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Burgess_Melissa_Assistive Technology for BradBrad is a Junior in High school who has Autism and ADHD.  His preferred method of earning is visually.  He is in a self-contained classroom and struggles with organizational skills, study skills and communicating with others. He is currently trying to attain a regular high school diploma and is earning a 2.0.  He reads between a 7-8th grade level. I think that Brad would benefit from a visual picture schedule to help with his organization, which in turn may help his study skills as it would be embedded into his schedule. An app that would benefit Brad socially is Lets be social.  It give him 25 lessons on social cues, how to make friends, and dealing with disappointment  

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Burgess_Melissa_Assistive Technology for BradBrad is a Junior in High school who has Autism and ADHD.  His preferred method of earning is visually.  He is in a self-contained classroom and struggles with organizational skills, study skills and communicating with others. He is currently trying to attain a regular high school diploma and is earning a 2.0.  He reads between a 7-8th grade level. I think that Brad would benefit from a visual picture schedule to help with his organization, which in turn may help his study skills as it would be embedded into his schedule. An app that would benefit Brad socially is Lets be social.  It give him 25 lessons on social cues, how to make friends, and dealing with disappointment  

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Social Skills iPad App for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Delays

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Let's be Social (can be found here: appstore.com/letsbesocial) is a new iPad app designed to model and teach social skills to those with autism spectrum disorders, or developmental delays. Let's be Social! comes standard with 25 premium lessons, and provides SLP's, Special Ed Teachers, and parents to create their own content, custom to their child's specific needs.

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Burgess_Melissa_Assistive Technology for MyishaMyisha is a 17 year old who struggles with reading and comprehension.  She reads at an eighth grade level and struggles with fluency.  Her accommodations are extended time and assistive devices that will aid in her comprehension of listening and writing. The website that I used for Sam for the assistive technology would also benefit Myisha.  This seems to have everything that she would need to keep herself organized. She could access text to speech and writing app and will do grammar checks as she is writing and give definitions if she is unsure of what a word means. 

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Burgess_Melissa_Assistive Technology for MyishaMyisha is a 17 year old who struggles with reading and comprehension.  She reads at an eighth grade level and struggles with fluency.  Her accommodations are extended time and assistive devices that will aid in her comprehension of listening and writing. The website that I used for Sam for the assistive technology would also benefit Myisha.  This seems to have everything that she would need to keep herself organized. She could access text to speech and writing app and will do grammar checks as she is writing and give definitions if she is unsure of what a word means. 

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Kurzweil 3000: More Than Text-to-Speech -Teach and Learn Anywhere!

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Kurzweil, leader in assistive technology, text-to-speech tools, software literacy solutions and reading technology serves the nation's most challenged students, including individuals with dyslexia, attention deficit disorder or those who are English Language Learners (ELL). Kurzweil 3000, the integrated reading, writing and study skills software, allows your struggling readers to learn from the same curriculum materials as their peers.

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Burgess_Melissa_Assisitive Technology for SamIn this clip, Sam is a pretty active guy.  He is able to play adaptive sports and he attends community college in Minneapolis, MN.  Sam has a computer, kindle an Ipad and voice recorder that he uses for assistive technologies. At first, he needed to have an aid take his notes. He is now able to take his own notes using his. He has an app that will record the teacher and allows him to type his own notes. He uses this app to also record his homework assignments.   He is also able to read his text books through his kindle app that is hooked up to his Ipad. He also has a digital voice record his lectures and sometimes his homework assignments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYmfrrY4HfkAssistive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcuhJVtQ4iM

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Burgess_Melissa_Assisitive Technology for SamIn this clip, Sam is a pretty active guy.  He is able to play adaptive sports and he attends community college in Minneapolis, MN.  Sam has a computer, kindle an Ipad and voice recorder that he uses for assistive technologies. At first, he needed to have an aid take his notes. He is now able to take his own notes using his. He has an app that will record the teacher and allows him to type his own notes. He uses this app to also record his homework assignments.   He is also able to read his text books through his kindle app that is hooked up to his Ipad. He also has a digital voice record his lectures and sometimes his homework assignments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYmfrrY4HfkAssistive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcuhJVtQ4iM

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Kurzweil 3000: More Than Text-to-Speech -Teach and Learn Anywhere!

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Kurzweil, leader in assistive technology, text-to-speech tools, software literacy solutions and reading technology serves the nation's most challenged students, including individuals with dyslexia, attention deficit disorder or those who are English Language Learners (ELL). Kurzweil 3000, the integrated reading, writing and study skills software, allows your struggling readers to learn from the same curriculum materials as their peers.

