Technologies for SPECIAL EDUCATION and STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIESS
Assessment and evaluation
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
What can computer technology do for students with disabilities?
Built-in MS Windows utilities ( for XP : Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility >>
Accessibility Wizard - Magnifier - Narrator - On-Screen Keyboard - Utility Manager
California Department of Education – Assistive Technology
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/astvtech.asp
California Department of Education - Assistive Technology Checklist – Examples of Assistive Technology
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/atexmpl.asp
E-ssential Guide to Assistive Technology
http://www.schwablearning.org/pdfs/e_guide_at.pdf?date=3-13-06&status=new
LD On-Line
http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/technology
Books for students with disabilities: http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html
Assessment and Evaluation
(Teacher Duties in 1872) (Student Discipline Rules in 1872)
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the nature, power and limitations of computer-assisted assessment, and the need to properly assess the effects of specific technology interventions on learning.
Qualitative and quantitative assessments. Observation, and recording. Manual and electronic-assisted alternatives: The Scantron, wireless-handheld-polling-units
On-line assessment : Samples of basic interactive activities: Place value, The toy store, Telling time, Practice naming main parts of animal cells, and a sample of an Internet-based test.
A NCES report on computerized testing.
Measuring RESPONSE TO INTERVENTIONS using scientifically acceptable quantitative assessments. Validity (MEASURING THE RIGHT THING) and reliability (CAN WE TRUST THE NUMBERS?). Basic experimental designs for measuring and evaluating the impact of teaching interventions of interventions using new technologies.
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CISCO documents on educational technology:
Technology in Schools: What the Research Says.
Multimodal Learning Through Media: What the Research Says.