Reflection 3

The article I have recently read about assistive technology helped me understand exactly what assistive technology is and how to engage it into my classroom for every student. Assistive technology is a set of mandated services and equipment for students with disabilities. Items such as a triangular pencil grip, a talking calculator, a larger computer monitor, or a voice amplifier can be considered assistive technology. In this article, they also give many examples of assistive technology being used in the classroom. In the examples students are using transparent yellow film to increase the contrast in the print, a black card with a long horizontal window cut to concentrate on a single line, and a computer with headphones that will read the story aloud to them. Assistive technology can be simple things such as the items listed above, and can still have such a major impact on a student to keep them engaged during class.