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Myisha is a junior with a learning disability who participates in regular education classes with support as dictated through her IEP.  She reads at an 8th grade level but she has a hard time with comprehension and written expression.  For the areas of comprehension and written expression she is functioning at a 4th grade level.  I think Myisha would benefit from the use of google read and write.  There are many components of google read and write that will allow Myisha to work on her reading skills and help her with written expression.   The following are components of google read and write that Myisha would have access to if she were to use this program (These component write ups were taken directly from the Read and Write for Google Chrome Overview):

• Text-to-speech to hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting

• Text and picture dictionaries to see the meaning of words explained

• With speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying

• Word prediction offers suggestions for the current or next word as you type

• Collect highlights from text in documents or the web for summarizing and research

• Create and listen to voice notes directly inside of Google Docs

• Simplify and summarize text on web pages to remove ads and other copy that can be distracting

Also the following video shows Google Read and Write being used in a classroom

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Building Reading Skills Through Assistive Technology

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Brad is a high school student with Autism and ADHD. He is a visual learner and struggles with organization. He is currently in a self-contained special education setting and has a 2.0. He is functioning at the 7th to 8th grade level for reading and math. His biggest struggles are with reading comprehension, math, and writing.
Brad struggles with writing and there is an app called Ginger that he could use on multiple different devices. Ginger has a grammar checker, a dictionary, sentence rephrase, text reader, personal trainer to improve English, and translator all built into it's software. I think this in an app that could help Brad with his writing and the fact that he could use it on different devices would appeal to him.

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Powerful and effortless desktop & mobile solutions for improving your writing and productivity. Ginger Software is your personalized editor - everywhere you go.

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Brad is a high school student with Autism and ADHD. He is a visual learner and struggles with organization. He is currently in a self-contained special education setting and has a 2.0. He is functioning at the 7th to 8th grade level for reading and math. His biggest struggles are with reading comprehension, math, and writing. I think Brad could benefit from a visual schedule app that will help him to be organized in school.  The First Then Visual Schedule app is available through itunes and can be used on ipads and ipods.   This app has the student visually checking off each task as completed.  Brad would benefit from an added step of turning in assignments.  Here is some more information about the app.

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‎First-Then visual schedule application is designed for caregivers to provide positive behavior support. For individuals with communication needs, developmental delays, Autism or those who benefit from a structured environment; visual schedules serve to increase independence and lower anxiety durin...

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Per Brad's case study, he is a high school junior with autism. Brad struggles with attention, organization and study skills, and often has difficulty engaging with his peers. All his core academic classrooms are in a special education, self-contained classroom. He has a 2.0 and is working on a regular high school diploma. Brad is performing at the seventh and eighth grade level for reading and math, but has difficulty with reading comprehension, math and handwriting. He completes his work at school, but doesn't always turn in his homework. He's a strong visual learner and notices small details. He loves hands-on activities and does well in science.  As Brad now enters high school, the IEP team decided that he would be in self-contained classes.  A couple of options of note.  Due to his disability of Autism, being a visual learner, and poor organization, attention, & study skills, using the Boardmaker program so he can have a visual schedule for the school as well as activities.  Another option, which can also incorporate the organization, attention, & even improve social skills is using the WatchMinder.  The WatchMinder is improving the relationships between parents/teachers and their children: because the WatchMinder prompts the student for specific behaviors and actions, and the parent/teacher no longer needs to "nag" to accomplish these tasks. Students are using the WatchMinder to self-monitor and reinforce positive behaviors (like "Pay Attention" "Be Positive" and "Focus") throughout their school day. High school and college students are using the WatchMinder to organize their hectic schedules and manage their time during exams. Students are using the WatchMinder to cue themselves to participate in class discussions and to remind themselves to copy down and submit their homework assignments.  This could be pivotal for a student like Brad who forgets to turn in homework assignments. The WatchMinder is improving the relationships between parents and their children: because the WatchMinder prompts the child for specific behaviors and actions, the parent no longer needs to "nag" to accomplish these tasks. Although designed for ADHD, this product could help Brad keep better organization throughout the day as he also is one to notice small details.

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Per the reading of Myisha's case study, she is a 17 -year-old high school junior with a learning disability who has been provided support for her education through an individualized education program. She reads at an eighth-grade level with fluency but struggles with oral reading comprehension and written expression at the fourth-grade level. She requires accommodations for testing and participation in the general curriculum, including extended time, read aloud and assistive technology to support listening comprehension and writing.  There are many applications for someone like Myisha could utilize.  One recommendation could be to use Write:OutLoud.  Write:OutLoud is simple to use and reads words as they are written, providing real-time auditory feedback. Writing tools, including talking spell checker, homophone checker, and dictionary help students confirm their word choice in language they understand.

