Read "Assertive Technology for College Students who are Blind and Visually Impaired" write about each tool, and pick two tools that will be used in your classroom if you had a blind or visually impaired student. Upload a video showing one of these tools being used.
Assertive Technology for College Students, is a website that has different tools for students who are blind or visually impaired. The first tool I would use is Screen Magnification. It enlarges information on the screen up to 20x magnifications. I would also use Screen Readers as a tool. This software reads everything on the computer screen. Screen Readers also allows software to read anything that is scanned into the computer. Portable Notetakers "provide speech output without a visual display." Braille keyboards and refreshable Braille displays are available for Braille users. Video Magnifiers utilize closed circuit television technology to enlarge written materials and small objects. Digital book readers are designed to play RFB&D's Audio Plus CD books on a desktop or laptop computer. All of these tools are beneficial to students who are blind and visually impaired. When I become a teacher I will use ZoomText and the CCTV. ZoomText is a good tool to use when students are blogging and looking up other information for class. The CCTV will be used to enlarge information from textbooks for easy viewing.
Carmen,
ReplyDeleteThis is is a really thoughtful and creative idea! Many students with impairments often get left out and not thought about so it's great to see someone who put such effort into considering the meeting of their needs.
Carly