Assistive Technology Internet Modules

AT for School Age

AT Assessment Process in the School Environment

This section focuses on the how and when to consider AT devices and services for students.  AT consideration can result in three decisions: 1) "AT consideration results in no need for AT"  2) "AT consideration results in the need for AT. The teams knows the types of AT that will be used and how they will be implemented" 3) "AT consideration results in need for AT but the team needs more information about the student's abilities and needs, as well as possible AT options." I found this module to be helpful because it provided a lot of information on how to go about deciding whether or not AT is beneficial for a particular student.

AT Consideration in the IEP Process

This section provided information on what steps to take in considering AT throughout the IEP process. I found this to be helpful because I have very little experience creating IEPs, especially in terms of AT. I now will be able to bring what I learned from this module into my practice when I am responsible for creating IEPs.

AT Supports and Services in the IEP

This section provided information on where to include AT support and services in the IEP. This was very interesting and informative for me because, again, I have very experience writing IEPs and the process can be very overwhelming, which made this section extremely helpful to me.  I now know where and what type of information to include in the IEP.  

Automatic Speech Recognition

This section focused on ASR, which is a computer software used to assist students with writing. This section discussed the optimal environments for students to use ASR software as a quiet and semi-private environment. I also learned there are specific questions IEP teams need to consider when implementing ASR. Such as: "Will the child need to leave the classroom to use the ASR? " "Will the child miss important information leaving the learning environment?" "Can the child use the software independently?" "Is there a place to plug and charge the device?"  This information will benefit me in the future if/when I have a student who uses ASR in my classroom. I found this section to be very interesting because it addressed questions I would not have thought of on my own.