearing aids. A microphone attached to the teachers shirt creating the student to be able to hear the teacher more clearly while blocking out any other background noise that could be distracting. This helped the students to stay on task and provide them with the best form of instruction possible. Assistive technology in a classroom is so important because it allows a student to learn new information to the best of their ability and provides them with the best education possible to meet their individual needs.
Tracy Peterson
In a classroom I observed this semester I saw a student using a switch. The teacher would play a video for the student. Then periodically stop the video. The student would use the switch to turn the video back on. This was helping the student to learn cause and effect. While helping the student to start too learn how to use a computer. These beginning tool can help to lead to using more technology by the student.
Alisa Rogers

QR Codes Free
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http://www.qrstuff.com/
Description
The website allows you to create your own QR codes. You can make a personal account to safe your QR codes. It also allows you to see how often people use your personal QR Codes. This lets you know which are useful in the classroom.
Student Characteristics
Characteristics of students that would find this helpful are ones that need directions repeated many times and who want to have quickly links to information they use often.
Environment
This can be used in all content areas, marketing, and providing information quickly.
Tasks
Allows a student to hear directions multiple times
Have quick links to information
Alisa Rogers
Boardmaker $399.00
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Description
This is a software program to help you design board with words and symbols for students. The program has 44 languages that it can translate into. It also you to make interactive boards of the computer that can have sound, animation, and videos.
Student Characteristic
This tool helps students that need schedules with pictures and word, it can help student that work better on computers then pen and paper, and need to see symbols and word when reading a story.
Environment
It may be used in all content areas.
Tasks
Completing worksheet on computer
Reading with symbols and words
Translating
Creating schedules
Alisa Rogers
Trackball
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Jennifer Evans
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2.0 Tool
Boardmaker v.6
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Boardmaker is a symbol databased used to enhance learning and communication for students with special needs. The boards of symbols and words that are created through this program are used to reinforce common educational, behavioral, and functional living skills. It is used for creating new and adapting existing activities for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, non verbal students, and English Language Learners. This software could be beneficial for a student in a classroom environment as well as at home. This tool can help students with object identification, behavioral issues, time management, and communication. The cost of this program is $399.00.
Source:
http://www.mayer-johnson.com/boardmaker-v-6/

Technology Integration Strategies
visual impairments.
Katie Fitch
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During my observation, I was placed in a class with 4 students with hearing loss. The students used assistive listening devices (ADLs) that were synced with a microphone the teacher had. The teacher referred to the system as an FM system. While this technology was very helpful to the students, I saw it malfunction on more than one occasion. For this and other reasons, there were multiple forms of representation during the lesson. While the FM system was in use, the teacher also used the Promethean board to show students the lesson. A movie on the board used closed captioning that the students were able to read along with. Handouts were given to each student. The teacher also communicated in sign language while she was speaking. These elements allowed the class to continue when the FM system failed.

Technology Integration Strategies
My UDL plan required students to measure with rulers. As part of an accommodation, I had the students in my lesson plan use rulers that have a thin, colored, see through film on top of the ruler. This makes it easier for students to line up the ruler with the object they are trying to measure and enables them to see the measurement more clearly. I liked the idea of this tool a lot. I think that many students would benefit from this, especially those students with physical disabilities or visual impairments.
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During my observation, I was placed in a class with 4 students with hearing loss. The students used assistive listening devices (ADLs) that were synced with a microphone the teacher had. The teacher referred to the system as an FM system. While this technology was very helpful to the students, I saw it malfunction on more than one occasion. For this and other reasons, there were multiple forms of representation during the lesson. While the FM system was in use, the teacher also used the Promethean board to show students the lesson. A movie on the board used closed captioning that the students were able to read along with. Handouts were given to each student. The teacher also communicated in sign language while she was speaking. These elements allowed the class to continue when the FM system failed.
Matt Craig
Bridie Condon
During my 6 hour observation in Villa Cresta Elementary School I saw many different technologies being used. The self contained classroom that I observed had deaf or hard of hearing students. One technology that was incorporated into the instruction of the classroom was a promethium board. This is a very interactive and engaging technology to use in a lesson. The board allows diverse ways for information to be represented as well as diverse response and expression of the students' answers. Another form of technology that was used in this classroom was an FM system. This is a hearing device that attaches to the student's hearing aids. A microphone attached to the teachers shirt creating the student to be able to hear the teacher more clearly while blocking out any other background noise that could be distracting. This helped the students to stay on task and provide them with the best form of instruction possible. Assistive technology in a classroom is so important because it allows a student to learn new information to the best of their ability and provides them with the best education possible to meet their individual needs.
Tracy Peterson

Master Ruler $ 12.75
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http://www.onionmountaintech.com/item.php?id=563
Description
This ruler used to help teach measurements and divisions. The ruler is transparent with multiple overlaps that show 1/2 , 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32 increments. This ruler shows the relationship of different units of measurement.
Student Characteristics
The tool can help students that having trouble connecting the different unit of measurements, has dysgraphia, or visual learners who could use this to explore the different units of measurement
Environment
Measuring objects in fractions
Understanding the relationship of the different units
Visualizing fractions
Alisa R
Alisa Rogers
Talking Calculator with headphones $42.00
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http://www.onionmountaintech.com/item.php?id=553
Description
This calculator works the same as any calculator with some added bonus. This calculator will say back all the buttons you pushed and the answer. It has a headphone jack so that you can do this without disturbing other people.
Student Characteristics
This tool will help students who have a visual impairments, that need to see and hear answers to transfer work to paper, or that need things repeated multiple times
Environment
This item would be useful in a classroom or an office.
Tasks
Completing calculations
Alisa Rogers