Assistive technologies
students with cognitive difficulties
Strategy/Tool: Calculators help students with cognitive disabilities by providing feedback and allow students to work on all problems. A student's potential to work on problems is not limited by a students ability to memorize math facts. Graphing calculators help students visual math and work with large data sets.
Strategy/Tool: IntelliKeys and other alternative keyboards give students better access using a keyboard to input answers. With online discussion and students explaining their answers, alternative keyboards will help give these students access to the class discussions.
Strategy/Tool: IntelliKeys and other alternative keyboards give students better access using a keyboard to input answers. With online discussion and students explaining their answers, alternative keyboards will help give these students access to the class discussions.
students with physical difficulties
Strategy/Tool: Head Pointer help students with physical disabilities to interact with computers by moving their head. If a student is wheelchair bound of has some form of paralysis this device will enable the student to use a computer. It is crucial that these students have the opportunity to interact online to be prepared for the 21st century work force. With coursework and testing moving to online platforms this helps students to continue to interact with the content. Students will now have the opportunity to work with online manipulatives such as Desmos.
Strategy/Tool: Trackball/Roller pad allows student to manipulate a computer mouse without the need to grip the mouse. This device gives students that do not have stable hand and arm control an easy way to interact with the computer. With coursework and testing moving to online platforms this helps students to continue to interact with the content. Students will now have the opportunity to work with online manipulatives such as Desmos.
Strategy/Tool: Trackball/Roller pad allows student to manipulate a computer mouse without the need to grip the mouse. This device gives students that do not have stable hand and arm control an easy way to interact with the computer. With coursework and testing moving to online platforms this helps students to continue to interact with the content. Students will now have the opportunity to work with online manipulatives such as Desmos.
students with sensory difficulties
Strategy/Tool: SuperNova Screen Reader allows students that are blind or have difficulty seeing to have any text that is on a computer read to them. This would allow students who have a vision impairment to read directions from computers. This will help students to review notes that are posted online as well as utilize the different math websites.
Strategy/Tool: FM amplification system allows teachers to wear a wireless microphone that connects to a speaker system. This amplifies the teacher's voice and helps all students, especially students with hearing impairments to hear the teacher. This device helps all students to hear the teacher. Hearing is a key aspect of learning and reasoning through math. This device will help students use multiple sense to understand the content presented in the math classroom.
Strategy/Tool: FM amplification system allows teachers to wear a wireless microphone that connects to a speaker system. This amplifies the teacher's voice and helps all students, especially students with hearing impairments to hear the teacher. This device helps all students to hear the teacher. Hearing is a key aspect of learning and reasoning through math. This device will help students use multiple sense to understand the content presented in the math classroom.
at-risk students
Strategy/Tool: Kahoot! is an interactive game based platform that quickly engages students. Students love the interaction, game-like, and competitive environment create by Kahoot. Students are excited about answering questions and creating their own quizzes. Student involvement is key to helping at risk students. Kahoot works for quick math facts, graph review, and vocabulary.
Strategy/Tool: Canvas is a learning management system. Studies show that at risk students need high interaction and a blended learning environment. Canvas allows teachers to create a blended learning environment that will engage and reach these students. With immediate feedback and accessible data teachers can drive instruction from data. Students can work through different math problems and receive immediate feedback before moving on.
Strategy/Tool: Canvas is a learning management system. Studies show that at risk students need high interaction and a blended learning environment. Canvas allows teachers to create a blended learning environment that will engage and reach these students. With immediate feedback and accessible data teachers can drive instruction from data. Students can work through different math problems and receive immediate feedback before moving on.
gifted & talented students
Strategy/Tool: Ted-Ed gives students the opportunity to engage in high order thinking through video and discussion. The site has premade lesson plans, but more importantly is interactive for the students. Students have the ability to have discussions that lead to higher learning. As students explore higher level math concepts and engage in discussion they will be able to problem solve complex problems.
Strategy/Tool: Webquests allow students to explore and find resources beyond the classroom walls. Gifted students are in need of time to create and problem solve. Webquest give students the opportunity to create their own path. Students can research and find different ways that math is related to their every days lives in the webquest.
Strategy/Tool: Webquests allow students to explore and find resources beyond the classroom walls. Gifted students are in need of time to create and problem solve. Webquest give students the opportunity to create their own path. Students can research and find different ways that math is related to their every days lives in the webquest.