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See how Write:OutLoud 6 works in under 5 minutes! Learn more about Write:OutLoud 6 here: http://donjohnston.com/writeoutloud

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In this clip, we meet Mason. He is a child who enjoys music, dancing, and playing Wii.  Mason is visually impaired as he is blind in his left eye and has 20/300 vision in his right eye. As his mother states, they are a normal family that do normal things. They just make the necessary adaptations for Mason to see better. At school, he works with an Orientation & Mobility specialist. A big breakthrough was the school being able to purchase the Mountbatten Learning System for Mason to use.  He will work on this device, while his classmates doing writing & reading activities.  The Mountbatten Learning System is a teaching and writing tool designed to introduce students to braille literacy in a fun and inclusive manner. It is an ideal choice for students of all ages, from preschool children at the very early stages of braille instruction to high school students looking for an efficient way to produce mathematical equations and other braille materials. It uses audio response to reinforce which commands are being entered. The ergonomic keyboard facilitates literacy activities and spontaneous play for young children. Mason also utilizes an iPad at school and home, with large print, for learning & leisure activities.

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Assistive Technology in Action - Meet Mason

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Myisha has Specific Learning Disability in the areas of reading comprehension, written expression and oral language. She struggles with organization, asking for help, and decision-making. She needs extended time, read-aloud, and computer software resources to support listening, comprehension and writing.  The PDF that is included for Brad has some good ideas that work for her as well.  Myisha would benefit from the text to speech software that is available on most lap tops and chrome books now and available in google apps.  Since most teenagers have cell phones, Myisha can put hers to good use.  There is a free application for organization.  It's called Picniic.  It will keep her schedule, the family schedule, notes, coordinating calendars, lists, assignments and keeping tract of To Do's.  StudyBlue are on-line flashcards that she could use for learning new material and to improve her comprehension.  Using audio  players, e-books, and text to speech will benefit her comprehension skills also.  She also struggles with decision-making so perhaps another cell phone app: HALP Decision Maker would give her guidance in decision making.  There are also lots of fun games to play to improve decision-making. The Pacer Center also has lots of resource information on assistive technology: www.pacer.org

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Brad is a visual learner and benefits from visual supports daily. He has autism and ADHD. He struggles with attention, organizational aspects, study skills, coping, and has a need to move around. For reading a low tech item is a reading guide for visual tracking or staying focused on a page. Seat Cushions help kids with sensory processing and attention. The cushion can provider enough movement and stimulation to help him maximize his focus without having to get up and walk around.  An FM Listening system to reduce background noise and amplify what the teacher says is would be helpful.  Graphic organizers can be effective in helping Brad organize his thoughts during the writing process and throughout his day.  He can use an electronic version or a paper version.
There are several apps for a cell phone that would work for Brad.  Or he could use a computer software for reading, writing and math.  LDonline has some good suggestions for assistive technology
http://www.ldonline.org/article/33074/
This PDF gives several different devices for Study and Organization
http://cehd.gmu.edu/assets/docs/kihd/AIMVA/2011/AT_Devices_to_Support_Study_and_Organization.pdf

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Elle has Cerebral Palsy and uses a wheelchair. She likes to shop and talk with her friends. Until recently she had little ways to communicate with her family, friends, and teacher. She is now using a DynaVox device which allows her to communicate using her eye gaze or an electronic sensor on her forehead. Elle likes to communicate and interact with her friends and teachers now. She is on an IEP and needs some modifications in the classroom. With her DynaVox she is able to complete her classwork and homework and is able to communicate with her family, friends, and teachers. This allows her to be able to participate in class, answer questions, and feel like she really is a part of the whole class. Her family and teachers have been trained on how to use the device so they can intervene if need be. Her mom noted that she is much happier now that she is able to communicate easier with the help of her device.

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Assistive Technology in Action - Meet Elle

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The Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) and PACER Center are pleased to announce the release of our new assistive technology awareness series, AT in Action. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), this fully-captioned video series is designed to strengthen awareness of AT devices that help individuals with disabilities participate fully in school, at home, and in the community.

