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Hi,
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my name is Christy terra suk and I will
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be talking about assistive technologies and adaptive technologies.
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Assistive technology is technology that can be used to
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help assist students doing assignments and things like that.
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Some things that will help students
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is
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having subtitles
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and captions on screens.
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If a student has trouble hearing, they'll be able to read along
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microphones are great because students can
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talk to text
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to be able to write things faster if they feel they're writing slowly,
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headphones work very well because it allows students to increase the volume,
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so if a student is a little bit hard of hearing compared to others,
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they can always put headphones in and turn the volume up
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adaptive technologies,
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adaptive technologies are more so
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for
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improving on things in my own. Um in my own words, that's the way that I look at them.
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Things like smart boards, which I believe you're very familiar with.
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Smart tables which you might not be so familiar with
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and things like um applications that can read
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the text out loud,
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allowing students to
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watch as it's being read to them.
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The importance of these technologies in the classroom are very great.
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It creates inclusiveness, meaning that if a student feels um
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maybe not so
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confident about something,
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um they feel like they're being supported and it leads to better academic success,
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which is what we want to achieve.
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As teachers,
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Technology-related assistance for individuals with Disabilities Act
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of 1998 um funds all these things.
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Um so the expenses and services are taken care of by that act.
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And another thing I want to mention is americans with disabilities Act of 1990.
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I feel it's very important, um, because it talks about, um,
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the need to utilize and adapt the right technologies, materials,
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resources and policies to accommodate individuals.
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This is a Youtube video that I found about the smart table
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that I would love for you to take a look at.
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I thought it was so awesome and I will attach it um, in a comment below as well.
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Thank you for watching.