https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9 en-us 2021-10-07 20:51:02 UTC 2021-10-11 19:24:37 UTC hello@padlet.com ljohns67 https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800929493 Assistive Technology is used to enhance the quality of everyday life, learning and working for people living with disabilities. Assistive Technology is defined as anything that can be used to improve the functional capabilities of people living with disabilities. These technologies can also be useful to people without disabilities, enhancing the experiences of daily life.]]> 2021-10-07 20:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800929493 ljohns67 https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800929886 Differentiated Instruction is to tailor instruction to meet the individual students needs. Differentiation is a way of teaching that asks educators to know their students enough to provide each student with experiences that improve learning. As an educator, differentiating instruction means that you use your observations of students differences and similarities to plan for instruction. ]]> 2021-10-07 20:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800929886 ljohns67 https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800930585 Assistive Technology (AT) is an important tool to incorporate in the classroom because the technology provides opportunities for student success amongst all students regardless of their abilities. These products and tools can help students with disabilities in the classroom to learn and work amongst their peers efficiently. AT provides an equal opportunity for learning as well as enhances the learning experiences for all students. ]]> 2021-10-07 21:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800930585 ljohns67 https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800931120 Differentiated instruction (DI) is essential in the classroom because it allows you to modify instruction or any assignment to match the needs of your students. DI provides students with activities that cater to their strengths while bringing them to the same objective in the lesson. When you implement DI in the classroom you are meeting the students where they are in creating an environment for students where they can work within their comfort zone. ]]> 2021-10-07 21:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800931120 ljohns67 https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800931506 Some examples of useful strategies for Differentiated Instruction could include changing the language of an assignment so students can better understand the expectations. Another example of DI would be scaffolding the learning activity from hard, to medium, to easy. Giving the students learning activities that allow them to preform the same objective with multiple means of representation such as poetry, songs, narratives or art is also a strategy of DI. ]]> 2021-10-07 21:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800931506 ljohns67 https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800931804 Some examples of useful Assistive Technologies include audio recorders and closed captioning to accommodate students with auditory disabilities. Text-to-speech and speech-to-text softwares are useful in accommodating students with speech disabilities as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other learning disabilities. Color overlays and line readers have software-based tools to work to accommodate students with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and the visually impaired. ]]> 2021-10-07 21:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800931804 ljohns67 https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800931936 https://www.atia.org/home/at-resources/what-is-at/#what-is-assistive-technology 
https://soeonline.american.edu/blog/assistive-technology-in-the-classroom
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/what-differentiated-instruction
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/what-differentiated-instruction/
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-student-success ]]> 2021-10-07 21:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ljohns67/ihfmcy70x9ym78d9/wish/1800931936