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Doshi_Wendy_ Sensory and Social for Brad 

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In Brad Present levels it is noted he struggles with anxiety and frustration. One strategy I would suggest would be to pair social steps/coping steps with a high quality fidget. The video below shows the fidget cube. This cube has multiple different options for sensory. For example this cube has five buttons on one side. Brad could take five deep breaths when feeling frustrated. One for each button he pushes. Another example would be pairing steps with the gear side for anxiety. For example: 1. Stop what your doing. 2. Go to the teacher. 3. Ask for a cool down break. It is my belief that when pairing coping strategies with a sensory item Brad could learn to control and manage his anxiety/frustration. (Wendy Doshi)

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No Stress: Meet Fidget Cube That Will Help You Focus

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In the beginning of this clip Suzanne  says it all, " It's the major foundation on my life." The assistive technology in her life helps her do her homework, go from place to place, and even calling for help if she needs it. Assistive technology also helps her do the things she loves to do such as referee for soccer games. Her wheel chair gets her up and down the field while she referees the games. She also uses different software on the computer to help her create and complete her written assignments for her college classes.
This clip also talks about some of the difficulties schools have with providing and getting some the assistive technology that their students need. Suzanne talks about how one of the only reasons she got a computer was because her mother knew how to work through the system. Assistive technology is so crucial for our students and can help them be successful in the general education classroom.

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Brad has a hard time with organizational skills and remembering what he needs to do. Here is another type of assistive technology that could support Brad's needs that is age appropriate. The one I loved in this video was called Evernote. This program allows for you to take notes or upload pictures of notes, organize your projects, homework, and assignments that are coming up. The one thing I really liked about it is that it has a reminder setting that you can set to pop up to remind you what is do or what you need to do. It also has a sharing button that Brad can share with his classmates, teachers, and even his parents.
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Assistive Technology for Memory and Organization

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Doshi_Wendy_ Assistive Technology for Myisha 

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In Myisha's present levels of performance it is noted she struggles with oral reading comprehension. A tool that is both age appropriate and socially acceptable is the use of kindle or IPAD APPS. The video below provides insight on apps and programs to assist students with reading. One interesting program noted in this video is Word Wise. A program that provides short definitions above difficult words in a text. Another useful program identified in the video is Bookshare. This program makes books more accessible. Bookshare is made for and free to persons with disabilities and schools.  There are a multitude of apps and programs to use on these devices just like these. I think apps such as Word Wise and Bookshare would benefit Myisha as they are reasonably easy to access. Along with being a socially and age appropriate way to assist her with reading comprehension.  (Wendy Doshi)

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Assistive Technology Solutions for Reading

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Myisha would benefit from using Kurzweil 3000 firefly to help support her in the area of reading comprehension and writing. Kurzweil 3000 firefly assists students who struggle in reading, writing, study skills, and test taking. Kruzweil 3000 is aligned with Universal Design for Learning. It has key features, such as text-to-speech software, reads digital text, highlight text features, and add sticky notes to annotate, vocabulary, study guides, writing templates, and graphic organizers. It tailors user experience to unique individuals and can be utilized with whole class instruction, small group, or individual use. This would help Myisha to become a more independent learner in the general education setting by giving her the platform she needs to be successful.  MacKenzie_Tiffany_Strategies for Inclusion_Myisha

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Unlocking Student Potential with Kurzweil 3000 Assistive Technology

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Brad struggles with staying organized. In order for Brad to stay organized and be successful in the general education setting, he can use  technology such as the calendar function on a cell phone to remind him of homework that needs to be completed or papers that parents need to review and sign. Brad can also use the camera function to take a picture of the assignment or instruction on the board or slide. There are some shared calendar applications that he can utilize and share his homework, projects, or important papers with his parents to help bridge the gap between home and school. MacKenzie_Tiffany_Strategies for Inclusion_Brad

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K-12 Getting Organized and Accessing AT for Homework

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Being organized is KEY to success for students. Do you need access to assistive technology at home? This video will give you some ideas to help you get set up.

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In this clip Jared's mom notes how Jared has had access to ever changing assistive technology through his years in school. This exemplifies UDL guideline 4.2  (optimize access to tools and assistive technologies). Jared also exemplifies the use of UDL strategy 5.1   (use multiple media for communication) as he completes work for his job, and communicates to the audience using his device. Jared's education, social life, and career aspirations have been made accessible through the use of assistive technology. I believe Jared's Sip and Puff is a device that I will further research. It could be a resource for many of my students who also have complex physical limitation and require an extensive amount of support. This may be an option for the students to achieve this level of independence which was not thought to be possible. (Wendy Doshi)

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Assistive Technology in Action - Meet Jared