1. 15.1 Chapter 15 Technology in Special Education M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

2. 15.2 Technology Integration Example: Helping Students with Disabilities Blend In Phase 1: Relative advantage Phase 2: Objectives and Assessments Phase 3: Integration Strategies Phase 4: Instructional Environment Phase 5: Evaluating and Revising M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

3. 15.3 Issues and Problems: Legal and Policy Directives Technology-Related Assistance Act for Individuals with Disabilities (Tech Act) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) –Individual Education Plan (IEP) Must consider assistive technology M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

4. 15.4 Issues and Problems: Implications of NCLB Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) –Documentation toward meeting performance criteria –Focus attention on student groups M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

5. 15.5 Issues and Problems: Need for Trained Personnel Most teachers begin their career with minimal experience with technology to: Enhance their productivity Enhance the effectiveness of instruction Acquire and use assistive technology for students Current team problems: Increasing population of students with disabilities Inadequate system for services M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

6. 15.6 Issues and Problems: Requirements of Inclusive Classrooms Education Participation –Self-contained –Mainstreamed –Inclusion General classrooms today need –Appropriate modifications for access –Assistive technology support M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

7. 15.7 Issues and Problems: Universal Design for Learning Universal Design Curb “cuts” to education Design educational experiences for everyone Disability accessibility software as part of operating system Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) –http://www.cast.org/naechttp://www.cast.org/naec M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

8. 15.8 Technology Integration Strategies for Special Education Strategies for Students with Mild Disabilities Reading skills –Software, interactive storybooks, text-to-speech Writing skills –Word prediction, speech-to-text, speech synthesis Math skills –Specialized calculators, graphing software M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

9. 15.9 Technology Integration Strategies for Special Education Strategies for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities Functional Skills Software –Daily living skills Alternative Access to Computers –Alternative keyboards M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

10. 15.10 Technology Integration Strategies for Special Education Strategies for Students with Physical Disabilities Assistive technology controls –Joystick –Switch M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

11. 15.11 Technology Integration Strategies for Special Education Strategies for Students with Sensory Disabilities Vision –Canes and sensor technology –Tools to convert printed information –Screen readers –Screen magnification Hearing –Visual feedback –FM amplification systems M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

12. 15.12 Technology Integration Strategies for Special Education Strategies for At-Risk Students Learning difficulties –Remembering things to do Reminder services –Inability to read and comprehend Digital text & text-to-speech –Difficulties in written expression Word prediction –Difficulties in math Virtual math manipulatives –Lack of motivation Locus of control M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

13. 15.13 Technology Integration Strategies for Special Education Strategies for Gifted/Talented Students Electronic Communities Research Interactive and multimedia presentations M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.